Asus ROG Phone 8 Design Teased as Handset Surfaces on Bluetooth SIG Website Ahead of Launch

Here's what the Asus ROG Phone 8 will look like when the company launches the handset in the coming weeks.

Written by David Delima | Updated: 9 December 2023 16:17 IST

Asus ROG Phone 8 Design Teased as Handset Surfaces on Bluetooth SIG Website Ahead of Launch

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Asus ROG Phone 8 will succeed the ROG Phone 7 series (pictured)

Highlights

Asus ROG Phone 8 series will be launched soon
The company has also teased the design of the upcoming handset
The Asus ROG Phone 8 series will run on Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chips

Asus ROG Phone 8 has been teased by the company, ahead of the launch of the company's next flagship phone aimed at gamers. The successor to the ROG Phone 7 is expected to make its debut soon, and the phone was recently spotted on a certification website, hinting at an imminent launch. Asus previously confirmed that the ROG Phone 8 will be powered by Qualcomm's latest flagship smartphone processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 that offers performance and efficiency improvements over last year's flagship chip.

In a teaser posted to X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, Asus revealed the top right corner of the ROG Phone 8. while the left corner with the camera module appears darker. However, by adjusting the brightness levels, it is easy to spot the triple rear camera setup, as well as a USB port located on the side. The teaser does not share any additional information related to the launch of the handset and merely states that it is coming soon.

Beyond Gaming.#ROG #ROGPhone8 pic.twitter.com/4TuAbIIZYO
— ROG Global (@ASUS_ROG) December 8, 2023

Meanwhile, the Asus ROG Phone 8 and ROG Phone 8 Pro were spotted on the Bluetooth SIG certification website by MySmartPrice, with model numbers AI2401_C/D/A and AI2401_A/C/F. The Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra was also spotted on the website with the model number AI2401_H. Gadgets 360 was able to confirm the presence of these smartphone model numbers on the website.

The successors to the Asus ROG Phone 7 series could be launched by the company in the coming days or weeks. Earlier this year, Asus launched the ROG Phone 7 and ROG Phone 7 Ultimate in India with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 paired with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of inbuilt storage.

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They feature a triple rear camera setup comprising a 50-megapixel primary camera, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide angle camera, and an 8-megapixel macro camera. They are also equipped with a 32-megapixel selfie camera. Both ROG Phone 7 series phones pack 6,000mAh batteries that can be charged at 65W.

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Asus ROG Phone 7

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.78-inch

Processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Front Camera 32-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 13-megapixel + 8-megapixel

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 6000mAh

OS Android 13

Resolution 2448x1080 pixels

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Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.78-inch

Processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Front Camera 32-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 13-megapixel + 8-megapixel

RAM 16GB

Storage 512GB

Battery Capacity 6000mAh

OS Android 13

Resolution 2448x1080 pixels

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