It is speculated that the Asus ROG Phone 8 series will hit the market soon. It is said to be the successor to the ROG Phone 7 series. However, the upcoming series is expected to include a base, a Pro, and an Ultimate model. While the company has confirmed the processor details of the upcoming gaming smartphones, they have not yet announced the launch timeline of the models. The ROG Phone 7 and ROG Phone 7 Ultimate were unveiled earlier this year in April. A recent Geekbench listing hinted at some key specifications of the upcoming handsets. Now, the high-end Ultimate model has reportedly been spotted on the 3C certification site.
According to a MySmartPrice report, the Asus ROG Phone 8 Ultimate with the model number ASUS_AI2401_A has been spotted on the 3C certification site. According to the report, the phone will come with 65W fast charging support. The listing also seems to confirm 5G connectivity on the handset.
Asus confirmed that the ROG Phone 8 models will be powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipsets, which will reportedly improve the handsets’ performance by up to 30 percent over the previous processors. With the new SoC, the phones’ battery and GPU performance is also said to increase by 20 and 25 percent respectively.
According to a previous Geekbench listing, the ROG Phone 8 Ultimate could come out of the box with up to 16GB of RAM and Android 14. The 12GB + 256GB variant of the ROG Phone 7 and the 16GB + 512GB option of the ROG Phone 7 Ultimate were priced in India at Rs. 74,999 and Rs. 99,999 at launch, respectively. Both handsets are available in Storm White colours, while the base model is available in an additional Phantom Black shade.
The ROG Phone 7 models are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoCs paired with Adreno 740 GPUs, up to 16 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and up to 512 GB of UFS4.0 internal storage. They feature 6.78-inch full-HD+ (2448 x 1080) AMOLED displays and 32-megapixel front camera sensors. The phones’ triple rear cameras include a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 main sensor, a 13-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide-angle lens and an 8-megapixel macro shooter. The handsets are backed by 6,000mAh batteries with 65W fast wired charging support.