Asus ROG Phone 8

Display and Design

The phone sports a 6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio) touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density). With a LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak) screen, this device offers a smooth visual experience, available in color variants like Phantom Black, Rebel Grey.

Performance, Storage, and Battery

The phone runs Android 14, up to 2 major Android upgrades and powered by a Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm), Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520). Equipped with 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, the phone weighs 225 g (7.94 oz) and measures 163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in). It also houses a robust 5500 mAh battery for extensive usage.

Camera

The rear camera setup includes a - International model - 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS 32 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1/3.2", 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm - SEA/China/India model - 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) and It supports 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+ video recording. For selfies, the device includes a 32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm front camera, also supporting 1080p@30fps video recording.

Asus ROG Phone 8 Connectivity and Sensors

The Asus ROG Phone 8 offers connectivity options like Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, USB with USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG, and HSPA, LTE (Up to 7CA), 5G. It supports Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM and includes sensors like Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass.