TechPhonesAsus ROG Phone 8 renders leak shows a new direction for the gaming rangeWell, that was unexpected: the ROG Phone 8 looks very different from its predecessors and from its key rivals tooWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechPhonesAsus ROG Phone 8 renders leak shows a new direction for the gaming rangeWell, that was unexpected: the ROG Phone 8 looks very different from its predecessors and from its key rivals tooWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Well, that was unexpected: the ROG Phone 8 looks very different from its predecessors and from its key rivals too
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: WindowsReport.com)
(Image credit: WindowsReport.com)
You know whatgaming phoneslook like. They’re the smartphone equivalent of monster trucks or incredibly intimidating SUVs, designed specifically to make a statement – I AM POWER! – long before you get to use them. Take theASUS ROG Phone 7, for example: the only things missing are bull bars, spotlights and go-faster stripes.
You’d expect the ROG Phone 8 to be more of the same, maybe with a set of truck nuts hanging from the lower section. But in a move that’s genuinely surprising,ASUShas gone in a completely different direction. The renders above, created forWindowsreport.com, show that ASUS’s next premium phone looks like… a phone.
What is ASUS up to with the ROG Phone 7?
The ROG Phone 7 and ROG Phone 7 Pro look very much like flagship smartphones rather than just gaming phones, and that’s no doubt entirely deliberate: as much fun as gaming phone designs are, you can see how they may be a little off-putting to more casual buyers or for those of us who like to get a bit of gaming in during an otherwise tedious business day. The 8 appears to have a matte finish and the Pro a more glossy casing.
No matter what’s going on outside, the internal specs are likely to be impressive: we gave the current ROG Phone five out of five stars and it’s our current pick for the best gaming phone. It’s ridiculously overpowered for casual gaming, but it’s not designed for that; it’s made for hardcore gamers who have to tear themselves away from their beloved rigs and as a result it has to deliver a much more stellar gaming experience. As we said in our review it does that very well, and it is perfectly capable of handling day to day tasks too. And now with the eighth version, you’ll be able to use it in stealth mode too.
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