Asus ROG Phone 7 series: First impression

Asus earlier week (April 13) unveiled the new generation Republic of Gamers (ROG) Phone 7 series.

. Like the predecessor, it comes in two variants-- a regular ROG Phone 7 and a top-end ROG Phone 7 Ultimate. They feature a powerful and reliable Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, promising better thermal performance and importantly, enhanced gaming experience than the predecessor.

. Display and design Both the ROG Phone 7 and 7 Ultra feature similar design language, but differ in a few aspects such as the OLED panel design on the back. Also, the standard model has dual-tone colourway, having a smooth surface in the top half and a matte finish in the second half.

. The ROG Phone 7 Ultimate's rear OLED display (ROG Vision) supports 60-plus system animations and the ROG Phone 7 features customizable dual-zone RGB lighting.

. Also, both phones feature the trademark staring eye ROG logo.

. And, of course, they have the best gaming ergonomics-based design and tailored solutions for most genres of games. It offers an ergonomic side-charging design, the latest

. AirTrigger technology (To allow several buttons and motion input gestures), dual front-facing speakers, multi-antenna Wi-Fi and a tri-microphone noise-cancelling array.

. It comes with an IP54 rating, which makes the device sustain from accidental water splashes. Also, the company offers ROG AeroCase with a retail box for both devices.

. For the first time, Asus is offering ROG AeroActive Cooler 7 with ROG Phone 7 Ultimate's retail box. With fan-cooling + Thermo-electric cooling, and with the world’s first sub-woofer for attached 2.1 sound, offering up to 77 per cent more bass.

. On the front, the ROG Phone 7 series features a 6.78-inch (2448 x 1080) AMOLED display with an adaptive refresh rate( up to 165 Hz), a 20.4:9 aspect ratio, and has 1ms response time, which comes in handy during gaming.

. Also, it supports 1000nits brightness under normal usage and if needed it can be maxed up to 1,500nits peak brightness.

. And, the display is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus shield.

. Add to that, they come with 7-magnet Symmetrical Stereo loudspeakers powered by Dirac Audio with Dirac Virtuo.

. Also, it supports a 3.5mm headphone jack, Low-latency audio with Bluetooth 5.2 supporting aptX Low Latency codec and LDAC, and engaging Gaming haptics with an X-axis Linear motor. It is also touted to be the World’s first phone to feature a sub-woofer for attached 2.1 sound, offering up to 77 per cent more bass.

. Processor configuration ROG Phone 7 and 7 Ultimate is powered by a 4nm class 3.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 octa-core processor with overclocked Adreno 740 GPU that delivers 15% faster CPU, 20% faster GPU performance, and 15% better efficiency compared to its predecessor.

. Together with an advanced cooling system, improved vapour chamber, and support for up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM, the ROG Phone 7 series is fully equipped to serve the best gaming experience.

. In the ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, the company has incorporated a well-thought-motorized ‘AeroActive Portal’ door and copper heatsink fins for accelerated cooling in conjunction with the AeroActive Cooler 7. It does an exceptional job of heat dissipation efficiently and delivers a great gaming experience.

. Asus ROG Phone 7 series runs Android 13-based ROG UI and also comes with Armour Crate

. Battery: Both devices feature dual batteries, each having a 3,000mAh capacity. This design helps in lower charge and discharge temperature, to ensure stable dissipation of heat.

. And with a 30W charging speed cap, increases the safety aspect of the device during the charging process.

. With a total of 6,000mAh, the ROG Phone 7 series can deliver two days of battery life under normal usage. But, if you are an extreme gamer, and play for several hours a day, it will still be able to deliver a full day. There will less chance of any battery anxiety.

. Photography hardware:

. The new ROG Phone 7 series come with a pretty good triple-camera module— main 50MP (Sony IMX766) with a 13MP wide camera and 5MP macro sensor. It promises superior low-light performance and supports 8K recording, EIS (Electronic Image Stabilisation), and HDR10 for videos.

. On the front too, it has a good 32MP sensor and supports 4K with EIS.

. Both devices take good photos in the sunlight but need to be assessed more in other lighting conditions.

. Initial thoughts The ROG Phone 7 and 7 Ultimate series seem to be very promising devices, tailor-made for gaming enthusiasts. It's a great move by Asus to offer AeroActive Cooler 7 with the retail package, which by the way has a very cool design.

. The new ROG Phone 7 Series will be available on Asus India e-Store ( here ), select ASUS exclusive stores, select ROG stores and at Vijay Sales retail stores and online ( here ) starting May 2023. Physical Demo experiences are available at select Vijay Sales stores.

. Asus ROG Phone 7 (12GB RAM + 256GB storage) will be available both in Phantom Black and Storm White colours for Rs 74,999.

. Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate(16GB RAM + 512GB storage) will be available for Rs 99,999.

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Asus ROG Phone 7 series: First impression

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