Asus has taken the covers off the ROG Cellphone 8, its newest model of among the best gaming telephones, at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. 

In contrast to earlier ROG telephones, which have been primarily centered on severe cellular gaming, Asus is aiming to take the ROG Cellphone 8 “past gaming” by giving it a slimmer and lighter design, with the objective of interesting to streamers and content material creators in addition to players. 

Consequently, the design of the ROG Cellphone Eight is extra refined than that of its predecessors. The fierce ROG eye brand continues to be current, however the aggressive slashes within the cellphone, and options just like the 2-inch ROG Imaginative and prescient rear show, have been eliminated, ushering in a a lot cleaner wanting cellphone.

The Professional and Professional Version fashions, nonetheless, do have the Anime Imaginative and prescient Mini-LED show, which may flip the ROG brand into completely different animations by way of presets or user-created choices. 

The ROG Cellphone Eight is available in at 163.Eight x 76.Eight x 8.9mm and weighs 225g, which is notably slimmer and lighter than the ROG Cellphone 7. Regardless of this, Asus has managed to pack in its Fast-Cooling Conductor design, which helps conduct warmth away from the middle of the cellphone to its rear; and for individuals who need extra cooling, there’s a brand new AeroActive Cooler X clip-on cooler that’s smaller but extra environment friendly than its predecessor.

Specs-wise, the ROG Cellphone Eight has a collection of flagship elements. At its coronary heart is the newest Qualcomm Snapdragon Eight Gen three chip, which is supported by 12GB, 16GB or 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM relying on the storage choice customers go for, with a alternative of 256GB, 512GB and 1TB UFS 4.zero variants. Maintaining these elements ticking alongside is a 5,500mAh battery with assist for 65W wired charging and 15W Qi wi-fi charging.

The 6.78-inch AMOLED show has a FHD+ decision and peak brightness of two,500 nits, with its LTPO panel supporting a variable refresh fee of 1Hz to 120Hz, nevertheless it will also be pushed to a max refresh fee of 165Hz; that is an improve on the ROG Cellphone 7 and ROG Cellphone 7 Final, however is arguably overkill for cellular gaming.

Leaning into its ambition for the ROG Cellphone Eight to transcend gaming, Asus has put an emphasis on the cellphone’s cameras. There’s a important 50MP digital camera with Asus’s third-generation Hybrid Gimbal Stabilizer, which ought to assist ship issues like smoother video. The ultra-wide digital camera is available in at 13MP with an f/2.2 aperture, and the telephoto digital camera has a 32MP sensor and 3x optical zoom. On the entrance there is a 32MP selfie digital camera.

At first look there’s nothing significantly attention-grabbing in regards to the digital camera suite, however Asus notes that the digital camera can cowl a spread of focal lengths, and touts new AI and picture processing to ship issues like improved evening pictures. In fact, we’ll want to do that for ourselves to see if the ROG Cellphone Eight can come near a number of the finest digital camera telephones.

We’ve bought our fingers on the ROG Cellphone Eight and we’ll be reviewing it very quickly, so watch this area – and within the meantime take a look at our unboxing video, on TechRadar’s TikTok channel and embedded beneath.

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Different options on the Asus ROG Cellphone Eight embody AI enhancements, together with the AI Grabber, which may seize textual content from video games, and X Sense, which may present gaming tips about the fly – I can see the previous device being helpful for content material creators. There’s additionally AI-powered noise cancellation to enhance cellphone calls and in-game communication.

Set for a February launch date within the UK and Europe, with a US launch date TBC, the ROG Cellphone Eight will price $1,099 / €1,099 / £949 (roughly AU$1,640). The ROG Cellphone Eight Professional will are available at $1,199 / €1,199 / £1,099 (round AU$1,790) and the ROG Cellphone Eight Professional Version might be a considerably hefty $1,499 / €1,499 / £1,299 (some AU$2,240).

We’re wanting ahead to placing the Asus ROG Cellphone Eight by means of its paces to see if it cannot solely ship on the gaming font, but in addition whether or not its flagship specs and options can, as Asus clearly hopes, get near a number of the finest telephones you should buy proper now.

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