ASUS ROG Phone 8 Ultimate spotted on Geekbench with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC

HIGHLIGHTS

• ASUS ROG Phone 8 Ultimate will be the top-end model in the series.
• The upcoming gaming phone has been spotted on Geekbench with the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset.
• ASUS is expected to launch the ROG Phone 8 series next year.

ASUS has been rumoured to be working on the next-generation ROG Phone lineup. The alleged ASUS ROG Phone 8 was recently spotted on the IMEI database hinting that its launch is imminent. This time there are three phones expected in the lineup — ASUS ROG Phone 8, ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro, and ASUS ROG Phone 8 Ultimate. The top-end model, the ROG Phone 8 Ultimate has now been spotted on Geekbench.

ASUS ROG Phone 8 Ultimate Geekbench listing

• The ASUS phone bears the model number ASUS_AI2401_A on Geekbench. This model number is associated with the ASUS ROG Phone 8 Ultimate according to an IMEI database report.
• The listing shows the phone running an octa-core chipset with a new 1+5+2 CPU architecture that’s been rumoured for the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. Qualcomm is launching this flagship mobile chipset next month.
• This model number is said to be associated with the vanilla ROG Phone 8 as well, so this phone might launch with the same chipset as well.
• The Geekbench listing also shows the ROG Phone 8 Ultimate will come with Android 14. It has accumulated 2,213 points in the single-core test, and 7,408 points in the multi-core test.
• The listing also reveals the phone will come with Android 14 and 16GB RAM.

Details on the ROG Phone 8 series are still scarce, and the launch is expected to take place next year. The ROG Phone 7 series launched in April this year so there’s still a lot of time before the next-gen models debut. This time, ASUS would be adding another model in the series with the ‘Pro’ variant. The previous lineup includes the ROG Phone 7 and ROG Phone 7 Ultimate.

ASUS ROG Phone 7 price in India

Both the ROG Phone 7 and ROG Phone 7 Ultimate are available in India at a starting price of Rs 74,999. The ASUS ROG Phone 7 Ultimate carries a hefty price tag of Rs 99,999. With the two phones you get AMOLED displays with up to 165Hz refresh rate, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, a 6000mAh battery with 65W fast charging support, and more.

Asus ROG Phone 8 Price, Launch Date