We continue to review the most important news from CES 2024 and this time we have to talk about the ASUS ROG Phone 8, the latest update of the well-known gaming smartphone the Taiwanese giant. ASUS has maintained the commitment we’ve seen with previous generations of the lineup two different models, one standard and one superior.

In the previous generation, the flagship model was the ASUS ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, a terminal that we had the opportunity to analyze and left a very good taste in our mouths. The ASUS ROG Phone 8 series has seen a change in nomenclature as the top model ditches the ‘Ultimate’ name in favor of ‘Pro’.

As you might imagine, the ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro ranks above the standard model, but unlike what happened in previous generations, it seems that the only major difference this time around will be the memory and storage configuration, which It gets up to 24 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage capacity. Yes, it is spectacular even for a smartphone of this class.

The ASUS ROG Phone 8 has a very careful design and has a eminently game aesthetic, but without unnecessary excesses, which allows it to offer a balanced line and an elegant surface. Both models have LED lighting and the Pro version also has a rear matrix with 341 mini-LEDs that we can easily customize, an approach similar to the one we saw in the ASUS ROG Phone 7 Ultimate.

ASUS ROG Phone 8 specifications

• Chassis made of aluminum with a double layer of rear and front glass.
• 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED display with a resolution of 2,400 x 1,080 pixels, a refresh rate of 165 Hz, a maximum brightness of 2,500 nits and 1.07 billion colors.
• Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC in 4nm.
• 8-core CPU divided into one Cortex-X4 core at 3.3 GHz, 5 Cortex-A720 cores at 3.2 GHz and 2 Cortex-A520 cores at 2.3 GHz.
• Adreno 750 GPU.
• The latest generation of 5G modem.
• 12 GB or 16 GB of RAM, depending on the version.
• 256 GB or 512 GB of storage, depending on the version.
• 50 MP main camera, aperture f/1.9, 24 mm, 1/1.56″, 1.0 µm, PDAF, gimbal optical image stabilization.
• 13MP wide-angle camera sf/2.2, 13mm aperture.
• 32MP telephoto lens with 1/3.2″ aperture, 0.7µm, PDAF, optical image stabilizer and 3x optical zoom.
• Front camera 32MP f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2″, 0.7µm.
• 5,500mAh battery compatible with 65W fast charging and 15W wireless charging.
• 5G and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity.
• Haptic triggers, customizable LED lighting and IP68 certification.
• Dual USB Type-C port.
• Fingerprint reader integrated into the display.
• Android 14 as an operating system.

ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro specifications

• Chassis made of aluminum with a double layer of rear and front glass.
• 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED display with a resolution of 2,400 x 1,080 pixels, a refresh rate of 165 Hz, a maximum brightness of 2,500 nits and 1.07 billion colors.
• Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC in 4nm.
• 8-core CPU divided into one Cortex-X4 core at 3.3 GHz, 5 Cortex-A720 cores at 3.2 GHz and 2 Cortex-A520 cores at 2.3 GHz.
• Adreno 750 GPU.
• The latest generation of 5G modem.
• 16 GB or 24 GB of RAM, depending on the version.
• 512 GB or 1 TB of storage, depending on version.
• 50 MP main camera, aperture f/1.9, 24 mm, 1/1.56″, 1.0 µm, PDAF, gimbal optical image stabilization.
• 13MP wide-angle camera sf/2.2, 13mm aperture.
• 32MP telephoto lens with 1/3.2″ aperture, 0.7µm, PDAF, optical image stabilizer and 3x optical zoom.
• Front camera 32MP f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2″, 0.7µm.
• 5,500mAh battery compatible with 65W fast charging and 15W wireless charging.
• 5G and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity.
• Haptic triggers, customizable LED lighting and IP68 certification.
• Back matrix with 341 mini-LEDs, customizable with 341 mini-LEDs.
• Dual USB Type-C port.
• Fingerprint reader integrated into the display.
• Android 14 as an operating system.

Release date and prices

ASUS ROG Phone 8 has a starting price 1,129 eurosand the Pro model costs 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage capacity 1,229 euros in pre-sale. The version with 24 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage capacity goes up 1529 euros.

Both models will be launched January 31st, which is the date listed on the ASUS official website for the shipment of completed pre-purchased products. Please note that this release may be staggered depending on availability.