Announced in April 2023, the Asus ROG Phone 7 is a smartphone designed for gaming. It boasts a 6.78-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen with a 165Hz refresh rate and a 720Hz touch sampling rate. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset with a 3.2 GHz CPU and an Adreno 740 GPU provides the power for this device.
It also offers up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage. A 6000 mAh battery with 65W fast charging ensures long-lasting performance. Other features include dual front-firing speakers, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a mini display on the back, and ultrasonic shoulder buttons for gaming. The phone runs on Android 13 with ROG UI and Zen UI.
The Ultimate variant adds some extras to the base model, such as a storm white color option, a 50MP Sony IMX766 main camera sensor, and four years of security updates.
The ROG Phone 7 costs €999 (around Php 61,000), while the Ultimate model costs €1,399 (around Php 85,400).
Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
2G |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 |
3G | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
4G |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71 - USA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 - China |
5G |
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - China |
Speed | HSPA, LTE-A (Up to 7CA), 5G |
Announced | 2023, April 13 |
Status | Coming soon/Expected release on April 2023 |
Dimension | 173 x 77 x 10.3 mm (6.81 x 3.03 x 0.41 in) |
Weight | 239 g (8.43 oz) |
Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame |
SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
Type | AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1500 nits (peak) |
Size | 6.78 inches, 109.5 cm2 (~82.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
Resolution | 1080 x 2448 pixels (~395 ppi density) |
Protection |
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus IP54 water resistant Illuminated RGB logo (on the back) Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers) |
OS | Android 13 |
Chipset | Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) |
CPU | Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510) |
GPU | Adreno 740 |
Card Slot | No |
Internal |
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM UFS 4.0 NTFS support for external storage |
Triple |
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.0, (macro) |
Features | LED flash, HDR, panorama |
Video | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+ |
Single | 32 MP, f/2.5, 29mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm |
Features | Panorama, HDR |
Video | 1080p@30fps |
Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers (2 amplifiers) |
3.5mm Jack |
Yes 32-bit/384kHz audio |
WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive |
NFC | Yes |
USB | USB Type-C 3.1 (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C 2.0 (bottom), OTG, accessory connector |
Radio | No |
GPS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B2a+B2c), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5) |
Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
Battery Capacity | Li-Po 6000 mAh, non-removable |
Charging |
65W wired, PD3.0, QC5, 100% in 42 min (advertised) 10W reverse wired |
Colors | Phantom Black, Storm White |
UK | About 1000 EUR |
Performance |
AnTuTu: 1333597 (v9) GeekBench: 5098 (v5.5), 5617 (v6) GFXBench: 108fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
Display | Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) |
Camera | Photo / Video |
Loudspeaker | -26.0 LUFS (Very good) |
Battery life | Endurance rating 131h |