Asus ROG Phone 8

The device uses a standard non-folding form factor with dimensions of 163.8 mm tall, 76.8 mm wide, and 8.9 mm thick, totaling a volume of approximately 111.96 cm³, and weighs 225 g. It holds an IP68 ingress protection rating, confirming waterproof resistance against dust and water immersion. The build does not qualify as rugged construction.

The display is a 6.78″ OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a 1080 x 2400 px resolution and a pixel density of 388 ppi, offering a typical brightness of 1600 nits. It runs at a 165Hz refresh rate paired with a 720Hz touch sampling rate, and supports both HDR10 and HDR10+, while Dolby Vision is not available. An Always-On Display mode is included, and the screen is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus 2; there is no secondary screen on the device.

The device runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, a 4nm chipset with an 8-thread CPU configuration clocking up to 3.3 GHz across multiple core clusters, leveraging big.LITTLE and HMP technologies for balanced workload management. The Adreno 750 GPU operates at 900 MHz with integrated graphics and supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenVG 1.2, and OpenCL 2, with output for one display. Memory consists of 16GB of DDR5 RAM running at 4800 MHz across two channels, with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.6 GB/s and a maximum supported memory amount of 24GB, alongside 256GB of internal storage. Cache is split between 1MB L2 and 12MB L3, and the chipset carries a 12.5W TDP with integrated LTE, TrustZone, multithreading, and 64-bit support. Benchmark results include an AnTuTu score of 2,186,467, Geekbench 6 single and multi-core scores of 2,213 and 7,325, a 3DMark Wild Life score of 18,478, Wild Life Extreme of 5,209, Steel Nomad of 1,718, a PCMark Work 3.0 performance score of 21,632, and a PCMark Work 3.0 battery result of 689 minutes.

The rear camera system comprises three CMOS sensors at 50MP, 32MP, and 13MP with apertures of f/1.9, f/2.4, and f/2.2, offering 3x optical zoom and optical image stabilization. Autofocus is covered through phase-detection and touch autofocus with continuous autofocus during recording, though laser autofocus is absent. Video recording reaches up to 8K at 24fps with HDR10 recording support and slow-motion capability, while manual controls span exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance; manual shutter speed is not available. The camera supports RAW capture, burst mode, in-camera panoramas, timelapse, and a built-in HDR mode, but does not offer 360-degree panorama or 3D recording. The single LED flash has no dual-tone or RGB configuration, and there is no front-facing flash. The 32MP front camera uses a single lens at f/2.5, is positioned on the bezel rather than under the display, and is not part of a multi-lens setup.

The device ships with Android 14 and includes a meaningful set of privacy tools — clipboard warnings, location privacy options, and camera/microphone access management are all present, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not available. App tracking can be blocked, and on-device machine learning is supported alongside offline voice recognition and voice commands. Customization options cover theme customization, dynamic theming, dark mode, and an extra dim mode, while notification controls and customizable notifications give users further flexibility over how alerts are handled. The OS supports split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, live text selection from images, sharing intents, and widgets, and games can be played while downloading. Multi-user support, a child lock, phone tracking, and a battery health check are also included, whereas focus modes, Wi-Fi password sharing, Quick Start, app offloading, and desktop PC mode are absent. Direct OS updates from the vendor are not provided, though the platform is free and open source.

The device is fitted with a 5500 mAh non-removable rechargeable battery that includes a battery level indicator. Wired fast charging runs at 65W and wireless charging is supported at 15W, with a charger included in the box. Reverse wireless charging is not available.

The device retains a 3.5mm headphone jack and features stereo speakers along with three microphones for audio capture. Wireless audio codec support covers aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, and aptX Lossless, while LDAC is not available. There is no built-in radio.

The device supports 5G cellular connectivity with dual SIM capability, reaching download speeds of up to 10,000 Mbits/s and upload speeds of up to 3,500 Mbits/s. Wi-Fi coverage spans Wi-Fi 4 through Wi-Fi 7 (802.11n, ac, ax, and be), and Bluetooth 5.3 is present alongside NFC for short-range communication. A USB Type-C port handles wired connectivity, though no HDMI output or external memory slot is available. Navigation is supported via GPS with Galileo, a compass, a gyroscope, and an accelerometer, while a barometer, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, and motion or optical tracking are all absent. Biometric access is provided through a fingerprint scanner, with 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner not included. Emergency SOS via satellite, crash detection, ANT+, DLNA, a stylus, and a built-in projector are also not part of the feature set.

The device includes a video light for use during recording, while the display is flat with no curved edges and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.