Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate review

13 April 2023


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  • Anonymous
  • fCC
  • 15 Apr 2023

I'll be buying gaming phone when they can run some serious games like GTA 5 or NFS etc. Not spending a thousand for a phone to play angry birds or something

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    • Anonymous
    • tZk
    • 15 Apr 2023

    Frizha08, 14 Apr 2023when asus release rog phone...all other gaming brands give way.Hope the ROG Phone 7 can finally be reliable now, instead of developing motherboard issues after a few months of use like previous models.

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      • Anonymous
      • fCC
      • 15 Apr 2023

      zodiacfml, 15 Apr 2023absurd. i don't like Apple but an iPhone 14 is faster ... moreThis phone isn't for you. It's for those who understand tech

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        • Anonymous
        • nem
        • 15 Apr 2023

        zodiacfml, 15 Apr 2023absurd. i don't like Apple but an iPhone 14 is faster ... moreHow does it feel to be wrong? This phone throttles only in the non-X mode which is intended. COU performance is not that far behind the A16, GPU performance is 30% better on the 8 Gen 2 and the iPhone too throttles..

          absurd. i don't like Apple but an iPhone 14 is faster in CPU, as fast in GPU, and doesn't throttle down to 60% performance and has better cameras

            AnonD-1044551, 15 Apr 2023Arr yee matties. A pirate's life it is. ??? You can have them be backups of your legally purchased games.

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              • Steven
              • tDP
              • 15 Apr 2023

              What about the bluetooth version ?

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                • kx2
                • 15 Apr 2023

                KondriX, 14 Apr 2023Can it run some real games like Doom, Tomb Raider, God of W... moreI mean it's buying a phone to do a PC or gaming consoles work 🤷‍♂️.

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                  • kx2
                  • 15 Apr 2023

                  Mediatek sux, 14 Apr 2023Doom, tomb raider, crysis through switch and exagear emulat... moreArr yee matties. A pirate's life it is.

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                    • AnonD-1044551
                    • kx2
                    • 15 Apr 2023

                    StealthRequiem, 14 Apr 2023I'm with you there. I'd buy one if there were any... moreThis👆👆. I mean spending 1500 just to play candy crush and other low titled games on playstore is just silly

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                      • AnonD-1044551
                      • kx2
                      • 15 Apr 2023

                      Stoon, 14 Apr 2023for 1400 bucks, i would rather buy an Xbox or PS5 with 1 or... moreThey cost way less, but still give you a better experience 🤷‍♂️

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                        • Anonymous
                        • j}r
                        • 15 Apr 2023

                        Thanks for the exhaustive review, as always :) Quick, too!

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                          • Anonymous
                          • 8N3
                          • 15 Apr 2023

                          Rod, 14 Apr 2023You have to be crazy to choose this over the red magic 8 pr... moreROG has front speakers in case you did not noticed. You cant fit dual speakers with tiny bezels like Redmagic, S23 etc ..

                          Speaker beside usb port is among the stupidest things on phones.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 8N3
                            • 15 Apr 2023

                            Rod, 14 Apr 2023You have to be crazy to choose this over the red magic 8 pr... moreRedmagic is that phone uncapable of running certain games beyond 90fps, same games that even old phones from 2020/21 can run at 120fps?

                            😂🤣

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                              • Anonymous
                              • nem
                              • 14 Apr 2023

                              Rod, 14 Apr 2023You have to be crazy to choose this over the red magic 8 pr... moreThe bezels are a POSITIVE for this phone. Gives you some room to grab it without accidental touches. If all you want to do is play games, the RM8 is fine, but when it comes to the details this is just way ahead.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • nem
                                • 14 Apr 2023

                                Stoon, 14 Apr 2023for 1400 bucks, i would rather buy an Xbox or PS5 with 1 or... moreAh yes, because a console will totally be a replacement for a top of the line smartphone!

                                  Super Android 22, 14 Apr 2023They arent exactly phones though that can also be used whil... moreYou're spot on about all of this.

                                  "Dedicated" handheld gaming devices like the Nintendo Switch, SteamDeck etc actually provide a subpar gaming experience because everything on it is much worse than it would be on a modern flagship phone.

                                  The only advantage it has is that it can officially play console games.

                                  Is that worth paying for a device that has nowhere near the universal usefulness of an actual phone? At best these devices can only be used in addition to a phone; they cannot replace it, so if most people could carry only 1, it would always be a phone.

                                  There's a very small niche for those devices and it's ironically even smaller than that of gaming phones like ROG or Red Magic.

                                  If anything, the only reason people buy a Switch instead of a dedicated gaming phone is because the price is way lower. But then you have to pay for games and AFAIK there is no way to crack games or get them for free nor is there a way to root and overclock your Switch etc.

                                  So you're basically buying a device with locked specs and no upgradability.

                                  The same can be said about phones (which is why I am against paying so much for phones in the first place), but phones have many clear advantages:

                                  1) A phone has far more uses than just gaming. In fact phones are by far the most universally used and upgraded technology that everyone has, and they can effectively replace almost everything else in a pinch.

                                  2) Now manufacturers are offering at least 3 to 5 years of upgrades for their flagships so you don't need to worry.

                                  3) You can always root and overclock Android phones to get the most out of them.

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                                    • rod
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                                    • 14 Apr 2023

                                    Anonymous, 14 Apr 2023Half price, half software, half durability , and updates, a... morecheck jerryrigeverything. rm8 did better than rog.

                                      Super Android 22, 14 Apr 2023They arent exactly phones though that can also be used whil... moreSteam deck yes, but Rog Ally or any other zen 4 handheld is superior in single core, Multi core and graphics. Sd 8 gen 2 is superior to zen 2 and below but cant match Alder/raptor/zen4. Even poor i3 1220p is faster than 8gen2.

                                        KondriX, 14 Apr 2023Can it run some real games like Doom, Tomb Raider, God of W... moreDoom, tomb raider, crysis through switch and exagear emulators, yes. God of war is 'playable' on a poco x3 pro if you put windows on it, this device should run it just fine if it ever got windows.