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One day before the official start of CES 2024, the ASUS presented its new gaming smartphones, after around nine months since the launch of the previous generation. 381za
As expected, the new ROG Phone 8 and ROG Phone 8 Pro arrive on the market with the processor Snapdragon 8 Gen3 da Qualcomm and full specifications for all types of gamers. The Taiwanese company also announced four new gaming notebooks with screens up to 18 inches. See everything that was shown right now.
ROG Phone 8 and ROG Phone 8 Pro 1l2c5r
The new ASUS gaming smartphones look very similar when we look at their aesthetics. O ROG Phone 8 traditional is 7% lighter than its predecessor and now weighs just 223 grams; meanwhile, the ROG Phone 8 Pro It weighs 225 grams.
The thickness was 8,9 millimeters and the ASUS highlights that the new smartphones are 15% thinner, with both being launched in black and gray colors and with IP68 protection that prevents problems in the case of water and dust ingress.
Both have a screen AMOLED 6,78-inch display that displays images in FHD+ quality (1080 x 2448 pixels). The refresh rate of both smartphones is also the same: 165Hz, as well as the models also have a peak brightness of 2.500 nits. To save energy, ASUS created programming that allows the refresh rate to vary between 1Hz and 120Hz, depending on the activity displayed on the screen.
Under the screen there is the processor Snapdragon 8 Gen3, the same that must be present in the new Galaxy S24, scheduled for launch on the 17th. To run games and other applications without problems, it will be possible to purchase variants with up to 24 GB of RAM of the type LPDDR5X.
It was promised that the new ROG Phone 8 will have up to 1 TB of internal storage. A ASUS also mentioned that he managed to develop a special mode to increase performance, which is called XMode, but it is not yet known how this will work in practice.
Now, about the cameras: at the rear, there is a triple set consisting of a 50 MP wide main lens, a 32 MP telephoto lens and an ultrawide lens. It will be possible to record videos in 8K quality at 24 fps, 4K at up to 30 or 60 fps, 1080p 30/60/120/240fps and also in 720p quality at up to 480 fps. There is a static stabilizer for videos to be recorded in full quality and artificial intelligence for capturing photos. We will wait for the model to arrive in Brazil to test, in practice, how the resource will work.
The front camera is also the same between both models: a 32 MP camera for selfies and video calls that records videos in 1080p at 30fps. In addition to portrait mode, artificial intelligence was announced for the front camera.
O ROG Phone 8 Pro It differs from the “simple” version due to the heat sink Gamecool 8 already included in the box. A ASUS highlights that it was completely redesigned for 2024 and, in addition to two physical buttons, there is another headphone jack with a 2 mm P3,5 connection. The accessory can increase the smartphone's performance by another 20% through better heat removal, ideal for games like Genshin Impact, Fortnite and other heavier titles.
Both models also feature artificial intelligence that can understand the type of game to be played so that the best performance is delivered. If you are a person who likes to play games on call with your friends, an artificial intelligence just to perform noise cancellation will be available.
Both ROG Phone 8 as much as ROG Phone 8 Pro will be available in the USA in January. A ASUS reported that gaming smartphones will arrive in more countries around the world “during the first half of 2024”. Last year, the ROG Phone 7 It was announced in April and arrived in Brazil in July. There is no information on price yet.
ROG Zephyrus G14 and G16 f1bj
Os AI PCs will be the main highlight of 2024 and the ASUS I wouldn't be left out of that. The company announced two new notebooks, which are actually reinterpretations of the models launched in 2023.
O ROG Zephyrus G14 will be relaunched with a smaller thickness and 14-inch 240Hz OLED screen (the sampling rate reaches 960Hz, according to the company) and for HDR natively. Its metal casing has a line effect on the lid to deliver style.
With dual speakers and for Dolby Atmos the company hopes gamers and content professionals will have a complete device for fun and work.
As expected, the ROG Zephyrus G14 will be launched with processor Intel CoreUltra 9 (the most powerful), but the processor will also have options AMD Ryzen 8000. ASUS also promised that the model will be launched with video cards with GPUs from NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 40 series (which goes up to version 4090).
already talking about the ROG Zephyrus G16, the model will have a 16-inch OLED screen and will have beefier specifications, due to its size. A ASUS confirmed via press release that it will have processor options Intel CoreUltra 9 e AMD Ryzen 8000 with for artificial intelligence tasks.
The 16-inch model also features the same metal casing and lid effect to deliver style throughout the day. The notebook will also be launched with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards, with no combinations revealed at the time of writing this article.
Official prices and arrival date in Brazil were also not revealed.
ROG Strix Scar 16 and ROG Strix Scar 18 h2v58
Closing the news, the ASUS mentioned in his presentation that, for the first time, the line ROG Strix Scar will have an 18-inch model. O ROG Strix Scar 18 you will receive the mini LED called ROG Nebula Display HDR. 1000. It will be possible to view images in 2.5K resolution (2560×1600) with a response time of 240Hz and a response time of just 3 milliseconds.
Versions of the ROG Strix Scar line for 2024 will also receive processors Intel Core i9 14th generation and dedicated graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 with a maximum TGP of 175 W. The processors, new , graphics card and other advances will also be applied to the 16-inch model launched in 2024.
It is not yet known when the models will arrive in Brazil and their international price has not yet been revealed, but we will update the article with this information when it is revealed. More information should be disclosed during the age of the ASUS na CES 2024.
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With information: ASUS Pressroom
reviewed by Glaucon Vital in 8 / 1 / 24.
