Asus Declares ROG Telephone 7 & ROG Telephone 7 Final Gaming Smartphones

Many gaming-eccentric smartphones might already be in the marketplace, however Asus needs that throne all for itself. The corporate lately introduced its newest ROG Telephone 7 collection of high-end gaming smartphones throughout their “For These Who Dare” digital occasion. The ROG Telephone 7 collection targets fanatic cellular players. Asus has revealed two fashions for this technology: the ROG Telephone 7 and ROG Telephone 7 Final. Each units share equivalent specs, whereas the Final variant has a couple of further bells and whistles which will curiosity some players.

The ROG Telephone 7 collection joins the ranks of the Samsung Galaxy S23, the OnePlus 11, the vivo iQOO 11, and the Xiaomi 13 Professional that make the most of Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (SM8550) SoC. The 4 nm SoC conforms to an octa-core design consisting of 1 sizeable prime core (Cortex-X3), 4 efficiency cores (two Cortex-A715 and two Cortex-A710), and three effectivity cores (Cortex-A510). Like the bulk competitors, Asus makes use of the vanilla SM8550 with a 3.2 GHz clock pace on the Kryo prime core. Nevertheless, Samsung’s Galaxy S23 lineup makes use of a special-binned variant that hits 3.36 GHz.

On the graphics facet, the SoC has the Adreno 740, which presents 25% extra efficiency than the Adreno 730, in line with Qualcomm’s claims. Adreno 740 additionally brings different thrilling options, comparable to help for {hardware} ray tracing and Vulkan 1.3 help. The bottom mannequin ROG Telephone 7 comes with 12 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 reminiscence, whereas the higher-specced model and the Final bump that as much as 16 GB. Equally, the bottom mannequin telephone comes with 256 GB of UFS 4.0 storage, which is bumped as much as 512 GB on the extra premium fashions. It is a vital improve over the ROG Telephone 6’s storage, which began at simply 128 GB. The change to newer UFS 4.0 storage also needs to enhance sequential learn speeds – technically as excessive as 4.2 GB/s – although as all the time, actual world efficiency goes to rely upon the underlying NAND used.

Almost about design, Asus seemingly believes the design of their ROG telephones does not want any vital adjustments if it really works. To that finish, the ROG Telephone 7 collection sports activities an identical design to final yr’s ROG Telephone 6 collection, with the ROG Telephone 7 collection receiving solely a minor facelift. Consequently, the 2 smartphones have the identical footprint (173 x 77 x 10.3 mm) and weight (239 g), inserting the ROG Telephone 7 collection’ dimensions roughly alongside the vary of the Apple iPhone 14 Professional Max or Samsung Galaxy S23 Extremely. The ROG Telephone 7 is out there in Storm White and Phantom Black colours, whereas the ROG Telephone 7 Final solely comes within the former choice. The smartphone is IP54-certified – solely providing splash resistance versus being utterly waterproof/submersible – so homeowners ought to maintain their units when close to water.

By way of construct high quality and supplies, ROG Telephone 7 collection is designed to have each really feel of a premium smartphone. The system has an aluminum physique accentuated by a dual-glass design, that includes Gorilla Glass Victus for cover on the entrance and odd Gorilla Glass 3 on the rear. The Samsung AMOLED HDR10+ display screen measures 6.78 inches and has a screen-to-body ratio of round 82%. The always-on 10-bit show has a 2,448 x 1,080 pixels decision, leading to a pixel density of 395 PPI. Being a gaming smartphone, the ROG Telephone 7 collection flaunts a peak refresh charge of 165 Hz and helps 10-point multitouch and glove contact. As well as, a hidden fingerprint reader resides beneath the show. Though the display screen on the ROG Telephone 7 is sort of just like the ROG Telephone 6, the newer has the next most brightness (1,500 nits vs. 1,200 nits). In the meantime, the Final model of the telephone additionally provides a secondary pOLED show behind the system. The tiny show permits shoppers to show completely different animations so as to add aptitude to the smartphone.

Though the ROG Telephone 7 is a gaming smartphone, the system has a reasonably first rate digital camera setup. The first shooter is a 50-megapixel digital camera that leverages Sony’s IMX766 sensor with an f/1.9 aperture. PDAF is the one technique of autofocus, although. In the meantime, the ultrawide digital camera makes use of a 13-megapixel sensor with a 120-degree subject of view with an f/2.2 aperture. The macro digital camera, then again, is only a five-megapixel snapper with an f/2.0 aperture. The digital camera mixture permits the ROG Telephone 7 to supply 8K recording at 24 FPS, 4K at 60 FPS, 1080p at 240 FPS, or 720p at 480 FPS. Lastly, the selfie digital camera is a 32-megapixel Quad Bayer sensor with an f/2.5 aperture with 1080p at 30 FPS recording functionality.

Asus has revamped the model’s GameCool 7 cooling system to maintain the ROG Telephone 7 working cool. The seller makes use of a boron nitride-based thermal compound for the CPU. As well as, the cooler has a vapor chamber with six liquid-return channels and graphite sheets for max warmth dissipation. For lengthy gaming classes, Asus recommends slapping on the AeroActive Cooler 7, a beefy thermoelectric Peltier cooler that attaches to the flap on the again of the smartphone in order that the cooler is in direct contact with the chipset’s heatsink. The cooler communicates with the smartphone by way of the USB Sort-C port. The twin-cooling design helps decrease the smartphone’s again and contact panel temperatures. Apart from cooling, the AeroActive Cooler 7 provides a small sub-woofer and 4 further ergonomically positioned buttons to the ROG Telephone 7 collection. The AeroActive Cooler 7 comes bundled with the ROG Telephone 7 Final, whereas for vanilla ROG Telephone 7 customers, it may be bought individually. Asus hasn’t shared the pricing for the stand-alone AeroActive Cooler 7, although the earlier model retailed for $99.

The smartphone has two 12 x 16 mm twin front-facing audio system, and with the built-in sub-woofer from the AeroActive Cooler 7, players can get pleasure from a 2.1 audio expertise. The smartphone nonetheless gives a typical 3.5 mm connector for connecting headphones.

Asus outfitted the ROG Telephone 7 with a 6,000 mAh battery, which is similar capability as on the prior ROG Telephone 6. The smartphone arrives with an enormous 65-watt HyperCharger USB PD charger. Based on Asus, the smartphone solely takes round 42 minutes to get a full cost. WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity are current, because of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. NFC is supported as nicely. The shortlist of I/O ports on the ROG Telephone 7 collection contains one USB 3.1 Gen Sort-C port and one USB 2.0 Sort-C port.

Lastly, working on prime of the ROG Telephone 7’s {hardware} is the newest Android 13 (Tiramisu), with Asus’ customized ROG theme over it. With this technology, Asus has pledged to provide the smartphone two main OS updates and as much as 4 years of safety updates.

For the preliminary launch of the ROG Telephone 7 collection, Asus is specializing in Europe, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Pre-orders have already began, and though Asus has not introduced a transport date, it is notable that pre-orders are set to shut on April thirtieth. In the meantime, the telephone is slated to make its approach to North America and different markets a bit later, with a looser-defined Q2 launch date.

The European pricing for the telephone begins at €999 (~$1,100) for the bottom mannequin, and €1199 (~$1,325) for the upper capability 16GB/512GB model. In the meantime the Final variation of the telephone will price €1,399 (~$1,550). Asus has not shared North American pricing for the telephone, in order that data is prone to come nearer to the telephone’s North American launch later within the quarter.