ASUS officially unveils ROG Phone 8 series

Asus has officially announced the ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro globally. So far, Europe and UK will have these devices released in February.

Both of the ASUS ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro sport a 6.78-inch FHD+ Samsung Flexible AMOLED display with up to 165Hz refresh rate. Powering the devices is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The standard version has 12GB of RAM with 256GB of storage while the Pro variant comes with either 16GB of RAM with 512GB of storage or 24GB of RAM with 1TB of storage.

The ROG Phone 8 series comes with a triple-rear camera setup featuring a 50MP Sony IMX890 OIS main, 32MP 3x optical zoom, and 13MP ultrawide with a 32MP selfie shooter.

Both devices run on a 5,500mAh battery with 65W Quick Charge 5.0 and PD Charging support. They also have a 3.5mm headphone jack and two colorways: Rebel Grey and Phantom Black.

The ASUS ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro is priced at:

• [Standard version] USD 1,099.99 (around PHP 61,213.95) for 12GB+256GB
• [Pro version] USD 1,199.99 (around PHP 66,778.91) for 16GB+512GB
• [Pro version] USD 1,499.99 (around PHP 83,473.77) for 24GB+1TB with an AeroActive Cooler X / Aero Case

We do know that a launch in China on January 16 may occur, but we’ll let you know when a Philippine launch has been announced.

ASUS ROG Phone 8 specs:
6.78″ FHD+ SAMSUNG Flexible AMOLED @ 2400 x 1080 pixels
165Hz refresh rate, HDR10+, 1,600 nits
Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus™2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
12GB, 16GB, 24GB LPDDR5X RAM
256GB, 512GB, 1TB UFS 4.0 internal storage
50MP Sony IMX890 OIS Quad Bayer technology main f/1.9
32MP 3X optical zoom OIS f/2.4
13MP 120° Ultrawide
8K UHD @ 24fps. 4K UHD @ 30/60fps
32MP Selfie Camera
Dual nano-SIM, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3
NFC
Wi-Fi 7
GPS (BeiDou, NavIC, GNSS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS)
ROG UI based MIUI 14
5,500 mAh with 65W Quick Charge 5.0 and PD Charging support
In-display fingerprint sensor
3.5mm headphone jack
5-magnet speaker, triple microphone
163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9mm (dimensions)
225 grams (weight)
Rebel Grey, Phantom Black