Yes, we have both the ROG Phone 8 and the ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition. It’s the latest and the absolute greatest gaming phone that is going to be available soon. It packs the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, a brand new design with new features and lots of changes here and there, and it is released alongside a brand new cooler.
So, the new ROG Phone 8 is released in 3 different flavors – the ROG Phone 8 vanilla, ROG Phone 8 Pro, and the ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition. Yes, the “ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition” is the full name of that particular variant. No idea why that’s the case, I think it should just be called the “ROG Phone 8 Ultimate” or something. ROG has been using the names “Ultimate” and “Pro” back and forth for the past two generations, actually.
We have unboxed the ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition, which you can watch here. It’s using the iconic fancy box shape with the fancy first-time bootup animation and minigame, and everything is included in this video.
Then, we also unboxed the ROG Phone 8 as well.
ROG typically only has aesthetic changes between the base version and the Pro/Ultimate variants, but this year, there is one more change. Here is the full specs list for all the three variants.
| ROG Phone 8 | ROG Phone 8 Pro ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition |
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| Color | Rebel Grey & Phantom Black | Phantom Black |
| Rear Camera | Main: 50 MP 6-axis Hybrid Gimbal Stabilizer 3.0, f/1.9
Wide: 13 MP, f/2.2, Free-form Lens |
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| Macro: 5MP FF | Tele: 32 MP, f/2.4, OIS, 3X optical zoom, pixel binning 1.4μm（Actual output photo: 8 MP） | |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | |
| Front Camera | 32 MP RGBW sensor, pixel binning 1.4um (Actual output photo: 8 MP) | |
| Screen | 6.78-inch AMOLED 2400×1080 pixels 165 Hz refresh rate LTPO 1~120Hz |
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| Battery / Charging | 5,500 mAh Wired 65W HyperCharge (USB-PD PPS) Wireless 15 W Qi-certified charging |
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| Memory | 12 GB + 256 GB / 16 GB +512 GB / 24 GB +1 TB | |
If you haven’t already realized, one of the camera is also different between the two variants. If you want to use that 3x optical zoom, then be sure to get the ROG Phone 8 Pro.
Now, what’s different between the ROG Phone 8 and the ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition? It’s actually very simple – the ROG Phone 8 Pro has the new AeroActive Cooler X included in the box.
Since the ROG Phone 8 series is now more squared than before, the cooler is not cross-compatible with its predecessors.
This new AeroActive Cooler X is bigger than before with a much larger fan and also a larger TEC surface contact area with the phone. What’s more interesting here is the removal of the subwoofer that was found on the AeroActive Cooler 7 last year, and also the removal of the back pedal buttons, leaving only two shoulder buttons.
Now, we’ll publish all the performance tests and whatnot on our YouTube channel in the coming week, so stay subscribed for that. I can assure you, it’s going to be a surprising one. There are even more features added, too.
As for the price and availability, it is slated to be released this 30th January 2024. It’s still a tentative date, though. The price will be announced at that time, so stay tuned for that.
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