Weekly poll: can the Asus ROG Phone 8 find a place in your pocket?

14 January 2024
The gaming phone has been reformed to be better for casual users. It's still a powerful gaming phone and now has features like an LTPO display.

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Narazumono, 14 Jan 2024Why the hell would you want bezels lmaoNot everyone here wants speaker beside usb port, worst place possible.

    David 040882, 14 Jan 2024Both are just as easily covered when gaming, but you won�... moreThe last phone had thin enough bezels. I want those back.

      GAMIR3DH, 14 Jan 2024You proved my point. A bezel is covered my the hands. A pun... moreBoth are just as easily covered when gaming, but you won't be gaming 24/7. You would also use it for anything else you would use your phone for and there is where the bezels come in as annoying or dated, whatever you wanna call it. But whatever, the only in-between would've been thinner bezels, which apparently wasn't possible, since they switched to a punchole. Or if we were still in 2018, a pop-up selfie cam, therefore giving no reason for a thick bezel to be present.

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        • 14 Jan 2024

        I'd consider this as an upgrade for my Oneplus 10 Pro. I like how it looks. If the price is right, then I'll get it.

          David 040882, 14 Jan 2024And since when does the best screen experience mean a punch... moreYou proved my point. A bezel is covered my the hands. A punch hole isn't.

            GAMIR3DH, 14 Jan 2024There's no point in buying a gaming phone if it doesn&... moreAnd since when does the best screen experience mean a punchole free display? I could as easily say that thick bezels annoy/distract me more than just a small punchole, which would literally be covered by your hand most of thee time your gaming anyways.

              If I was Asus, to attract attention from casuals while remaining true to their core audience, I would do this:

              1) Do not make the phone thinner, keep it at 10.6mm. This allows for more space inside the phone and allows it to keep the 6000mAh battery.

              2) Make the rear cameras work just like their Asus Zenfone 8 Flip, which can flip its rear camera module around to also act as a selfie camera. This is unique enough to attract attention while not having to have a selfie cutout. It's also technically a better solution than under-display cameras, which are still not good enough to be mainstream. Unlike the ZTE nubia Red Magic 9, what Asus seems to be going for is to turn their Asus ROG Phone 8 into a more mainstream phone while also keeping it as a gaming-centric one, likely because they are going to kill of their Zenfone line, so under-display cameras just wouldn't be a good solution.

              3) Keep the speaker setup of the Asus ROG Phone 7, as it is fantastic. It's practically an insult for them to downgrade this, and the more casual users that they seem to want to attract would probably have loved and appreciated the speakers just as much as the core audience did.

              4) Do not have a different version for SEA markets. These kinds of artificial differences just confuse the customer and doesn't benefit anyone, as people are less likely to buy a product that confuses them, especially the more casual audiences they seem to be trying to target. Their core audience is very likely to reject the new phone as well because they can understand what the problem is, which is not the kind of problem that enthusiasts tend to tolerate.

              5) Do not use a glass back. The problem with glass backs is that they are very easy to break or scratch, and for a gaming phone that has accessory mounts, scratching it is a very easy thing to do. They should've either stayed with plastic or used something more exotic.

                Only a 1080p display on a phone costing €1,100?? Hahaha. At this point, might as well just an iPhone 15 Pro Max

                  Anonymous, 14 Jan 2024How is there not a simple "No" option"None of the above" translates automatically to "I don't want it" among the options given

                    David 040882, 14 Jan 2024They keep the bezels, someone'll complain, they'l... moreThere's no point in buying a gaming phone if it doesn't give me the best screen experience.

                    Any flagship can game. While being better any anything else.

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                      • 14 Jan 2024

                      How is there not a simple "No" option

                        GAMIR3DH, 14 Jan 2024No screen interruptions. Or instead if they wanted small be... moreThey keep the bezels, someone'll complain, they'll use the punchole, someone'll complain; they use the UDC, someone'll complain. They don't use UDC since they probably know the tradeoffs it comes with. And let's be honest here, a small punchole won't hurt or affect your gaming performance or attention span during prolonged gaming sessions. I guarantee you that. If you can't focus on your game cause of the punchole, then I'm sorry, but you simply can't focus well enough and ignore a small, simple dot, which isn't even in the middle of the screen. Anyways, they've just switched from the bezels to the punchole. For an UDC, you'll probably have to wait a few ROG generations to pass before you'll see that happen...or maybe not.

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                          • 14 Jan 2024

                          A hella expensive thing. But it's a very good all-rounder. Let's just hope that asus will provide the bootloader unlocking thing again :/

                            Narazumono, 14 Jan 2024Bezels are a thing of the past and they need to be as thin ... moreJust because its a thing of the past it shouldn't be extinct.
                            So no phones launching this year shouldn't have Headphones jacks, IR blasters, Iris scanners, side/rear mounted finger print scanners, MicroSD slots?

                              GAMIR3DH, 14 Jan 2024No screen interruptions. Or instead if they wanted small be... moreBezels are a thing of the past and they need to be as thin as possible but yes, more phones should start using under display cameras or atleast pop up ones

                                Narazumono, 14 Jan 2024Why the hell would you want bezels lmaoNo screen interruptions. Or instead if they wanted small bezels. How about a under display camera like the Nubia phones.

                                  GAMIR3DH, 14 Jan 2024I want the bezels back. If i want a normal looking phone i ... moreWhy the hell would you want bezels lmao

                                    I was hoping that the weekly poll was going to be about the Poco X6 and Poco X6 Pro! 😩

                                      I want the bezels back. If i want a normal looking phone i would buy other brands.

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                                        • 14 Jan 2024

                                        Op12 to be $800 in USA

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