ASUS ROG Phone 8, 8 Pro appear on Bluetooth SIG, launch could be imminent

HIGHLIGHTS

• ASUS ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro have appeared on the Bluetooth SIG certification.
• The listing reveals the model number ASUS_AI2401.
• The Bluetooth SIG listing also mentions the ASUS Zenfone 11 Ultra moniker.

ASUS ROG Phone 8 series is expected to debut very soon and these will be the brand’s upcoming gaming offerings and succeed the ROG Phone 7. The phones have started making appearances online, hinting at us on what to expect with regards to specifications. The ROG Phone 8 Ultimate may come with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy SoC. Now, the ROG Phone 8 and ROG Phone 8 Pro have been spotted on the Bluetooth SIG certification.

Interestingly, the listing also includes the Zenfone 11 Ultra at the end but speculations are rife that this could be a rebrand of the ROG Phone 8 or 8 Pro as the model number is almost identical to other devices on the listing.

ASUS ROG Phone 8, 8 Pro appear on Bluetooth SIG

• The ASUS ROG Phone 8, and ROG 8 Pro have received the Bluetooth SIG certification, as spotted by MySmartPrice.

• The listing doesn’t reveal any specifications of the phones except for Bluetooth 5.4 but it looks like we are nearing the launch event.
• The listing shows the model number ASUS_AI2401.
• As said, there are multiple models listed on the certification, including the Zenfone 11 Ultra but they all have the same model number, except for the suffix, which has the letters A, B, C and more.

The ROG Phone 8 series may have a total of three models, including the ROG Phone 8, 8 Pro and 8 Ultimate, which will be the top-end version. All three models will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC but the Ultimate variant may feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy, which will have a higher clock speed The chipset could be paired with up to 24GB RAM. While the storage option details are not revealed, we expect up to 1TB. The phone could run on Android 14 OS out of the box and feature 65W fast charging support. No other details about the phones are revealed at the moment but since the ROG lineup is aimed at gamers, we expect some design aesthetics like ROG lighting, a secondary screen on the back and more.

Key Specs

Asus ROG Phone 8

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | 12 GBProcessor

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)Display

50 MP + 13 MP + 32 MPRear camera

32 MPSelfie camera

5500 mAhBattery

• ASUS ROG Phone 8 Ultimate 24GB RAM model appeared on Geekbench.
• This model is expected to ship with the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC.
• The 24GB RAM model scored 2,235 in the single-core test and 7,098 in the multicore test

ASUS is gearing up to launch the new ROG series phone, dubbed the ROG Phone 8. There could be three models in the lineup: the ROG Phone 8, the ROG Phone 8 Pro, and the ROG Phone 8 Ultimate. Today, the ASUS ROG Phone 8 Ultimate was spotted on Geekbench with key specifications mentioned, including the chipset, RAM, and software. Let’s take a look.

ASUS ROG 8 Ultimate Geekbench details

• The ASUS ROG Phone 8 Ultimate bears the model number ASUS_AI2401_D.
• The Geekbench listing, as spotted by MySmartPrice, shows the phone runs on Android 14 OS and 24GB RAM.
• This comes after the 16GB RAM model had appearedon the same benchmarking platform.

• The motherboard section confirms the upcoming gaming phone will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
• The handset has managed to score 2,235 in the single-core test and 7,098 in the multicore test on the Geekbench database. In comparison, the 16GB RAM model scored 2,213 points in the single-core test, and 7,408 points in the multi-core segment.

Besides the 16GB and 24GB RAM options, Android 14 OS, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, we know the ASUS ROG Phone 8 Ultimate will come with 65W fast charging support. Other than these, other details of the phone are kept under wraps at the moment but we believe the ROG Phone 8 lineup might debut early next year.

• ASUS ROG Phone 8 Ultimate 24GB RAM model appeared on Geekbench.
• This model is expected to ship with the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC.
• The 24GB RAM model scored 2,235 in the single-core test and 7,098 in the multicore test

ASUS is gearing up to launch the new ROG series phone, dubbed the ROG Phone 8. There could be three models in the lineup: the ROG Phone 8, the ROG Phone 8 Pro, and the ROG Phone 8 Ultimate. Today, the ASUS ROG Phone 8 Ultimate was spotted on Geekbench with key specifications mentioned, including the chipset, RAM, and software. Let’s take a look.