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Asus ROG Phone 8
The ROG Phone 8 is the standard model of ASUS's slimmed-down 2024 gaming phone line. It pairs a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a 6.78-inch 165Hz LTPO AMOLED, a 5,500mAh battery, IP68 protection and a 32MP 3x telephoto camera, and keeps the headphone jack. It lacks the 8 Pro's AniMe Vision rear LED matrix; US price starts at $1,099 for 16GB/256GB.
Pros
- 165Hz LTPO AMOLED with 2,500 nits peak brightness
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM
- 32MP 3x optical-zoom telephoto with OIS next to a 50MP gimbal main camera
- IP68 water and dust resistance and a 3.5mm headphone jack
- 5,500mAh battery with 65W wired and 15W wireless charging
Cons
- Only two OS upgrades and four years of security updates promised
- 5,500mAh battery is smaller than the ROG Phone 7's 6,000mAh cell
- In-display fingerprint sensor was slow and sometimes failed in review testing of the 8 Pro
- Camera quality lags similarly priced flagships in review testing
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Asus ROG Phone 8
Display
- Screen size
- 6.78 ″
- Panel type
- LTPO AMOLED
- Resolution
- 1080x2400
- Pixel density
- 388 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 165 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 2,500 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
- RAM (max)
- 16 GB
- Storage options
- 256GB
- Storage type
- UFS 4.0
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.9
- Ultra-wide
- 13 MP
- Telephoto
- 32 MP
- Optical zoom
- 3 x
- Max video
- 8K@24fps
- Front camera
- 32 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,500 mAh
- Wired charging
- 65 W
- Wireless charging
- 15 W
Design
- Weight
- 225 g
- Thickness
- 8.9 mm
- IP rating
- IP68
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 3.2
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 14 (ROG UI)
- OS update pledge
- 2 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Quick answers
Is the Asus ROG Phone 8 good in 2026?
The Asus ROG Phone 8 earns an Inno Score of 63.4/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The ROG Phone 8 is the standard model of ASUS's slimmed-down 2024 gaming phone line. It pairs a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a 6.78-inch 165Hz LTPO AMOLED, a 5,500mAh battery, IP68 protection and a 32MP 3x telephoto camera, and keeps the headphone jack. It lacks the 8 Pro's AniMe Vision rear LED matrix; US price starts at $1,099 for 16GB/256GB.
What are the key specs of the Asus ROG Phone 8?
Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 · Screen size: 6.78 ″ · Capacity: 5,500 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Asus ROG Phone 8?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Samsung Galaxy S26 FE, OnePlus 13T, realme GT 6 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
