HIGHLIGHTS
- ASUS ROG Phone 8 series has been made official in India.
- The new gaming phones have a starting price of Rs 94,999.
- ASUS is yet to announce the sale date for the ROG Phone 8 series.
- ASUS just launched the ROG Phone 8 seriesglobally at CES 2024. The new gaming smartphone lineup features the ROG Phone 8 and ROG Phone 8 Pro. ASUS has now brought its latest gaming phones to India as well, and the flagships carry a hefty price tag crossing the 1 lakh mark.
· ASUS ROG Phone 8, ROG Phone 8 Pro price in India
- Both the ROG Phone 8 and ROG Phone 8 Pro come in a single RAM and storage variant. The ROG Phone 8 with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of onboard storage is priced at Rs 94,999. As for the ROG Phone 8 Pro, it comes with 24GB of RAM and 1TB of storage has a price tag of Rs 1,19,999.The smartphone comes in a single Phantom Black colour. You can also purchase the AeroActive Cooler X accessory for Rs 5,999.
ASUS ROG Phone 8, ROG Phone 8 Pro specifications
- Display:78-inch FHD+ Samsung E6 AMOLED display, 165Hz refresh rate, 2500 nits peak brightness, Gorilla Glass Victus 2.
- Processor:Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset.
- Cameras:50MP Sony IMX890 primary sensor, 13MP ultra-wide angle lens, 32MP 3x telephoto lens with OIS. 32MP front camera.
- Battery, charging:5,500mAh with 65W Hyper charge fast charging, 15W Qi wireless charging.
- Software:Android 14 with ROG UI.
ASUS ROG Phone 8, ROG Phone 8 Pro features
In addition to offering flagship specs, the ROG Phone 8 series is also baked with features tailor-made for gaming.
- For heat dissipation, the ROG Phone 8 series features a rapid-cooling conductor design, and a new AeroActive Cooler X clip-on cooler.
- There’s ‘Background Mode’ to quickly shift a game to the background, and easily take screenshots with X Capture. ASUS has also added ‘AI Grabber’ that can capture text directly from games.
- In terms of design, you get the Aura RGB Lightning logo and Anime Vision Mini-LED 341-element display for preset or user-created animations.
- There’s also this cool feature that unlocks secret animations when two ROG Phone 8 phones touch each other back-to-back.
Key Specs
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | 16 GBProcessor
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)Display
50 MP + 13 MP + 32 MPRear camera
32 MPSelfie camera
5500 mAhBattery
ASUS ROG Phone 8 series has been launched globally and is a successor to the ROG Phone 7 lineup. The lineup includes the standard ROG Phone 8, ROG Phone 8 Pro, and ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition. The design hasn’t changed much but the internals have seen sizeable upgrades this time. We get the same 6.78-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, up to 165Hz refresh rate, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC.
Check out the complete price, specifications, features and more.
ASUS ROG 8 series price, sale
- The ASUS ROG Phone 8 is priced at $1,099.99(approx Rs 91,400) for the 16GB + 256GB model,
- The ASUS Phone 8 Pro costs $1,199.99(around Rs 99,700) for the 16GB + 512GB version.
- The ROG Phone Pro edition costs $1,499.99(approx Rs 124,610) for the 24GB + 1TB model.
- The AeroActive Cooler X costs $99.99(around Rs 8,400).
The phones will start rolling out in the spring of 2024. The standard ROG Phone 8 comes in Rebel Grey and Phantom Black colours. While the ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition & Pro comes in just Phantom Black colour.
ASUS ROG Phone 8 series and Phone 8 Pro specifications
- Display: The ASUS ROG Phone 8 series flaunts a 6.78-inch FHD+ Samsung E6 AMOLED display with 2400×1080 pixels, 1-120Hz LTPO (max 165Hz for gaming), HDR, 20:9 aspect ratio display, up to 2500 nits brightness, and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection.
- Processor: ASUS ROG Phone 8 seriesQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 750 GPU
- RAM and Storage: ASUS ROG Phone 8 series12GB/16GB/24GB LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0 storage.
- OS: Android 14 with ROG UI
- Cameras: ASUS ROG Phone 8 seriesThere is a 50MP Sony IMX890 primary sensor with f/1.9 aperture, 6-axis Gimbal stabilization, a 13MP ultra-wide camera, and a 32MP 3x telephoto sensor with OIS.
- Front camera: There is a 32MP front-facing camera.
- Others: ASUS ROG Phone 8 series3.5mm audio jack, dual speakers, 5-magnet stereo speaker, Dirac Virtuo, Tri-microphones with ASUS Noise Reduction Technology, an in-display fingerprint sensor for security, and IP68 rating for dust and water resistance.
- Connectivity: ASUS ROG Phone 8 series5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 7 802.11 be, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Galileo, USB Type-C, and NFC.
- Battery: 5,500mAh with 65W Hyper charge fast charging and 15W Qi wireless charging.
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