The ROG Phone 7 Ultimate is replaced by the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro, which has inherited its gaming DNA. Along with 1 TB of UFS 4.0 storage and 24 GB of LPDDR5X RAM, this 6.78-inch Android 14 smartphone also includes an attachable active fan. This guarantees that over extended gaming sessions, the ROG Phone 8 Pro stays cool.

Asus has added more gaming features to its high-end smartphone at the same time. Similar to its predecessor, this has the AirTrigger, a second tiny display on the back cover, a unique gaming overlay, and multiple performance settings. These are ultrasonic sensors that can be used as extra L and R controller buttons. They are situated on the corners of the smartphone’s long right side.

Auto-loot feature and integrated search for tips

Artificial intelligence-powered features like X Sense 2.0 and AI Grabber are new to the ROG Phone 8 Pro. While the AI Grabber can use dialogue to trigger a Google search if desired, the former can automatically pick up items in supported games like Genshin Impact. For instance, you can look for quest solutions in-game or receive further advice specific to the game.

The Asus smartphone, which is one of the quickest smartphones on the market right now thanks to its Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, proved to have very high performance capabilities in our tests. Not to mention, the ROG Phone 8 Pro’s brilliant OLED display (up to 2500 cd/m2) can be adjusted via LTPO to change its refresh rate from 1 Hz to 165 Hz.

A new gimbal and telephoto camera

The 6.78-inch gadget is future-proof in addition to WiFi 7, having achieved a strong runtime of about 15.5 hours in our simulated web browsing test. When it comes to cameras, the ROG Phone 8 Pro only lags behind more expensive rivals like the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max. They have, nevertheless, improved. First, by replacing the old telephoto camera and image sensor with the Sony IMX890. Second, the main camera’s built-in gimbal provides very good video stabilisation.