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Asus ROG Phone 8 review: SD8 Gen 3 gaming flagship — 165 Hz, 5,500 mAh, IP65.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jan 2024·$999
Overall
84/100
Class rank
#39 of 46
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The 2024 gaming flagship benchmark.

ROG Phone 8 brings SD8 Gen 3, 165 Hz, IP65 and 5,500 mAh to the gaming flagship space with full Wi-Fi 7 and a headphone jack. Cameras are average but gaming is untouchable.

01Display

88/100

88/100 trails the 91-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

TypeAMOLED, 165 Hz, 2,500 nits
Size6.78 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px
Touch720 Hz

02Camera

74/100

74/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2024 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main50 MP Sony IMX890, f/1.9, OIS
Ultrawide13 MP
Macro5 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

92/100

92/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
RAM12 / 16 / 24 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB
CoolingGameCool 8

04Battery

88/100

88/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.

Capacity5,500 mAh
Wired65 W

05Build

82/100

82/100 trails the 86-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

06Value

78/100

78/100 trails the 80-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

What works
  • SD8 Gen 3 + 165 Hz + 720 Hz touch.
  • IP65 + 5,500 mAh endurance.
  • AirTrigger shoulder buttons.
  • Jack + Wi-Fi 7 + front stereo.
What doesn't
  • Heavy 225 g.
  • Average cameras.
  • Gamer styling.
  • 65 W slow for the class.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 17 Pro Max
$1199 · score 93/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 46-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .