Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro vs Phone 8

75 out of 100
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
VS
73 out of 100
Asus ROG Phone 8

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on January 8, 2024, against the Asus ROG Phone 8, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB

Review

Evaluation of Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro and Phone 8 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Currency
16 / 512 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
4.8
(Bad)
Value Index
41.5
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 388 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 2500 nits 2500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 720 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 88.2% 88.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 100% -
PWM 485 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) 163.8 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) 76.8 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black Black, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 8
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 3300 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Single-core score 2341 2260
Multi-core score 7491 7019
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2464181
2313311
CPU 744942 679030
GPU 825953 743055
Memory 313899 334216
UX 579387 557010
Total score 2464181 2313311
Samples [2 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 88% 88%
Graphics test 13 FPS 13 FPS
Graphics score 1708 1708
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 90% 90%
Graphics test 33 FPS 33 FPS
Section 1 36 FPS 36 FPS
Section 2 33 FPS 33 FPS
Section 3 29 FPS 29 FPS
Graphics score 8671 8671
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 71% 71%
Graphics test 31 FPS 31 FPS
Graphics score 5205 5205
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 23055 23055
Video editing 9019 9019
Photo editing 46533 46533
Data manipulation 19145 19145
Writing score 25533 25533
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (150th and 196th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-31 (a24dot)AnTuTu 112427528
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-19 (GendutGaz)AnTuTu 112464181
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-19 (Jubidaara)Geekbench 6 CPU2369 / 7463
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-19 (Sage mode Madara)Geekbench 6 CPU2341 / 7491
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-19 (Madara uchiha)Geekbench 6 CPU2362 / 7480
Asus ROG Phone 8
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-23 (PratamaXD07)AnTuTu 112313311
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-26 -> VancyAnTuTu 112485113
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-07 (Daniyal)AnTuTu 112245389
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-27 (Cinamon)Geekbench 6 CPU2201 / 6753
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-04 (Bluefinder79)Geekbench 6 CPU2260 / 7019

Memory

RAM
RAM size 16 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 512 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 14
ROM ROG UI ROG UI
OS size 28 GB -
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 2 years 2 years

Battery

Capacity 5500 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 65 W 65 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (80% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full charging time 0:42 hr 0:39 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:18 hr -
Watching video 17:21 hr -
Gaming 06:04 hr -
Standby 108 hr -
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 24FPS Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (2160p) 120 FPS (2160p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 32 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 32 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 23.8 mm 23.8 mm
Sensor Sony IMX890 Sony IMX890
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 32 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32C -
Sensor size 1/3.2" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch) 1/3.2" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV31B -
Sensor size 1/3" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.2" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor size 1/3.2" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch) 1/3.2" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.4 Yes, DP 1.4
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced January 2024 January 2024
Release date January 2024 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $1199 $1099
Successor - Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro - Asus ROG Phone 9
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 65 W Yes, 65 W
Further details
Notes on ROG Phone 8 Pro:
    - Support for NTFS is available for external storage devices.
Notes on ROG Phone 8:
    - Support for NTFS is available for external storage devices.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro.

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