While we patiently wait for ASUS to reveal more information about its upcoming Windows 11 gaming handheld PC, the ROG Ally, the company has officially announced the ASUS ROG Phone 7, and its high-end sibling. , ASUS has revealed all the details about the ROG Phone 7. Ultimate These phones are the latest in the ROG Phone series of Android smartphones designed for high-end gaming.
official ROG Phone Site There is information about two new RPG Phone 7 models. Both the Standard and Ultimate versions share many hardware specs. Both have a 6.78 inch display with a 165Hz refresh rate. Both also have Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2 SM8550 Octa-core CPUs inside, with Qualcomm Adreno 740 GPU, clocked at 3.2 GHz. Both have the same large 6,000 mAh battery with a 65W charger.
In addition, the ROG Phone 7 series has three ways to cool the phone for optimal gaming sessions:
First, the boron nitride (BN) thermal compound on one side of the CPU reduces throttling for short sessions. Secondly, medium-length sessions are taken care of by the large vapor chamber and graphite sheets on the other side of the CPU. Finally, the Aero Active Cooler 7 for marathon sessions—with the fan positioned above the CPU module—features AI-powered active cooling, including a Peltier element for added cooling efficiency.
Both have the same camera hardware with a main 50MP Sony IMX766 rear sensor, a 13MP ultra-wide camera, a 5MP macro camera, and a 32MP front-facing sensor.
The Ultimate version has some extra features, including two gaming buttons on the side for landscape game sessions:
The famous AirTrigger ultrasonic controls give you unparalleled fingertip control over your games for a console-like experience. They support a wide range of gestures, including dual action, press and lift, and gyroscope aiming.
The Ultimate model also has a small 2-inch display on the back that can be used with animations to indicate several functions, including when the phone is charging when you’re playing a game, etc. Users can also create their own animations for the screen.
If you live in Asia or Europe, you can pre-order ROG Phone 7 models now. ASUS Store indicates they will ship sometime before the end of April. In Europe, the base model, with 512GB of UFS4.0 storage and 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM, It costs £999.99 in the UK.and the price of the Ultimate version is £1,199.99 with the same storage and RAM specs. There’s no word yet on when the phone will be released in the US.
