THE GAMING SPECIALISTS
ASUS ROG PHONE 8 PRO
W
ith more subtle styling than its
predecessors, you might wonder if this Asus really is a gaming phone… until, that is, you see the customisable dot-matrix light effects on the glass rear panel.
Well, it’s true that the slim chassis puts it more on a par with mainstream mobiles… and a few features have been sacrificed for that.
Front-facing stereo speakers are out, and the hidden selfie-cam has become a potentially distracting punch-hole type. On the plus side, the touch-sensitive air triggers remain.
Most importantly, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (with 16GB RAM) is as quick as it gets. Big titles including Arena of Valor and Genshin Impact have been specially optimised for the hardware and run a treat on the 165Hz OLED display.