Lead the mobile market game. This is the best summary we can do of everything new has to offer. ROG Phone 8 and ROG Phone 8 Pro. ASUS division, which focuses on high-performance mobile phones for gaming purposes, has formalized these two offerings that come with today’s best processor and top-end features.

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ASUS ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro specifications

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ROG Phone 8 ROG Phone 8 Pro is a twin brother. The main difference that sets them apart is that the Pro model has a 24GB + 1TB variant and the LEDs on the back are programmable. ROG tells us they want to create phones that don’t look “just like that” in this generation actor“.

HE the design is now closer to a traditional phonevery well used front frames, more than acceptable thickness and aesthetics while maintaining its character gameIt’s not that far off from a traditional phone. There’s a bunch of LEDs on the back that light up both during gameplay and when receiving notifications. We can upload .GIF files to fully customize this mini LED display on ROG Phone 8 Pro.

The processor that both phones have is Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which is powered by ROG and is a beast with superior performance. criteria Simply extraordinary. One good reason for this is your cooling system. The phone is designed so that the motherboard can dissipate heat. They achieve this by drilling it and using materials such as boron nitride to conduct heat vertically within the body.

The screen is 6.78 inches Samsung E6, LTPO type and can go up to 165 Hz in games that support it. Although the peak brightness is 2,500 nits, the HBM (what we would actually have in full sun) is 1,600 nits. These are pretty good numbers for a phone with these features.

To power the set we find a 5,500mAh battery with 65W fast charging. As a curiosity, this phone dual USB-C portsone in the lower right part of the front, the other in the middle of the left side. Our aim is to ensure that the cable does not disturb us while playing games.

There’s nothing lacking in Android 14, customized by ROG and with two mods: one completely stock, practically modeled on the Google Pixel, and the second personalized interface with a more “gamer” theme. At the connectivity level, there are USB-C, NFC, Bluetooth 5.3, 5G SA/NSA, etc. no problem.

Finally, ROG assures that this phone’s cameras have improved to the point where they can compete with current high-end cameras. They equipped it with a Sony IMX890, as well as an ultra-wide-angle and 3x telephoto lens. It’s the best camera on a ROG Phone, as they say, because they knew previous models were knee-jerk in that regard.

Price and availability of ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro

The price of the ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro starts at $1,099.99, with the Pro version starting at $1,199.99. We will update this article as soon as we know the prices of these devices in Europe.

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