The bonkers specs and 'boring' designs of the Asus ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro have just leaked in full

The bonkers specs and ‘boring’ designs of the Asus ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro have just leaked in full،

Are you ready to welcome some new ultra-premium gaming handsets from industry veteran Asus to the global market? Yes, it looks like the ROG Phone 8 series will be released much earlier in the new year than the ROG Phone 7 and 7 Ultimate were in 2023, while trading the latter model for a Pro.

A redesigned design for the masses and all the raw power you can handle

We're not sure what the ROG Phone 8 and ROG Phone 8 Pro have to do with Windows, but there's no legitimate reason to doubt the veracity of the high-quality renders and the accuracy of all specifications revealed by the aforementioned publication. .

If you're a longtime die-hard fan of this decidedly unconventional family of smartphones, you might be a little disappointed by the outward appearance of these next-gen gaming flagships. While you can still easily distinguish the ROG Phone 8 duo from all the best Android phones available today, their design language is significantly watered down compared to the ROG Phone 7 and ROG Phone 7 Ultimate.

Asus ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro's crazy specs and 'boring' designs just leaked in full

There's no small screen on the back this time, no bold curves, no trend-defying screen bezels, and even the rear-facing camera module has been redesigned to attract ( a little) less attention. But the manufacturer's intentions are pretty clear here, and they're not (necessarily) to enrage hardcore gamers.

Instead, the ROG Phone 8 and ROG Phone 8 Pro seem designed to appeal to a wider audience than their predecessors, with a conventional center punch-hole on the front, a cleaner back cover that still includes that chic ROG RGB logo, a much finer one. overall profile and a larger camera system, widely expected to significantly improve real-world photographic performance.

Speaking of performance, we're definitely looking at two absolute Android powerhouses here, set to share a cutting-edge Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor under their redesigned hoods while supporting up to 24GB of RAM.

Wait what?!

That's right (at least according to this credible new report), the high-end configuration of the ROG Phone 8 Pro will contain more memory than your laptop. Of course, the “regular” ROG Phone 8 will have to “make do” with 12GB of the good stuff, while the “entry-level” Pro variant should offer 16GB of RAM itself.

Perhaps more impressively, the ROG Phone 8 Pro is designed to support up to 1TB of internal storage space, with the non-Pro model playing things relatively safe in order to keep its price reasonable with 256GB of local digital storage space.

Criticized for its subpar camera capabilities (at least by high-end standards), the ROG phone series is set to get its biggest upgrade in precisely this department in just a few weeks. Unfortunately (and rather oddly), we don't have any details on this for the ROG Phone 8, while the ROG Phone 8 Pro is expected to combine a super-premium 50MP Sony IMX890 imaging sensor with an ultra-large shooter 13 MP angle and a 32MP lens supporting 3x optical zoom.

The 6.78-inch screen on both generations gaming phones is probably just as spectacular as what the ROG Phone 7 and 7 Ultimate have to offer in this department, with AMOLED technology and a silky smooth 165Hz refresh rate feature.

Another big change will see the thinner and squarer ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro handle water immersion and dust contact thanks to IP68 certification, but alas the battery capacity is said to be reduced from 6,000 to 5,500 mAh depending on this thinner body.

Last but not least, the new, more mainstream members of the Asus ROG phone family will still be aimed at a gaming-focused audience with a bunch of neat and eye-catching optional accessories also pictured today, including a largely unchanged AeroActive cooler. and a transparent Devilcase Guardian cover.

What is this not rumor has it today how much the Asus ROG Phone 8 and ROG Phone 8 Pro could cost anywhere in the world, so we'll just have to wait for next month's Chinese announcement which will likely be closely followed by an international launch for see this very important piece. of the puzzle fall into place.