ASUS announces gaming smartphone 'ROG Phone 8', equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and wireless charging, starting from about 160,000 yen
ASUS announced the 'ROG Phone 8' series at the technology trade show 'CES 2024' being held in Las Vegas from January 9, 2024. The base model 'ROG Phone 8' with 12GB of memory and 256GB of storage is priced at $1,099.99 (approximately 158,000 yen), and the 'ROG Phone 8 Pro' with 16GB of memory and 512GB of storage is priced at $1,199.99 ( The ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition, which has 24GB of memory and 1TB of storage, costs $1,499.99 (about 215,000 yen).
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Gaming performance is at the core of ROG Phone, which has the slogan 'Republic of Gamers (ROG),' and according to ASUS, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 installed in ROG Phone 8 has a clock speed of 3.3GHz, which is 30% faster than the previous model. % has improved, and GPU performance has also improved by 35%. Also, with up to 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 1TB of storage, you have plenty of room for multitasking performance and data capacity.
Heat generation is a problem for high-performance gaming devices, but ASUS claims that ROG Phone 8 has improved thermal efficiency by 20% with the advanced thermal system 'GameCool 8', and is pursuing further cooling. In this case, by attaching the separately sold AeroActive Cooler X to the back, it is possible to lower the temperature of the back cover up to 28 degrees.
Furthermore, all three models are equipped with a battery with a capacity of 5500mAh and 15W Qi-enabled wireless charging, which can be used for up to 17 hours when scrolling through Instagram, and up to 3.42 hours when playing games like
While gaming performance has improved, features such as the anime vision on the back, AirTrigger that can be used like a controller, and 3.5mm earphone jack are inherited from the previous model.
Other main specifications are as follows.
| Dimensions/weight | 163.8×76.8×8.9mm/225g |
|---|---|
| color | ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition & Pro: Phantom Black ROG Phone 8: Rebel Gray & Phantom Black |
| rear camera | Main: 50MP Wide angle: 13MP Telephoto: 32MP |
| front camera | 32MP |
| screen | 6.78' Flexible AMOLED, FHD+, up to 165Hz refresh rate, LTPO 1-120Hz, peak brightness 2500nits |
| battery | 5500mAh, wired 65W HyperCharge, wireless 15W Qi certified charging |
| memory | 12GB+256GB/16GB+512GB/24GB+1TB |
The specific release date of the ROG Phone 8 series has not been determined at the time of writing, but ASUS has announced that it will be released during the first quarter, and it is scheduled to be rolled out in the UK and Europe in February.
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