Asus ROG Phone 8

Released: 2024, January 18

The Asus ROG Phone 8 is a flagship gaming smartphone powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. It features a 6.78-inch 165Hz LTPO AMOLED display, air-trigger gaming controls, and IP68 water resistance. The phone is backed by a 5500 mAh battery supporting 65W wired and 15W wireless charging.

Full Specifications

📡Network

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands 5G, 4G LTE, 3G, 2G
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G

📅Launch

Announced 2024, January 08
Status Available. Released 2024, January 18

📱Body

Dimensions 163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Protection IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min), RGB logo (on the back), Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)

🖱️Display

Type LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)
Size 6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

⚙️Platform

OS Android 14
Chipset Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1×3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3×3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2×3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2×2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU Adreno 750

💾Memory

Card Slot No
RAM 12 GB
Storage 256 GB
Internal Options 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM

📷Main Camera

Setup 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)
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

🧍Selfie Camera

Setup 32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm
Features Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

🔊Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack Yes

📶Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG

Features

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

🔋Battery

Type 5500 mAh
Charging 65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 39 min (advertised), 15W wireless (Qi), 10W reverse wired

📦Misc

Colors Rebel Grey, Phantom Black
Models ASUS_AI2401_A, ASUS_AI2401_C, ASUS_AI2401_D, ASUS_AI2401_E

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