ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) Malaysia has recently launched their latest gaming smartphone, the ROG Phone 8 Series. During the launch, ASUS ROG Malaysia has announced the official pricing and availability for the ROG Phone 8 Series.
The ROG Phone 8 series is available now in Malaysia with the ROG Phone 8 (12GB | 256GB) is officially priced at RM 3,999. As for the ROG Phone 8 Pro (16GB | 512GB), it is priced at RM 4,799. The range-topping ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition (24GB | 1TB | with AeroActive Cooler X included) is priced at RM 5,999.
As for the ROG Phone 8 Series Accessories, the pricing is as per below (provided by ASUS ROG Malaysia):
AeroActive Cooler X RM349
ROG Phone 8 Silicone Case RM149
ROG Phone 8 DEVILCASE Guardian Standard (Authorized) RM149
ROG PHONE 8 Antibacterial Glass Screen Protector RM149
There is also an early bird promo where the ROG Phone 8 series will come with bundles worth up to RM748.
ROG Phone 8: 1-year extended warranty (worth RM 399) + AeroActive Cooler X (worth RM 349)
ROG Phone 8 Pro: 1-year extended warranty (worth RM 399) + DEVILCASE Guardian Gaming (worth RM149)
ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition: 1-year extended warranty (worth RM 399)
All New ROG Phone 8 Series
The ROG Phone 8 series has received a new redesigned which evolved from a thoroughbred gaming phone into a futuristic and game-changing premium device, with a slimmer, lighter body and thinner bezels that make it the perfect lifestyle phone for gamers. Touted to be a powerful all-round powerhouse, catering to gamers, streamers, content creators and more, it stands out with gaming-friendly features combined with the ultimate AI-powered performance, premium design and everyday practicality.
The ROG Phone 8 series now comes with a new design is up to 15% thinner than the previous generation, without sacrificing performance, and the emphasis on premium design and durability.
Powering the ROG Phone 8 series is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform and paired with 8533 Mbps LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage to deliver unrivalled performance. Making sure the device is able to sustain its gaming performance for a long period, ROG Phone 8 series now uses Rapid-Cooling Conductor design — part of the advanced GameCool 8 thermal design — conducts heat directly from the processor to the back cover. Additionally, the AeroActive Cooler X clip-on cooler is 29% smaller but outputs 1.2X higher thermal efficiency, where ASUS ROG is claiming that it can reduce the back cover temperature by as much as 26°C.
Bringing the combination of premium design and ultimate performance, the ROG Phone 8 series is the world’s first IP68-compliant gaming smartphone, built to resist dust and water ingress.
On the ROG Phone 8 Pro series, it is now using an all-new 6.78” flexible AMOLED (Samsung E6) panel that supports adaptive refresh rates using LTPO technology. The system can adjust refresh rate automatically from 1-120 Hz depending on the current task in order to reduce power consumption. The display can reach up to 165 Hz refresh rate and the touch sampling rate goes up to an amazing 720 Hz. The display’s peak brightness is now boosted to 2500 nits, so users can game or watch movies even in sunlight with no problem at all. Lastly, the visuals are tuned in collaboration with Pixelworks for color accuracy.
ROG Phone 8 series now sports a tri-camera system as the ROG Phone 8 has a 50 MP main camera, 13MP ultrawide camera and 5MP macro camera, while the ROG Phone 8 Pro uses a 50 MP main camera, 13MP ultrawide camera and 32MP 3X telephoto camera.
The main camera is the latest 50 MP Sony image sensor for crystal-clear images. Its 24 mm wide-angle lens is perfect for dynamic street snaps, while a 2X zoom mode transforms it into a versatile 50 mm prime lens, ideal for portrait and food photography. It has 6-Axis Hybrid Gimbal Stabilizer 3.0 to ensures smoother videos and shake-free photos on the move. Video stability is assured with hardware anti-shake OIS and an upgraded EIS software algorithm that uses gyroscopic data to detect movement.
The 13 MP ultrawide camera has a free-form lens and cutting-edge algorithms to reduce lens distortion. As for the ROG Phone 8 Pro’s 32MP 3X telephoto camera, it has built-in OIS, delivers crisp and sharp results, even in low-light conditions with Night Photography mode. ASUS HyperClarity technology, using unprocessed (RAW) files, preserves every detail in photos, providing clearer images even at up to 30X zoom. The telephoto camera employs adaptive EIS during video recording to produce stable results with up to a 10X zoom.
Lastly, the ROG Phone 8 series uses a 32 MP ultrawide selfie camera that offers 90° field of view (FoV). The selfie camera uses an RGBW sensor that ensures images are clean with less noise, even in low light.
ROG Phone 8 series has four gaming-friendly AI features to enhance the gaming experience. Gamers can effortlessly shift a game to the background with Background Mode or capture key moments with X Capture. The intuitive AI Grabber for text capture and X Sense further elevate the gaming experience, providing tips and assistance when needed. AI Grabber can now also grab text directly from games using Machine-Learning Recognition technology, and X Capture and X Sense 2.0 now support more new top games thanks to AI Pattern Recognition technology.
There is also other AI-powered features such as Semantic Search using natural language in the Gallery, Launcher and Settings. AI Wallpaper can create amazing-looking wallpapers using Stable Diffusion technology, and AI noise-cancelation technology supports bidirectional noise cancelation for crystal-clear sound in voice calls, video calls, and in-game communications.
The new ROG Phone 8 series includes unique customizable elements, including the Aura RGB Lighting logo (ROG Phone 8) and Anime Vision Mini-LED display (ROG Phone 8 Pro / Pro Edition), that allow owners to express their individuality and creativity. AniMe Vision is a 341-element display that can display preset or user-created animations, and users can also unlock secret animations by touching their phone back-to-back with another ROG Phone 8 Pro / Pro Edition.