Asus Publicizes ROG Cellphone 7 & ROG Cellphone 7 Final Gaming Smartphones

Many gaming-eccentric smartphones might already be available on the market, however Asus needs that throne all for itself. The corporate not too long ago introduced its newest ROG Cellphone 7 collection of high-end gaming smartphones throughout their “For These Who Dare” digital occasion. The ROG Cellphone 7 collection targets fanatic cell players. Asus has revealed two fashions for this era: the ROG Cellphone 7 and ROG Cellphone 7 Final. Each gadgets share an identical specs, whereas the Final variant has just a few further bells and whistles that will curiosity some players.

The ROG Cellphone 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 response to Qualcomm’s claims. Adreno 740 additionally brings different thrilling options, corresponding to assist for {hardware} ray tracing and Vulkan 1.3 assist. The bottom mannequin ROG Cellphone 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 important improve over the ROG Cellphone 6’s storage, which began at simply 128 GB. The swap 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 on the underlying NAND used.

Close to design, Asus seemingly believes the design of their ROG telephones would not want any important modifications if it really works. To that finish, the ROG Cellphone 7 collection sports activities an analogous design to final yr’s ROG Cellphone 6 collection, with the ROG Cellphone 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), putting the ROG Cellphone 7 collection’ dimensions roughly alongside the vary of the Apple iPhone 14 Professional Max or Samsung Galaxy S23 Extremely. The ROG Cellphone 7 is out there in Storm White and Phantom Black colours, whereas the ROG Cellphone 7 Final solely comes within the former possibility. The smartphone is IP54-certified – solely providing splash resistance versus being utterly waterproof/submersible – so house owners ought to handle their gadgets when close to water.

By way of construct high quality and supplies, ROG Cellphone 7 collection is designed to have each really feel of a premium smartphone. The gadget has an aluminum physique accentuated by a dual-glass design, that includes Gorilla Glass Victus for cover on the entrance and abnormal Gorilla Glass 3 on the rear. The Samsung AMOLED HDR10+ display 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 Cellphone 7 collection flaunts a peak refresh fee of 165 Hz and helps 10-point multitouch and glove contact. As well as, a hidden fingerprint reader resides below the show. Though the display on the ROG Cellphone 7 is kind of much like the ROG Cellphone 6, the newer has a better most brightness (1,500 nits vs. 1,200 nits). In the meantime, the Final model of the telephone additionally provides a secondary pOLED show in the back of the gadget. The tiny show permits shoppers to show totally different animations so as to add aptitude to the smartphone.

Though the ROG Cellphone 7 is a gaming smartphone, the gadget has a fairly respectable digicam setup. The first shooter is a 50-megapixel digicam 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 digicam makes use of a 13-megapixel sensor with a 120-degree area of view with an f/2.2 aperture. The macro digicam, however, is only a five-megapixel snapper with an f/2.0 aperture. The digicam mixture permits the ROG Cellphone 7 to supply 8K recording at 24 FPS, 4K at 60 FPS, 1080p at 240 FPS, or 720p at 480 FPS. Lastly, the selfie digicam 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 Cellphone 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 periods, 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. Moreover cooling, the AeroActive Cooler 7 provides a small sub-woofer and 4 further ergonomically positioned buttons to the ROG Cellphone 7 collection. The AeroActive Cooler 7 comes bundled with the ROG Cellphone 7 Final, whereas for vanilla ROG Cellphone 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 take pleasure in a 2.1 audio expertise. The smartphone nonetheless supplies an ordinary 3.5 mm connector for connecting headphones.

Asus outfitted the ROG Cellphone 7 with a 6,000 mAh battery, which is identical capability as on the prior ROG Cellphone 6. The smartphone arrives with an enormous 65-watt HyperCharger USB PD charger. In line with 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 properly. The shortlist of I/O ports on the ROG Cellphone 7 collection consists of one USB 3.1 Gen Sort-C port and one USB 2.0 Sort-C port.

Lastly, working on high of the ROG Cellphone 7’s {hardware} is the most recent Android 13 (Tiramisu), with Asus’ customized ROG theme over it. With this era, Asus has pledged to offer the smartphone two main OS updates and as much as 4 years of safety updates.

For the preliminary launch of the ROG Cellphone 7 collection, Asus is specializing in Europe, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Pre-orders have already began, and though Asus has not introduced a delivery 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 value €1,399 (~$1,550). Asus has not shared North American pricing for the telephone, in order that info is prone to come nearer to the telephone’s North American launch later within the quarter.