Weekly poll results: Asus ROG Phone 8/8 Pro attract attention, but could do with a price cut

21 January 2024
Asus is gently pushing the ROG phones towards being more mainstream, but the 8 is still priced like the premium gaming phone that it is.

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Anonymous, 21 Jan 2024I find it funny when people keep comparing ROG with regular... moreThe ROG 8 no longer can be termed as a gaming phone. Its price has been increased and it is now firmly in the territory of S24+.

The gaming festures that are referred to have also been reduced drastically.

No gamer would comply with the lost of high quality stereo front firing speakers , 6000 mAh battery and active cooling in favour of IP68 rating, wireless charging and passive cooling.

I hope Asus realize their mistake and give us a gaming phone worthy of the ROG tag. Otherwise RedMagic and Legion are looking really good alternatives.

    ExG, 21 Jan 2024Should be lower. Its downgrade in all aspects. You are delu... moreReally? I Think you just read the specs and feels like "OH, this is a piece of crap". It just you that you never read the review fully. There are even worse option, which can be compared to the gaming phone.

      LevelUp Solo, 24 Jan 2024I cannot believe you think pc users can't use WhatsApp 😦Steam deck Uses Steam Os, based on Arch Linux. So far, There is no Whatsapp for Linux, And L. User are instructed for using WA Web (The One on the browser)
      And despite there are whatsapp on Win 11 (The OS that ROG used), You can't use a Separate SIM For that WA since Steam D And ROG Ally Don't have any cellular connectivity.
      Thx for the comment.

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        • pks
        • 24 Jan 2024

        safin asa, 21 Jan 2024Because It's Not An Android And Can't use whatsap... moreI cannot believe you think pc users can't use WhatsApp 😦

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          • Anonymous
          • j}r
          • 23 Jan 2024

          OminousCat, 22 Jan 2024No built-in call recordings! Seriously? Does that strike you as someone who knows what they're talking about?

          https://rog.asus.com/support/FAQ/1008348

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            • Anonymous
            • xjH
            • 22 Jan 2024

            In my country asus love to cut their pirce after launch, since they usually launch mid year. Months after global launch

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              • Anonymous
              • sxr
              • 22 Jan 2024

              My current phone is s20 ultra, thinking of upgrading to ROG8pro, its cheaper than the s24 ultra. Im tired of samsung's region locking of chipset BS

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                • Anonymous
                • ntJ
                • 22 Jan 2024

                "The ROG Phone 8 made the top bezel thin at the cost of a small blemish on the screen and a downgrade to the speakers (there’s no longer room for front-firing speakers)."

                Remind me why Sony still keep the bezel on their phones. Not every trend has to be followed. Remember the time Sony removed the headphone jack on their flagship phones? Even they realized it was a bad idea all along and put it back since 2020 and keep it to this day.

                  kjkj, 21 Jan 2024Very high price! Not enough updates! No built-in call rec... moreNo built-in call recordings! Seriously?

                    I am buying the RoG 8 Pro... Beautiful powerhouse...

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                      • gDx
                      • 21 Jan 2024

                      Very high price!
                      Not enough updates!
                      No built-in call recordings!
                      No AI!
                      How did you get such a price?

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                        • Solih
                        • wrm
                        • 21 Jan 2024

                        mkbhd said rog 8 pro's performance is good.

                        Rog 8 pro have wide, ultrawide and telephoto camera, but all the photos taken is mediocre (sometime is bad), meanwhile its price is 1500 USD.

                        My planning is better buy S23+ or S24+ , then put Peltier Game cooler on the back,
                        then *voila* , a gaming phone

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                          • Anonymous
                          • fCE
                          • 21 Jan 2024

                          safin asa, 21 Jan 2024Blunder, The Series hasn't been discontinued yet Oh. Soon then perhaps

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                            • pedro
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                            • 21 Jan 2024

                            just bring back the padfone station

                              Anonymous, 21 Jan 2024If the ROG 6 didn't have the bend weakness, I would al... moreTotally agree with you Mr Anonymous

                                Anonymous, 21 Jan 2024No, obviously not. RIP the ROG seriesBlunder, The Series hasn't been discontinued yet

                                  CamoGeko-XDA, 21 Jan 2024Why do people even bother buying gaming phones these days w... moreBecause It's Not An Android And Can't use whatsapp or SM

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                                    • king
                                    • fuf
                                    • 21 Jan 2024

                                    Its way too over priced for nothing really

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • uCj
                                      • 21 Jan 2024

                                      Look like ROG phone end at 7... If ZenFone can't fight just end it don't merge with Rog department...

                                      ZenFone is use to be affordable phone now is just overpriced... tbh ZenFone might be the smaller group of people buying it smaller than ROG IMO...

                                      A gaming phone without gaming features is just BS I blame those none gamers kept bashing on Rog phone which they'll never buy in the 1st place...

                                        Why do people even bother buying gaming phones these days when products like ROG Ally and Steamdeck are way cheaper and more suited to gaming.