Many gaming-eccentric smartphones might already be available on the market, however Asus desires that throne all for itself. The corporate lately introduced its newest ROG Cellphone 7 collection of high-end gaming smartphones throughout their “For These Who Dare” digital occasion. The ROG Cellphone 7 collection targets fanatic cellular players. Asus has revealed two fashions for this era: the ROG Cellphone 7 and ROG Cellphone 7 Final. Each units share equivalent specs, whereas the Final variant has a couple of further bells and whistles that will curiosity some players.

The ROG Cellphone 7 collection joins the ranks of the Samsung Galaxy S23, the OnePlus 11, the vivo iQOO 11, and the Xiaomi 13 Professional that make the most of Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (SM8550) SoC. The 4 nm SoC conforms to an octa-core design consisting of 1 sizeable prime core (Cortex-X3), 4 efficiency cores (two Cortex-A715 and two Cortex-A710), and three effectivity cores (Cortex-A510). Like the bulk competitors, Asus makes use of the vanilla SM8550 with a 3.2 GHz clock pace on the Kryo prime core. Nonetheless, Samsung’s Galaxy S23 lineup makes use of a special-binned variant that hits 3.36 GHz.

On the graphics facet, the SoC has the Adreno 740, which gives 25% extra efficiency than the Adreno 730, in keeping with Qualcomm’s claims. Adreno 740 additionally brings different thrilling options, akin to assist for {hardware} ray tracing and Vulkan 1.3 assist. The bottom mannequin ROG Cellphone 7 comes with 12 GB of LPDDR5X LPDDR5X reminiscence working at 8,533 MT/s, whereas the higher-specced model and the Final bump that as much as 16 GB. Equally, the bottom mannequin cellphone comes with 256 GB of UFS 4.0 storage, which is bumped as much as 512 GB on the extra premium fashions. It is a vital improve over the ROG Cellphone 6’s storage, which began at simply 128 GB. The change to newer UFS 4.0 storage also needs to enhance sequential learn speeds – technically as excessive as 4.2 GB/s – although as at all times, actual world efficiency goes to rely upon the underlying NAND used.

As regards to design, Asus seemingly believes the design of their ROG telephones does not want any vital adjustments if it really works. To that finish, the ROG Cellphone 7 collection sports activities the same design to final yr’s ROG Cellphone 6 collection, with the ROG Cellphone 7 collection receiving solely a minor facelift. Consequently, the 2 smartphones have the identical footprint (173 x 77 x 10.3 mm) and weight (239 g), inserting the ROG Cellphone 7 collection’ dimensions roughly alongside the vary of the Apple iPhone 14 Professional Max or Samsung Galaxy S23 Extremely. The ROG Cellphone 7 is offered in Storm White and Phantom Black colours, whereas the ROG Cellphone 7 Final solely comes within the former possibility. The smartphone is IP54-certified – solely providing splash resistance versus being fully waterproof/submersible – so house owners ought to handle their units when close to water.

By way of construct high quality and supplies, ROG Cellphone 7 collection is designed to have each really feel of a premium smartphone. The system has an aluminum physique accentuated by a dual-glass design, that includes Gorilla Glass Victus for defense on the entrance and strange Gorilla Glass 3 on the rear. The Samsung AMOLED HDR10+ display screen measures 6.78 inches and has a screen-to-body ratio of round 82%. The always-on 10-bit show has a 2,448 x 1,080 pixels decision, leading to a pixel density of 395 PPI. Being a gaming smartphone, the ROG Cellphone 7 collection flaunts a peak refresh fee of 165 Hz and helps 10-point multitouch and glove contact. As well as, a hidden fingerprint reader resides beneath the show. Though the display screen on the ROG Cellphone 7 is sort of just like the ROG Cellphone 6, the newer has a better most brightness (1,500 nits vs. 1,200 nits). In the meantime, the Final model of the cellphone additionally provides a secondary pOLED show in the back of the system. The tiny show permits customers to show completely different animations so as to add aptitude to the smartphone.

Though the ROG Cellphone 7 is a gaming smartphone, the system has a fairly respectable digital camera setup. The first shooter is a 50-megapixel digital camera that leverages Sony’s IMX766 sensor with an f/1.9 aperture. PDAF is the one technique of autofocus, although. In the meantime, the ultrawide digital camera makes use of a 13-megapixel sensor with a 120-degree subject of view with an f/2.2 aperture. The macro digital camera, however, is only a five-megapixel snapper with an f/2.0 aperture. The digital camera mixture permits the ROG Cellphone 7 to supply 8K recording at 24 FPS, 4K at 60 FPS, 1080p at 240 FPS, or 720p at 480 FPS. Lastly, the selfie digital camera is a 32-megapixel Quad Bayer sensor with an f/2.5 aperture with 1080p at 30 FPS recording functionality.

Asus has revamped the model’s GameCool 7 cooling system to maintain the ROG Cellphone 7 working cool. The seller makes use of a boron nitride-based thermal compound for the CPU. As well as, the cooler has a vapor chamber with six liquid-return channels and graphite sheets for max warmth dissipation. For lengthy gaming classes, Asus recommends slapping on the AeroActive Cooler 7, a beefy thermoelectric Peltier cooler that attaches to the smartphone by way of the USB Sort-C port. The twin-cooling design helps decrease the smartphone’s again and contact panel temperatures. Apart from cooling, the AeroActive Cooler 7 provides a small sub-woofer and 4 further ergonomically positioned buttons to the ROG Cellphone 7 collection. The AeroActive Cooler 7 comes bundled with the ROG Cellphone 7 Final, whereas for vanilla ROG Cellphone 7 customers it may be bought individually. Asus hasn’t shared the pricing for the stand-alone AeroActive Cooler 7, although the earlier model retailed for $99.

The smartphone has two 12 x 16 mm twin front-facing audio system, and with the built-in sub-woofer from the AeroActive Cooler 7, players can take pleasure in a 2.1 audio expertise. The smartphone nonetheless gives a typical 3.5 mm connector for connecting headphones.

Asus outfitted the ROG Cellphone 7 with a 6,000 mAh battery, which is identical capability as on the prior ROG Cellphone 6. The smartphone arrives with an enormous 65-watt HyperCharger USB PD charger. In response to Asus, the smartphone solely takes round 42 minutes to get a full cost. WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity are current, because of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. NFC is supported as effectively. The shortlist of I/O ports on the ROG Cellphone 7 collection consists of one USB 3.1 Gen Sort-C port and one USB 2.0 Sort-C port.

Lastly, working on high of the ROG Cellphone 7’s {hardware} is the most recent Android 13 (Tiramisu), with Asus’ customized ROG theme over it. With this era, Asus has pledged to provide the smartphone two main OS updates and as much as 4 years of safety updates.

For the preliminary launch of the ROG Cellphone 7 collection, Asus is specializing in Europe, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Pre-orders have already began, and though Asus has not introduced a transport date, it is notable that pre-orders are set to shut on April thirtieth. In the meantime, the cellphone is slated to make its solution to North America and different markets a bit later, with a looser-defined Q2 launch date.

The European pricing for the cellphone begins at €999 (~$1,100) for the bottom mannequin, and €1199 (~$1,325) for the upper capability 16GB/512GB model. In the meantime the Final variation of the cellphone will value €1,399 (~$1,550). Asus has not shared North American pricing for the cellphone, in order that info is prone to come nearer to the cellphone’s North American launch later within the quarter.