Flagship · 2024

Asus ROG Phone 8

Our Take CPU benches near recent flagship phones like the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

A no-compromise flagship with all-day battery and 65W fast charging.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work
Strength All-day battery (5500mAh), 65W fast charging
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Full specifications

What stands out

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: 8K video, optical zoom, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

480 fps slow motion for action clips

Display

6.78″ · Dynamic AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 165 Hz · HDR
OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size
6.78"
Panel type
Dynamic AMOLED
OLED
Resolution
1080 × 2400 px
Refresh rate
165 Hz
Smooth
Brightness
2500 nits
HDR
Supported
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Performance

Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.3 GHz · Adreno 750
High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset
Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Current CPU tier
Flagship
AnTuTu
2,343,070
v11
CPU
8-core, 3.3 GHz
GPU
Adreno 750
Process
4 nm
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5X
Storage type
UFS Storage 4.0
CPU layout
1x3.3GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie
Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera
50 MP f/1.9
OIS
Telephoto
32 MP f/2.4
Ultrawide
13 MP f/2.2
Camera
50 MP f/1.9
Ultrawide
13 MP f/2.2
Macro
5 MP
Front camera
32 MP f/2.5
Main sensor
Sony IMX890, 1/1.56", 1µm
Slow motion
Yes, 480 fps
Camera extras
8K video, optical zoom, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus
Video
8K @ 24 fps

Battery

5500 mAh · 65 W wired · 15 W wireless
Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity
5500 mAh
Wired charging
65 W
Fast
Wireless charging
15 W
Wireless charging
Removable
No

Audio

Stereo
Stereo speakers
Speakers
Stereo
Stereo
Audio features
Hi-Res audio
Microphones
3

Memory

12 GB RAM · 256 GB
Roomy
RAM
12 GB
Storage
256 GB
Storage type
UFS 4.0
Expandable
No

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 7
Modern radios
5G
Yes
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
Yes
Contactless
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7
Modern Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
5.4
GPS systems
A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
USB
USB-C
USB OTG
Supported
3.5mm jack
Yes
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

225 g · 8.9 mm · IP68
Built to last
Height
163.8 mm
Width
76.8 mm
Thickness
8.9 mm
Weight
225 g
IP rating
IP68
Water resistant

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

vs

Apple iPhone 16

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss
Smoother display
Dynamic AMOLED vs OLED panel · 165 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.78″ vs 6.1″ screen
Higher benchmark score
2.3M vs 1.9M AnTuTu
Better video capture
8K @ 24 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 32 MP vs 12 MP selfie
54% larger battery capacity
65 W vs 25 W charging · 5,500 mAh vs 3,561 mAh battery
Heavier in hand
225 g vs 170 g
vs

Samsung Galaxy S24

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss
Smoother display
165 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 6.78″ vs 6.2″ screen
Higher benchmark score
2.3M vs 1.9M AnTuTu
38% larger battery capacity
65 W vs 25 W charging · 5,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery
Starts with more storage
256 GB vs 128 GB baseline
Heavier in hand
225 g vs 167 g

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