The ROG Phone 8 Pro bears the name of Asus ' gaming-focused sub-brand, but this phone targets a much wider audience than any of its predecessors. And that move pays off, at least in part.

Both the ROG Phone 7 and 7 Ultimate ship with a new 6.78-inch display from Samsung, with a 165Hz refresh rate, a 2,448 x 1,080 resolution, and critically for playing outside, 1,500 nits of brightness.

If you hold the phone in landscape, it’s easy to block the S23 Ultra’s speakers with your hands and then alter the tone of the audio. There are no such problems with the ROG Phone 7 Ultimate.

While last year’s ROG Phone 7 also had a 165Hz display, the new model has a brighter screen with up to 2500 nits peak brightness (up from 1500 nits), as well as support for adaptive refresh ...

If you want to save some money, the ASUS ROG Phone 8 has the same specifications, except for 16 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage, an RGB ROG logo on the back (instead of the AmiMe LED screen) — and ...

The ROG Phone 8 series will be available for pre-order in the very near future, with the base model (16GB RAM and 256GB storage) asking for $1,000 (actual retail price will cost an extra $100 ...

Thankfully, the company hasn’t entirely abandoned what made previous ROG Phones fun, as there’s a dual-color Mini-LED display on the back, which Asus calls the AniMe Vision display.

The ROG Phone 9 series will be available in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and several other markets in the APAC region today. Pre-orders go live today for Europe, too, with devices shipping from December.

If you want a premium gaming phone that also works well for everyday use, the ROG Phone 9 Pro might be your best bet. Asus ...

The phone has two USB-C ports, one on the side and one on the bottom, and a headphone jack. There are three rear cameras, a 50 MP main camera, a 13 MP wide-angle, and a 5 MP macro, while the front ...

In contrast, the ASUS ROG Phone 9 has a 50-megapixel Sony Lytia 700 primary camera, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and a 32-megapixel telephoto camera with f/2.4 aperture, OIS, and 3X optical zoom.