I've got a ROG Phone 7 non-ultimate and I am not a gamer. I just love the fact, that its battery lasts for like ever (I'm exaggerating of course, but still quite a good battery) and the performance is awesome.

headphone jack + ip68 water resistant is everything i needed to hear

i like your review as you are explaining the real things that are missing and also telling about what you get in return!

The stuff they’ve put in software is truly impressive.

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Damn, I really liked the four buttons on the previous active cooler, got quite used to them. That small detail and replacing the ultrasonic triggers might keep me from upgrading my ROG phone 7 ultimate.

I'm disappointed that the cooling fan doesn't have a subwoofer like last year. I hope there is an Ultimate version to change this shortcoming

nice vid, unfortunately its hard for me to get the rog phone 7 here in the UK (been out of stock on the asus site for ages) and i don't want to get one from aliexpress as i've heard people had issues with those ones. touch response being really slow or mobo issues etc. so i've just pre-ordered an rog phone 8 although i wish it still had the dual front facing speakers and the subwoofer, though I think its time to replace my rog phone 3 otherwise i'd like to wait for the rog phone 9 instead. I agree with others, theres too many downgrades here.

Finally a telephoto lens in the camera

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8 already?? feels like yesterday when I bought my 2

great review

Any1 knows anything if Asus will release an rog 8 ultimate Version or is the pro the highest version this time?

Wow. I have never been more disappointed in a product. I can now safely say there's no phone on the market that I like. As an ROG phone 7 owner, seing things like a hole punch camera, the downgrade in speakers (unbelievable, not even front facing anymore), the smaller battery, the removal of the led notification light (rip forever) brings me to tears (not literally, of course). 🤮 🤢 I gotta take really good care of my rog phone 7, it'll have to last me a good while.

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I bought the Asus ROG 6 because it did not have a notch, two forward-firing speakers, a headphone jack, and a huge battery. I like the toned-down look of the ROG 8, but the notch (and the reduced battery capacity) make it completely uninteresting for me.

I feel like Asus needs to market the gaming phones as everyday driver phones also make them more everyday driver friendly like the S24+. Snap Draggon gen 3 chip, 24gigs of ram 1440p display, 165Watt charging, Samsung cameras, big battery, expandable storage and headphone jack located at top of phone. This would be a crazy good phone and I'd 100% buy it imo.

Great review what's the price? Would love seeing a pixel pro 8 vs Asus Rog Pro

Notch on gaming phone is a big no and they do not put the speaker on front anymore, nah this is downgrade I wont upgrade this time.

Does the rog phone 8pro have a charging bypass feature?

i buy rog phone for the non-punch hole screen. now im stuck with rog phone 7. yeah, the design is good for new consumer, but for old model user this is mostly downgrade design.

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does Red magic 9 pro have a better sound ? thanks!

I think Asus has completely missed the mark on this one, it's no longer a gaming smartphone, it's a standard, banal smartphone, and on top of that too expensive, with a mediocre camera system and only 2 years of Android update 🤦🏽‍♂️ $1100 for that is way too expensive and brings nothing more than an iPhone 15 Pro Max, OnePlus 12, Xiaomi 14 or future Galaxy S24 Ultra with an active cooling system attached to the back 🤷🏽‍♂️ I think Asus should have simply updated the design of the Zenphone 7 Pro, kept its 6000 mAh battery 🔋 or even increased to 6500 mAh,lower the price by $200, offer at least 3-4 years of Android update, but above all, kept its active cooling system. This smartphone is really not a good deal, and especially no more of a gaming smartphone especially against a $700-$800 Redmagic 9 Pro, it's clearly not a gaming smartphone.

Intro music was 🔥

already got my ROG 8 pro Edition and its a "Beast" for having 24ram and 1TB storage. Best feature I'd say for long gaming, it cools faster that the ROG 7 Ultimate. Yes, kinda dismayed with removing the subwoofer in the cooler and no longer build front speakers. But if you have Cetra, that should be fine. (The punch whole sucks, but you can adjust the screen, from full screen to cropped. Overall, definitely a recommended gaming phone.

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They should've upped the battery, sustained performance, speakers, screen... It's just a bad generic phone that excels in nothing.

Im using ROG7 right now, if they put like normally "ROG" do with like frontfacing speaker etc, and not "normal" looks phone, i might change upgrading new model every years.

6:08 The Asus Rog 7/7 Ultimate CPU performance over time seem to be doing better in managing thermal throttling when comparing to the Asus Rog 8 pro when on Dynamic Mode.

I have it but seems to be missing all of the AI and editing software shown at the snapdragon conference 3 months ago 😕

Redmagic wins this year I think

The fact that ASUS retains the 3.5 mm headphone jack makes me adore them with all my heart ang with all my soul.

I haven't owned any ROGs yet, but i always have wanted to buy 1. I think they should remain one version full gaming beast phone. Make the mainstteam version separetaly. No ?

Can i use the twinview dock 3 on this phone?

I think the photos are good....I ure a professional photographer using this phone, am sure u know what to do ❤❤

Why don't they make the phone like a Nintendo switch so that you can slide controllers in. And if it was modular and you can add a speaker or power bank or a hybrid speaker power bank.

Can you change the search to bing?

Is it hot? I have ultimate 5, and in two years I've changed the board twice 😵

Asus did a very good work with the 8 Pro version 👏

No mention of the price? For the record, it is £1299 in the UK for the only model available, the 1TB/24GB model. That is a hefty price, especially as it may only receive 2-3 Android OS updates and the cameras are so-so. With the downgrades it also is less interesting. An easy pass.

Camera bump looks like it might stop a lot of the peripherals from working kishi gamesir etc

Too many downgrades on the gaming experience that this phone is not that worth buying.. I don't need wireless charging when playing. And I dont play games underwater. You get my point? And in exchange here's the list of the downgrades: 1) No more dual front speakers 2) Downgraded Thermal cooling from 4 physical buttons to only 2 buttons 3) No more Kunai gamepad compatibility (for those that do not know, this gamepad transforms your phone to a nintendo switch-esque form) which is favorable to people that needs physical buttons - I use this in codm (i got rog phone 6 btw) 4) Downgraded air triggers (no more ultrasonic meaning no more swipes, and making air triggers like 4 buttons as well - I have this option on my rog phone 6) 5) Smaller battery capacity I can say that the new ROG phone loses its gaming option diversity which I have experienced with my current gaming phone.. And tbh i am very satisfied with. So if you ask me if i will buy the new rog phone? Surely not. It feels a huge downgrade while paying a huge amount compared to what i have now.

Wait a minute your UKposts is gsmarena but the website is also yours. ?

Correction on the accessories. They actually have announced a new controller that is supposed to be the successor to the Kunai. It is called the ROG Tessen

Is this phone available in the philippines?

what kind of thermal is that bro

do note that this gen rog phone have a hole punch screen similar to most flagship phone, non symmetrical speaker which is front facing and botton firing with 1.3 and 1.0cc, no dual dac, and a tone down design

can you give a review on redmi note 13 pro 5g?

It would be nice if ROG will have an application that lets the user stream online easily to be more convinient using selfie camera.

Where do I order this ?

no honor magic 6?

may bypass charging pa rin ba xa rog 8 pro

intro sound name pls?

love how this phone has more RAM than my PC. seriusly, when are you ever gonna need that much RAM on mobile?

i don't know why they can't make front speaker fully waterproof though, for me. it looks like that kind of speaker much more easier to waterproof than the top bottom speakers

Is Rog phone better for vlogging too?

Bring back the ultrasonic gaming buttons in ROG 9 and we're good!

That stripe reminds me of the new ROG laptop

For gaming phones, I'd much prefer the selfie cam to be under thescreen similar to nubia.

darn almost sold me until the non foward facing speaker. its one of thos thing that i love on the 5

It's good that ASUS is making the ROG phone appeal to a wider audience, while maintaining the powerful performance of a gaming centric device. Let's see how well it'll sell with this approach. 👏

bro they released a new controller for the phone called the ROG Tessen controller

Tell me antutu score of 8 pro

One thing i wana know is the rog 8 pro sound stronger then iphone 15 pro max /s23 ultra?

i want redmagic 9 pro review

Great phone

You never mention the price. This phone is ridiculously expensive at $1,200 for the base model. That surely has to be a factor in whether or not to recommend it.

What's the game at 5:54?

Hey. How many Android updates will this receive? Usually it's 1 or zero. Lemme know.

Hello team, please include the audio output test in the video like with this one. It was unique since last couple of years.

Hmm, buy or skip, and waiting for ROG9

4:30 lol that android voice

How to piss off your core audience

since the hot, slow and b.draining s22 i don't buying Exynos phones never ever again and so after using my s23 for nearly a year which looks very beat up now, i just bought the Asus Rog Phone 8 last week and i'm pretty happy with it. i absolutely don't game on any phone I've ever used. i just wanted a decent looking and fluid performing Snapdragon powered phone with rounded corners. the Rog 8 comes with a pretty nice package and a charger in the box. coming from more than 10 years of constantly buying and using Samsung phones and tablets it's just a little bit different using the Asus Ui. it's so much more fluent and better performing than any Samsung I've ever had in my hand's, it's so much better!! i'm very happy with the Rog 8 so far. i've paid 1090€ and i think it's relatively fair for the package you get. i'm buying Asus motherboards and graphic cards for many years and Asus always delivers at very high quality standards. if Asus would build a tablet i instantly would buy it. there are options outside the Samsung ecosystem and Exynos crippled devices and when you don't want to buy an Apple iPhone or support the CCP with buying an Xiaomi or Oppo, i think Asus i by far the best option for you.

Aun asi prefiero el red Magic 8s pro solo por el sistema de enfriamiento esta mejor optimizado y mejor rendimiento de enfriacion

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)?

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Can you still split the air triggers into two triggers, making 4 triggers? I'm really disappointed with the downgrade to the air triggers. Literally the main reason I wanted this phone...

As an iPhone user moving back to Android after years of Apple use, looking for a gaming daily driver, this is basically what I’m looking for (still on the fence with Red Magic too). Regardless of Red Magic or ROG, both are an upgrade in every aspect from my iPhone 13 Pro Max. It’s crazy though, how many people are bothered by the punch hole. Even the S24 Ultra has it too. I guess that’s the point though…. Asus is trying to make the ROG a flagship for more people. To do that, you have to have a decent front facing camera. You can’t have quality, and under-display at the same time. The tech doesn’t support that, yet. I get it for the “pure” gamers, though. My custom PC at home is over the top. The Red Magic 9 Pro fits that perfectly. No IP rating, a built in fan, RGB colors, uninterrupted screen, etc. It is purely a gaming phone. ROG 8 Pro = “Daily driver friendly” gamer phone Red Magic 9 Pro = Straight gamer phone I kept bouncing back and forth, but I think the ROG makes sense for me. More of a daily gamer, and I’m already paying for $1300-1500 iPhones anyways. So price isn’t an issue. I guess it’s a different view from someone coming back into this from Apple all these years.

Well then, I guess Imma buy ROG 7 instead.

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When i saw the price i went for the red magic pro 9 instead 😂 Its amazing with the shadow blade 2 gamepad

why is there a notch? next they will get rid of the headphone jack. gaming features like this are why people like it. big bezels are good for gripping the phone i hate notches

For me, I like the new changes in every aspect. A gaming phone with good camera is what i prefer rather than having 2 phones with different purpose. The one thing I still can't get it though is Asus decision to still insist on having 2 android upgrade. The standard of all phones should be 3 years and 4 years security update

I'll stay with my rog 7 ultimate

If smartphones is good with games coz the processors of multimedia and games are the same,its a good phone.👍

The base model costs the equivalent of 1385 usd in Norway. I can not believe they still use a display with full hd+ resolution at that price point in 2024. Some manufacturers had 1440p displays on their phones 10 years ago. They even downgraded the battery capacity when compared to the previous model and removed the front firing speakers. iPhone 15 Pro Max and S23 Ultra are much better phones in my opinion.

*_It would have been a perfect phone if it only had a Micro SD card slot._*

I have the redmagic 8 pro. I was thinking of upgrading to the Asus due to the camera updates, but damn, it's a pass for now, the redmagic camera system is not that bad anyway. I'll wait for the ROG phone 9 if they will go back to making legit gaming phones, if not I'd, probably stick to the redmagic series.

i want to upgrade to a newer model of ROG phone but with those downgrades, i think im still good with my ROG 5. i like the new aero cooler though

And I thought they have only downgraded the selfie cam and fron facing speaker. Can believe they have the stomach to do the same with the air triggers and led notification. Damn

Red magic 9 pro is far beyond any Asus phones.. I would rather buy an iPhone 15 pro max. I would go for red magic.

I need that song please

Asus really has cut not just the corners, but the entire middle in order to appeal to everyone. I definitely appreciate the IP68 rating and the matrix display on the back, but it is not worth so many downgrades. Most noticeably, the sustained thermal performance, you know, the one thing ROG phones were supposed to be amazing at. And I'm talking about just the phone itself, without the AeroActive Cooler 8, because it doesn't come in the box unless you buy the ultimate edition, not to mention the average person isn't going to be carrying it around everywhere with them, especially in their pockets. Last year the Xiaomi 13 Ultra actually had much better sustained thermal performance than the ROG phone 7 Ultimate, and that isn't even a gaming phone. Not to mention that already has IP68 dust and water resistance, fast wireless charging, amazing cameras and everything else a true flagship has. This year Xiaomi introduced many phones with vapour chambers twice or even quadruple the size, so Asus really needs to step up. All this wouldn't matter if the phone was actually reasonably-priced. But no, it costs far more than other flagships and offers less, while not even doing the main thing it is made to do properly. No.

So What to choose rog phone 8 pro edition or red magic 9 pro?

Watching this on my Honor View 20 bought back in March 2019 😂

9:43 OOOOOHHHHHHHHH;!!!

Shame about the front camera not following what 7 did, or doing under the screen. That thermal throttling is also sad, but being IP68 is helpful in return.

they should have continued their old style...