Asus ROG Phone 8 unboxing

This is the ROG Phone 8, the slightly lesser member of the just announced duo. What's different is the customizable LEDs on the back, the fact that the 8 goes up to 16 GB of RAM (vs 24 GB on the Pro), and 512 GB of storage (1 TB on the Pro), as well as the retail package. The ROG Phone 8 ships with a 30W charger (65W on the Pro), a case, and a USB cable. There's no AeroActive Cooler X here, whereas the Pro has it in the box. Beyond that, the Asus ROG Phone 8 has the same impressive specs sheet as the ROG Phone 8 Pro. You get the newest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, the same 6.78-inch...

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Asus ROG Phone 8 arrives with SD 8 Gen 3, telephoto camera and IP68 rating

Asus wanted to build not just the best gaming phone, but also an overall flagship – the Asus ROG Phone 8 series has been redesigned to be more pleasant to use as a daily driver. There are three versions of the phone (four, actually), though the differences are mostly cosmetic. The new ROG phone is thinner and lighter – it measures 8.9mm and weighs 225g, compared to 10.3mm and 239g for the ROG Phone 7. This comes with a drop in battery capacity to 5,500mAh (500mAh down), but optimized hardware offers nearly the same battery life as last year’s model. The display measures 6.78” like last...

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iPhone survives fall from ill-fated Alaska Airlines flight

If you pay attention to world news, then you probably know about Alaska Airlines flight 1282. While climbing to its cruising altitude on a US domestic flight between Portland, Oregon, and Ontario, California, a panel in the fuselage of the Boeing 737 Max 9 plane simply blew off causing a loss of cabin pressure and a lot of things simply being thrown out into the air. One of those things was an iPhone that was recovered by Seanathan Bates, a game designer and .NET application developer. He found it on the side of a road while taking a walk, and then of course proceeded to hand it over to...

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Watch the Asus ROG Phone 8 launch event live

CES 2024 is starting and we are about to see the official debut of Asus' ROG Phone 8 smartphone series, which promises the latest and greatest from Qualcomm, more gaming-oriented features and a new design. The event will kick off on January 8 at 11 PM CET and it's going to be an exciting one. Asus' ROG Phone lineup has perhaps the most polished gaming Android products with a big accessory ecosystem and the best support for high refresh rate gaming. As is usually the case, the device will come in two variants - Pro and non-Pro. As per the rumors so far, the Pro variant will finally...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 1

We start year 2024 with a brand-new leader in our trending chart and one that might stay there for a while longer. The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra will only become official on January 17, but it's already the most popular phone in our database. Behind that we have the Redmi Note 13 Pro and Redmi Note 13 Pro+, which just made their debut in India and will go global on January 15. Long-time favorite Galaxy A54 is in fourth, ahead of the outgoing Galaxy S23 Ultra. We then have another member of Samsung's upcoming trio, the vanilla Galaxy S24, in sixth. The Redmi Note 13 and Redmi Note 12...

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My top 5 phones of 2023 – Hristo

Hi there, I’m Hristo, the lead news editor here at GSMArena and I have the honor of wrapping up this year’s installment of the "My top 5" series. Being arguably the biggest foldables fan at the office I don’t share the sentiment expressed by some of my colleagues that the year was boring. Granted, the bar phones have been a bit meh for a good while, but incremental upgrades are what you get in a mature market. The foldable space, on the other hand was booming and I’m loving every bit of it. I couldn’t quite fit within the 5 phones required by the format, so I’ll begin with a couple...

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