ROG Phone 8 Pro FULL REVIEW - Should You Buy?

[@Thetechchap]

Hey Chaps! Would you buy a 'Gaming Phone' like this??

[@Hypocrisy.Allergic]

For the half the money I get a PS5 and an honor magic 6 lite plus some free buds pro 3

[@murtazachaudhary3339]

No. Not really a gamer

[@kylerobinson6102]

I'm a long time Chap but gaming phones aren't my thing. Steam Deck or Switch 2 is way more up our alley.

[@maxoo._]

Yess but sooner the standard version to save some money and the design is still great as well as the camera quality ❤️

[@carstenb23]

Yes. It looks like a normal phone this year, so I might buy it

[@BLAKEEATS1988]

The pricing killed it.

[@vernonleewarren280]

Agreed

[@jackhemsworth7515]

Agreed. At $1500 i'd take a base tier folding. This years will likely have a gen 3 processor in it anyway.

[@nathanjuan6042]

I'll just buy ROG Ally Z1 extreme for $699 way cheaper and more capable.

[@Rono_vfx07]

​@@nathanjuan6042 i was also thinking of buying it just now😮

[@Alex.R.O.P]

12gb more ram than s24 ultra

[@MichaelStanton]

I'll say it over and over again, if the manufacturer doesn't care enough about their phones to give it updates, then why should I care about their phones?

[@shaunigothictv1003]

Upgraded Camera. Upgraded Gaming Performance Upgraded Screen Downgraded Battery. Downgraded Speakers. (Not as loud) Downgraded Fan (No Subwoofer built in) So basically Asus Rog Phone 7 is basically better in 3 areas. The new phone wins in the other areas.

[@pikapika3]

having punch hole is actually a downgrade in the screen area- so rog 7 gets 4 points.

[@shaunigothictv1003]

@@pikapika3 👍👍

[@ariloiola]

Yes but if you live somewhere where it rains for 10 months a year, this is an upgrade

[@shaunigothictv1003]

@@ariloiola U Yes. If i live in the Amazon jungle then I will buy this phone today.

[@Stephanox69]

Rog 6 user here. I love the new design on the ROG 8, but the none front facing speakers and smaller battery is a deal breker for me.. Was hoping for at least a 6500mah battery (as the RM 9 pro has). Price also waaay to high. So maybe I'll try out the RM 9 pro, but it is not available in Norway yet..

[@molikoli9802]

The thing keeping my away from the Redmagic phones are the speakers. Yes, the ROG phone 8 speakers are worse than the 7 but still better than Redmagic.

[@Lord_Bender]

Exactly what you said. I used rog 3 for 3 years and I was happy af. Wanted to upgrade to Rog 8 pro, but smaller battery and no front speakers is deal breaker for me. Went for S24 ultra.

[@Stephanox69]

@@Lord_Bender Yeah.. Pls tell me how battery life is on the S24 Ultra compared to the ROG 3

[@Lord_Bender]

@@Stephanox69 I will tell you when I receive it 😃 . Rog 3 has 6000mah lipo battery. S24 ultra has 5000mah lion type battery so I think it could be much better in terms of battery "lifespan". Also my rog is 3 years old so its battery is not as good as new. I charge twice a day.

[@Stephanox69]

@@Lord_Bender Thanks mate. On ROG 3 do you use any battery app? Like AccuBattery or Battery Guru?

[@frankr111th]

I'm not a gamer but I'm actually intrigued by this phone. If I were in the market for a flagship phone I would certainly consider it, although I would wait 6 months for the inevitable price drop.

[@yeshuagreen00]

Don't be this one is defective the 5s cheaper model is just as good

[@manjirojhon7950]

The design on the back is great. One of the best designed models of all smartphones. But that's it. I'm disappointed in the model change, which has diluted its identity as a ROG phone.

[@platelet5942]

honestly the phone 7 ultimate would be a better option due to you most likely not needing the extra cores and keeping the old battery capacity but even a fee months after release, the ultimate versions practically went out of stock and some retailers even blantly sells it as much or even more than the phone 8 pro js dropped and broke my phone 5's lcd and had to look for a new rog phone (i was a sucker for the phone 7's design js cuz i mainly used the phone 5 as my first brand new phone after lineages of used passed down phones) the old phone 7 512gb is also hard to find and ordering it even takes 10days from my local retailer so basically gonna take as long as getting it online (buyin from retailers does have the benefits of them providing the rma services done by them but if you dont mind the hastle of self reverse pickup for rma that wont be an issue but personally with the phone 5 not a fun experience with 3 rma requests to date) i have a friend whose able to properly get the phone 8 pro from a retailer for me so that was the option i went with but phone 7 ultimate would be a good call depending on your budget (the phone 7 ultimate i last had a price on was a solid 100$ more than the phone 8 pro)

[@bitterbuffalo8997]

Thanks for testing the backbone compatability, that's my main use cash for mobile gaming.

[@potcharawongyai11]

Finally I got to hold it in my hand and I really hate the protruding camera making one side of the air triggers really awkward to hold. Right away, red magic is a win.

[@benfuller3413]

My rog phone 8 pro edition comes tomorrow I can't wait hehe. But just to clarify something the aero cooler only comes with the pro edition which is £1299 version. The regular 8 and 8 pro doesn't come with the cooler

[@guillermoflamenco405]

Hey friend. The cooler comes packaged with the pro as you said but can you use the cooler on the non pro version, the rog 8?

[@benfuller3413]

@@guillermoflamenco405 I believe so yes

[@johnnygadget1980]

Rog 7 looks more futuristic. I wonder why they went with a more traditional look with the 8.

[@RBFR01]

Gaming phones are great and I love them however they just aren't good daily driver phones. The Asus rog phones seem to have their own unique issues that makes the phone annoying to use overall. My Asus rog 5 phone is the best phone I have ever used but also the worst. Why you ask well here is the issues I have had: - The screen randomly turns off while using it (putting the phone on stand by and turning it back on fixes this) - Fpos/ Pay pass doesn't always work (has caused me A LOT of pain and fustration) - Wont charge if you wipe the screen with a wet wipe a few times idk why. - Lags like hell for no reason sometimes. - Phone gets uncomfortably hot while using it and charging at the same time. - Sim card keeps disconnecting for no reason (accidently dropping the phone or dropping it from 1cm will cause this to happen and requires you to restart the phone 4 to 6 times, Incredibly fustrating. - The Amoled screen flickers while using it a lot idk why it's not annoying but it just does it for some reason. - The camera app/ software is broken so the camera is literally unusable apart from Macro (All pictures must be taken in macro for the phone to focus) camera works fine in apps like messenger, snapchat ect... so feels like a software issue Asus doesn't care about and will never fix. My buddy has the rog 6 ultimate and it has the same issue. - The sound driver randomly stops working (phone requires a restart to fix) this doesn't happen a lot tho. - The phone is incredibly weak and will break from literally 1 drop and that's with a good quality case. There are more issues but I cant think of them rn so overall this is why I'm going over to Samsung so hopefully a more reliable phone or maybe the Rog 8 is great and should be my next phone? doubt it.

[@admiralmondowgaming1258]

Mobo problem buy rog phone 7 instead 😊

[@bitterbuffalo8997]

Yea maybe ROG fixed those in the newer phones?

[@RBFR01]

@@bitterbuffalo8997 Idk if I should take the risk of buying an rog 8 as it's a very big purchase for me and the problems the phone has are deal breakers and makes life harder than it needs to be and causes me un needed stress and 65Watt charging really isn't anything impressive compared to what's out there like the RedMagic 9 Pro+ with 165Watt charging. I feel like Samsung have perfected the daily driver phone however 120hz isn't great but good enough. The Samsung S24+ looks very interesting to me I just wish the charging wasn't so bad.

[@deadenne292]

TRUEEE!! After paying Asus around an iPhone price, the MoBo of both my ROG3 and 5S just died on me just within a year of use due to lack of builtin cooling fan. Jeez.. My RM7SPro and my now new RM9Pro never had these issues. They're built like a tank.

[@HinazukiKayo12]

For a Gaming phone, it's crazy that you spend more time reviewing its camera rather than its performance. :3

[@pooriapouria]

Anything between $650 to $800 would be the right price for the 24gb/1tb.

[@jordankamese5146]

you good, bro?

[@pooriapouria]

@@jordankamese5146 whoever pays anything more than that, will get what they deserve.

[@ARTrPower]

Realme neo 5 16gb/1Tb

[@evanmerritt4079]

Red magic 9 pro

[@johnnytrigger300]

4:27 as a war thunder player (both mobile and pc) this clip pissed me off on another level

[@paparj1076]

Elitist*

[@awwk8452]

Yes thank you for noticing that mf pointed at him and fired wtf was that 😭😭

[@youngfigaro]

Redmagic 9 Pro is far better value. £579 compared to £1000 and both ship with the same 8 Gen 3 processor. On top of that, redmagic 9 pro has a better design (imo) so I don't see why anyone would spend almost twice as much for a worse phone.

[@kenneth_jensen]

Although it has wireless charging, better camera and IP68. So it will be easier to daily. But it is expensive...

[@vernonleewarren280]

It also has 165hz refresh rate. In my opinion it's a better overall device. It's just expensive​@@kenneth_jensen

[@MigsPen]

The quality also matters

[@RJ_Uploads]

​@@MigsPenyou say quality as if Nubia doesn't make a quality phone... I have the Redmagic 8 pro and Redmagic 5g that my teens use on as their daily drivers and they are going strong me personally ip68 certification is overrated OnePlus proved that years ago, wireless charging on a gaming phone with 2 type c ports is pointless, and the cost difference is a big deal considering what you are getting out of both. Redmagic is telling everyone that they are overpaying for period.

[@mohamedsameeh7823]

​@@RJ_Uploadsfor gamers that middle c port is VERY important. Plus when the CPU is in the middle of the screen. Which means no heat in the area where our fingers touch while we hold the phone. Most people use these devices with x mode and diablo mode on. When we turn on these modes, we feel the heat. It's difficult to hold the red magic with these modes on coz of heat. Plus what's the use of cooler if you are cooling only the battery? ROG phone can cool the CPU since it's in the middle of the phone. But red magic cannot cool the CPU with the red magic cooler. The internal fan does work but when diablo mode is on, it'll heat up and that fan cannot cool that heat down. If only ROG phone increased the period of software updates, I'd definitely go for ROG 8 pro. Rn I use red magic 6s pro.

[@mindcache5650]

I buy gaming phones, laptops and desktops. I’m not a gamer at all. They have better graphics, storage, screens and sound.

[@tyronecummins4206]

So which one should I buy the ROG phone 7 ultimate from last year or the new ROG phone 8 pro edition

[@Baleygrr]

New one is actually fuckin epic. I own both 7 and now 8 Pro... 8 Pro is way more comfortable.

[@tyronecummins4206]

@@Baleygrr ok the 8 pro then 👍🏿👍🏿

[@awwk8452]

As a 6 owner either one will be awesome. Enjoy ur 8

[@aramiz10]

Hey Tom nice video. I am struggling to decide between this one and the upcoming Xiaomi 14 Pro..the camera is important to me but I didn't thaaat huge improvements on the Xiaomi 14 pro. Can you help?😂

[@ryanr3737]

Great review. Thanks, mate.

[@Shurtugal_107]

Loved the video. Love the phone as well. I do want to get one and I'd play genshin on it first. The game has been sitting on my waitlist for a long while.

[@andyH_England]

I am not a gamer, so this is not for me. Even if I didn't use it for gaming, the price, £1299 for the 1TB/24GB on the UK site, is much too high for a ROG Phone. Why do people buy gaming phones? I would have thought buying a mobile console and a mid-range for a similar price would serve most gamers better. I assume few people buy gaming phones now, hence ASUS making the design less gamer-orientated. A niche product that may be facing economic pressures due to the small market and high pricing.

[@xAvitaLT]

For me it's either garbage exynos or chinese brands that always have a huge list of problems I don't like the boxy look for ultra the one that has SD I even went over to iphone for 2 years just because I hate exynos and currently looking for an SD phone

[@thorntech]

... Idk... I like the smaller foot print and better camera but I'm not a fan of that punch hole camera in front, up firing top speaker, downplayed look and it seems like 2 less buttons on the controller which used to have 4 buttons.

[@DecadeMinato]

Does they fix the finger prints scan? One of the huge issue of ROG phone is the finger print scene became extremely inaccurate if I use screen protection. It got so bad it cannot even scan my finger print.

[@nevinkuser9892]

Do you wash your hands after eating before touching the phone?

[@NBAGround]

He just accidentally confirmed the leak of Samsung doing 7 years of software updates for the S24 😂

[@Thetechchap]

just referring to the leaked reports :)

[@ChrisJohannsen]

​@@Thetechchap lmao we all know you've had the phone and press release details for two weeks

[@roh_it]

I thought the same thing lol 😅😂

[@aurias01]

Yeah that's Google. 7 years of updates for pixel phones. Not Samsung

[@roh_it]

​Today (Jan 17th) Samsung is going to announce the same. From S24 Series​ they are going to provide 7 years OS Upgrades. Rumoured. @@aurias01

[@eri-kuntehee6997]

I wonder if they will release rog 8 ultimate? 👀

[@huh_4121]

Or ROG 8D ULTIMATE ☠️

[@enthusiasticgmgaming4165]

$1500?!?! No way man.... doesnt really matter how good the specs are or how good the phone even is ... thats insane....

[@youngfigaro]

Ye, redmagic 9 pro is way better value at 600. Same processor, better screen, no camera bump 👌

[@oo--7714]

​@@youngfigarono water resitance though, this is really bad if you live in the uk where it rains all the timem

[@Akihito007]

​@@youngfigaroDude, quit spamming your shit phone!

[@youngfigaro]

@@Akihito007 bro ion even have it I'm just tryna save people some money 😄

[@varunaX]

no wireless charging tho@@youngfigaro

[@luthariii7827]

I see everyone saying “pinhole front cam ruined it”, and what did you want them to do? There’s 3 options: no front cam, pinhole, or under screen cam: No cam is an option, but not when they are trying to meet a bigger market, after a lot of people complained it was missing “flagship hardware” with the 7. Under screen front cam technology is not good yet. The Red Magic 9 front cam is soooo bad, every review says you might as well just not have it at all. It’s pretty bad. Until the tech gets better, these really shouldn’t be installed on any phone. Pinhole cam is the best for given screen space, while providing the best picture quality (for a gaming phone). Gaming phones don’t need amazing cameras, but Asus is going for “daily driver gamer phone” here. At least they give the options in settings to load most things just below the pinhole, to get the best experience out of the screen uninterrupted. I don’t own one, currently browsing between the ROG and the Red Magic for an Android (coming back to Android from iPhone after years of use), but the cam setup on the ROG makes sense.

[@adrianblade5145]

How come when you pull the 8 pro out of your pocket, it looks big but when you're playing a game, it's small 😂

[@OledBurnInKing]

I'm curious about the gaming performance when the new sony xperia flagship phone with the 4k 120 hz display while gaming with ray tracing since you mentioned ray tracing in a game with the asus rog 8 phone. The sony xperia 1 v also supported ray tracing but was not mentioned even though it has the snapdragon 8 gen 2 with it's 4k 120 hz oled display. I wish the ray tracing performance was mentioned with any of the youtube videos with games that support ray tracing and the games being played on the sony xperia 1 iv android phone with it's 4k 120 hz oled display. I used to have the sony xperia 1 iii but it does not support ray tracing and I upgraded to the sony xperia 1 iv but it also does not support ray tracing but I wanted a brighter display with more storage and full 5g support that's why I upgraded to the sony xperia 1 iv from the sony xperia 1 iii.

[@kentcollins6109]

Quick question, between the Rog 8 pro and the red magic 8 s pro which is a better option in terms of performance pls

[@TECH_STER_]

If don't see price then rog 8 pro ofc

[@kouavang7819]

I come from an LG V60 and of course gaming phones dont have a good design besides atracting gamers but the Rog 8 design is of both worlds despite the camera is more of a mid range phone type of camera and the lack of mmwave for USA Carriers.

[@g1nger00t]

$1,600 would get you a decent RTX 4070 mid level deskop that could run Triple A titles at 1080/1440p graphics on mostly highest settings.

[@zullyholly]

Very disappointed with the punchhole display and the removal of the front speaker which made ROG phone a unique offering. Now I'm not sure which phone to buy after my ROG 5 became obsolete.

[@youngfigaro]

The redmagic 9 pro is pretty good, it's starts at about 600 bucks and also has the 8 gen 3 processor, with a completely smooth screen with no punchole.

[@bitterbuffalo8997]

@@youngfigaro Tempting phone, but not sure if I'm up for daily driving that buggy software.

[@youngfigaro]

@@bitterbuffalo8997 softwares not bad, my friend has the 8 pro and it has quite a lot of useful features. Obviously slightly more buggy than stock android but that's what happens when there's so much more extra gaming features. Still think it's the best gaming phone on the market rn

[@SonGoli]

Buy the 7

[@BMVLifestyle]

But can i play my steam games on it?

[@azizmatzin8377]

Question is voice changer is already install on rog 8? Like black shark there got voice changer

[@lililililililili8667]

The "US version" from the official ASUS amazon page does not work with ATT even though they directly state that it does on the product listing. You lose phone call functionality unless you dial some number to force enable voip every time the phone reboots. It also comes with some janky European charger and an adapter to make it fit the US outlets. Love the phone but this is a bit too much nonsense for me to deal with.

[@chrislaivier8459]

How well does it perform with the latest v1.9 build of NetherSX2 ? And most importantly: Does the Vulkan driver work without the app crashing ?

[@ARTrPower]

It is has deffinitely best performance. But ither features, like Samsung s24 ultra has. I am choosing between this phone ans s24 ultra. Samsung has greater cameras. But asus has greater performance and desugn... triggers... Greater. BTW now I am using asus 5s.

[@birdz9252]

I want to get a phone for my little brother. He does enjoy gaming, like CODM and other games. I do like what I see with this, but can you all give me reasons to get this phone and reasons to avoid it? I don't know if there is a new version of it coming out.

[@jasonfarquhar7894]

Which version would you buy for US? Does it run on verizon?

[@ElmarMustafazadeh]

Asus phones are piece of sh**t! My rog phone lost software support just after 2 years of using. Today my phone lost sound and Asus don’t know how to restore it. Factory reset didn’t help. Many people reporting this problem but Asus doesn’t respond and resolve it.

[@OyabunYT.]

I'm still using rog 3 right now with 20+ games and i think its still faster than iphone, its good for long term

[@kitsune2712]

Rog phone 8 and red magic 9 pro is the same price at my place right now 700 dollars. Which one should i pick?

[@Stoyan.Svilenov]

I had the RM 9pro and send it back last week because it overheats, I don't like the ROG 8 so I ordered the ROG 7 pro :)

[@kitsune2712]

@Stoyan.Svilenov I have I problem in the shop I'm trying to buy at. For some reason, the rog 7 or pro or the ultimate is more expensive compared to the rog phone 8

[@Divinity1000]

Then buy Rog 8 If you have low budget,go for RM 9 pro but if you want the best performance and higher budget,then go for rog 8 pro

[@kitsune2712]

@@Divinity1000 I already bought the ROG 8 pro

[@bobbydee30g]

The price I can get over but that support is a deal breaker at that price point.

[@onlyugaming]

Best for Gaming

[@markyrizz]

If they matched the price with the Redmagic 9 Pro or even just close to it, I will choose the ROG 8 Pro but it is expensive so NO

[@foualter102]

the price... id rather purchase either a foldable phone, ROG Apply, Stem Deck or Legion Go rather than that phone. i mean I'm impressed with the design as its look like a flagship phone (but a gaming phone) but the price is way too expensive,...

[@nikolozka1]

I prefer Red Magic to this one for sure...

[@XxlumiNosityxX]

my dream phone 😢😢

[@zavirax]

The only reason why I want to get this over S24 Ultra are air triggers. Do you think they are worth it for aiming in first person shooters (emulators)?

[@nothingg00]

Ikr it feels so hard to find the answer to this

[@ariloiola]

I have used air triggers before on a different phone, it definitely makes a difference in fps games because you are basically holding a screen with ps5 like controls. However, depending on the game/ network, there might be a lag (use WiFi if you are in an fps game)

[@yeshuagreen00]

Do not buy it's defective trigger screen pressure will mess your game up please wait for fix !! These guys haven't played the phone enough to notice!!!

[@jrvystff]

Red magic 9 pro, notch less, camera bump less. Cheaper than rog. 😢

[@jessy_fields5985]

Has the word "Pro" replaced the word "Ultimate!?" I want to buy it but don't want the Ultimate model to come out later. You know what I mean?

[@雪アンアン]

This design is no longer for gamers. And even poco f5 pro has better reso than this and far less money for it. No need for top end processor as the apps cannot compete with the new cpus. So having even a prev flagship processor is good, this and the toned down triggera and back screen and others, is just a screaming reasons to not get this garbish, better with poco or redmagic.

[@joshyyosh]

The front facing speakers have always been the game changer for me. Now they got rid of that, I'll stick with my Rog 7

[@haysen123]

You dont need that max settings in modern games right now since medium isnt that different compared to high or highest

[@elvizio5813]

Ouch, for the price, I strongly believe the Redmagic 9 is the best bank for your buck. I take care of my stuff so I don't really feel bothered by the lack of water resistance.

[@paparj1076]

Just buy the ROG Ally for gaming and portable pc

[@SASMacDroid]

As someone that has the rog phone 1/3/6 this one is not appealing to me they could of made it a zen phone instead of a rog phone. i liked the rog phone 1 back in 2017 because it didn't have a hole punch screen or a screen that went from edge to edge and that it had front facing speakers but now it definitely one of the devices i and definitely others would buy .but i do hope for the ones that want that to enjoy it

[@jalcome4201]

Curious decision to focus on cameras for a gaming phone

[@cubangbangvincentian8588]

Ikr , for a gaming phone the selfie camera shouldve been under display camera instead of a punch hole. Kinda disappointing

[@gavicada1772]

For me little difference between 30 and 60 fps more than that i cant see

[@rifkifirdaus2199]

Let's be real, Red Magic win this year

[@garvish.unfiltered]

i have rog phone 5 base model (lowest one) and i am thinking to buy rog phone 8 pro top model as it is in stock in india now so should i buy it or wait for rog phone 9? please somebody guide me

[@bobthebuilder3609]

Wait for rog 11

[@baskogitlog7276]

Rog phone 8 still 2 years of os updates 😢

[@stephencotterill5870]

What is the space flight flight game shown?

[@eitanyochanan8586]

Is it capable of e-sim?

[@嘉隆-k9g]

No

[@simaknaveedakther8755]

Pretty good phone by rog at the beginning of 2024 considering of it beefy price i rather get his than the new iphone 15 base

[@theshadowdirector]

I’ve always seen these types of phones as pointless because I’m not actually fully convinced how much of ‘hardcore’ mobile gamer market really exists? I’m not denying the smart phone gaming base isn’t huge, but how many of those people are the type who care about Framerates, graphical, performance etc? When a platform doesn’t feature any sort of physical gaming controls as standard, then I can’t help, but think its appeal to that crowd is very limited.

[@ShiroKage009]

Why did they remove the front-firing speakers? It's such a shame.

[@Metalshark100]

The speakers are no issues. Me moving from the dual front facing rog phone 3 to the 8 pro. They're soooooo good. For a phone it's like carrying a pocket speaker just way more powerful. You'd be surprised

[@Divinity1000]

Its a fantastic gaming phone but the price is kinda ....... Whatever buy Redmagic 9 pro instead its much cheaper and with same professor

[@arjay3733]

On other camera comparison, rog 8 pro has even more vibrant than iphone 15 pro max

[@thalia.viraldreams5737]

*hears Game Genie then flashes back to 1994*

[@JimmieJamOfTheDay]

I bought this phone but I still use my ROG 6D Ultimate as my daily. The newer phone is my backup. Go figure. LOL.

[@diamondarechai7127]

Rog ดีกว่า Redmagic ในหลายๆด้าน แต่ราคา Redmagic คุ้มกว่า

[@-J-C]

Does this phone work with Verizon?

[@AndraxisCode]

I had a rog phone 2 and I loved the damn thing up until one drunken halloween party when I tripped in a small bathroom and dropped it. The problem I have with these phones is theres no proper screen replacement found anywhere. I get its probably a pretty expensive screen but its nice to have the option without having to buy a whole new phone.

[@AndraxisCode]

Everything I found was a screen capped at 60 hz 720p

[@battlezordfalcon]

😢

[@the-neo]

I can game a whole evening on my phone and still have battery life dont really need more

[@xXSonyKilerXx]

Jesus Christ im so happy for the IP rating. My rog 7 got flooded in rain although was fixed.

[@namechecksout6300]

Apple’s long standing performance crown is slowly being withered away by the competition!

[@ariloiola]

don't worry, there will be an iPhone 16 pro giga max soon which is the same as the 15 pro but with the Snapdragon 8 3gen :D

[@EragornGaming]

I don't like the front camera being in the centre

[@waifuhoarder272]

It's my understanding that the speaker quality is inferior to the previous Rog Phones. This combined with a smaller battery is keeping me from purchasing this year.

[@Baleygrr]

Not really true, the sounds is still very good and the battery is about the same. Only slightly less. I own 7 and 8 Pro. 8 Pro wins by long shot, people underestimate it.

[@redamasrii1921]

already bought just waiting for pick up

[@Oncopoda]

How are you liking it? And how's the battery life?

[@CaptainLuffy-g2z]

I'm just after a game phone to replace my Rog 5. I have had it for a while but now it has a crack in the screen and it lags when I kill genshin bosses with my team rotation I don't need fancy cameras or for general mobile use just purely for gaming purposes any advice?

[@MrTommyWay]

RedMagic 9 Pro is what you're looking for I reckon

[@zajizjaz]

normal rog phone 8 or red magic 9 pro but if your place ambient temperature 🌡️ is not hot and you play it on wifi iqoo 12 are fine too

[@userwest626]

The price is more than previous models and change to punch hole is annoy.

[@ztvic008]

Rog always crash sudden shut down,

[@pilotpen2255]

can ROG 8 use Coolfan old version 'coolfan Rog 6/7' ?

[@huh_4121]

No it can't

[@_daniel.rad_]

1500$ and 2 years of OS update!!! Nah bro, go away!!!

[@HellBlade30]

Apple is being very anti-competitive with all the game exclusivity delas they are signing. The reason why Android doesn't get 120fps(5:25) and controller support for Honkai Star rail and Genshin is because they sighted an exclusivity deal with Hoyoverse(Developer of both the games). In fact apple gave them sooooo much money that 120fps is not even sported on PC for both the games!!

[@dennismongcal7979]

trailblazers, don forget to claim free 5 star Dr. Ratio(nihility:the hunt)

[@Giant_Dwarff]

Its just too expensive with the drawbacks overall, it's not a true flagship while being priced higher than almost all flagships.

[@robertbernal1286]

Imma just go with the redmagic 9 pro

[@GrantTobias2]

I just want a 3.5mm headphone jack and thus I'm here considering a gaming phone just to listen to music

[@Alexander-oe4st]

Im in new york and i cant found the phone.

[@esfexe]

When this phone is availeble to buy?

[@ariloiola]

A day after you posted that. In the UK the delivery date is the 30th of January

[@asusmannate]

What a irony i am watching this video after buying rog 8 pro on same phone 😂 . But honestly the experience is amazing for games

[@justspam-jy6pb]

Not worth buying anymore. My first rog was rog 2. Price range is great but after 2 years of using, the phone turned off and can never turn on again. I switch to rog 5 but after 2 years, the wifi broke and can never on again. Seems like asus phone will break slowly in just 2 years..performance wise, phone never felt any noticeable lag tho. Fed up of changing phone every 2 year, i just got myself iphone 15 pro 😂

[@ls89swe]

how big is the benchmark difference between the 16GB and 24GB version?

[@Thetechchap]

I don't have the 16 to test, but i'd imagine it's insignificant

[@ls89swe]

@@Thetechchap Thank you

[@jackykwan2580]

You dont need anything more than 8gb for a phone its overkill. You only need those unless you want to do dock it or do emulation (which is not recommended as it can heat up the phone)

[@ariloiola]

most android games use a max of 3.5-4 GB RAM. So unless you are running PS2 or dreamcast emulation etc, there is no difference in gaming

[@coolcat23]

Immediate fail because of the display notch. My Asus ROG phone 6 doesn't have one and I'll therefore keep it.