ROG 8 Pro review: Grow from an underappreciated student to a “six-sided all-round warrior”

Who would have thought that there would be only two gaming mobile phone manufacturers left in 2024 that once dominated the mobile phone market? ROG is one of them. In the past few years, gaming phones can be said to have attracted widespread attention from many mobile game enthusiasts. Even manufacturers such as Xiaomi, Honor, and iQOO have classified their products into the gaming phone category.

#However, as the performance of mobile phone SoCs continues to improve, the need for mobile phones to provide top performance has decreased. In addition, the design of early gaming phones was relatively special and slightly out of place compared to mainstream designs, which also caused the entire gaming phone market to no longer be as popular as before.

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Can be used as a game As an "old player" in the mobile phone market, ROG has been updating its gaming mobile phone product line in an orderly manner. It is now 2024, and Xiao Lei also got this ROG 8 Pro in advance. After experiencing it for nearly a week, Xiao Lei Lei has a new understanding of gaming phones and ROG gaming phones. Let’s take this opportunity to see if the new ROG 8 Pro can meet everyone’s expectations for gaming phones.

Appearance: low-key and cool

##Xiao Lei’s first impression after getting the ROG 8 Pro Fantastic, its appearance design is completely different from the gaming phones in Xiao Lei’s impression. Simple and capable lines, a calm and low-key gray AG glass panel and a polygonal camera Deco make up the entire back panel of ROG 8 Pro. There are no marquees, RGB and Various line designs that seem a bit gaudy now.

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But it’s simple Simple, ROG 8 Pro still retains the family-style design of ROG gaming phones - a small back screen. ROG officially calls it the AniMe Vision light display matrix screen. This small back screen can display corresponding animation effects for different scenes, such as bright lights. When using the screen, opening a game, or charging, etc., as long as the user is using the phone, the back screen will display animations. Of course, it can also be adjusted according to their own preferences.

This pixel-like style is also very consistent with the overall design of ROG 8 Pro, and there will be no sense of disharmony. If you don't like it, you can choose to turn it off in the settings options, but Xiaolei still recommends that you turn this feature on. After all, this small screen is really cool and personalized.

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In ROG 8 There is a USB-C interface on the left side of the middle frame of the Pro. Readers familiar with ROG phones must know that this is the power supply slot reserved for the ROG exclusive accessory "Cooler Fan X". Of course, it can also be used for ordinary charging and data Interface, after connecting this exclusive accessory, ROG 8 Pro can exert 120% of its strength. Of course, when not connected externally, the performance of ROG 8 Pro will not be greatly affected. There is no need to worry about this.

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ROG 8 Pro The front of the ROG 8 Pro is a 6.78-inch 165Hz Samsung E6 AMOLED flexible screen that supports LTPO adaptive refresh rate adjustment (1-120Hz). Interestingly, the front design of the ROG 8 Pro has also returned to the mainstream, and is no longer the previous wide forehead and big chin. design (which can prevent accidental touches from the physical level), but has become a hole-punch screen design with an extremely high screen-to-body ratio.

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See here Some readers will definitely be curious, does the return to a full-screen design mean that the ROG 8 Pro's performance in preventing accidental touches will regress? ROG naturally takes this into consideration. When users enter the game, they can adjust the screen ratio through the toolbar. The official provides three ratio adaptation solutions: full screen, edge, and center. After actual use, Xiaolei believes that the center and full-screen ratios are more comfortable. If you are not so concerned about accidental touches on the edge of the screen, the full-screen ratio is definitely the most comfortable.

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Oh, I almost forgot Well, at the bottom of ROG 8 Pro, Xiaolei saw a particularly interesting "antique" interface - the 3.5mm interface. Although everyone now has matching TWS headphones, the delay has also been improved a lot, but wired headphones The performance in some aspects is still far superior to TWS wireless headphones.

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Generally speaking, ROG 8 Pro is “innovative” in appearance design It is quite worthy of recognition. Compared with the previous ID design that focused on gaming, today's ROG 8 Pro is more like a mainstream ordinary mobile phone. I wonder whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for the gaming mobile phone market?

Performance: How powerful is it in its entirety?

ROG gaming phones have always performed at the T1 level in the game. On the one hand, each generation of ROG phones will be equipped with the latest and most powerful processors. On the other hand, ROG mobile phones are among the most radical in terms of heat dissipation, performance scheduling and release. If you think this is not enough, ROG also has a specially matched heat dissipation back clip to release more performance.

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ROG 8 Pro There is nothing to say about the configuration. It is still Qualcomm’s third-generation Snapdragon 8 processor with newly designed heat dissipation measures, which is impeccable in terms of performance release. Officials say that the heat dissipation architecture of ROG 8 Pro is composed of thermally conductive copper pillars, boron nitride, vacuum vapor chambers, and ultra-large area graphene. The presence of thermally conductive copper pillars and boron oxide can theoretically increase the heat dissipation efficiency by about 20%, but in practice How it performs, we still conduct a series of tests.

In the AnTuTu benchmark test, the ROG 8 Pro scored 2,214,628 points, which is the “top” performance among the flagship models Xiaolei has recently tested. of one.

If you still feel that this lead is not big enough, you can also install the Cooler Fan The score is 2301/7162 points, and the overall performance is better than other third-generation Snapdragon 8 processors on the market.

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In terms of performance requirements In the higher 3D Mark test, after a full 20 minutes of Wild Life stress test, ROG 8 Pro also achieved exceptionally good results, with the average frame rate remaining at around 111 frames and the temperature remaining below 30°C throughout.

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So, " What about "Genshin Impact"? Although starting from the second generation Snapdragon 8, the average frame rate of major flagship mobile phones can basically be maintained at around 60 frames (half-hour test), the overall temperature and minor frame drops can still be improved.

So, what is the average frame rate of ROG 8 Pro in the Genshin Impact test when X mode is turned on? 61.2 frames! Except for switching scenes, you can hardly feel any frame drops, and its smoothness is no less than that of the PC version of "Genshin Impact".

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The only thing I feel is some discomfort Unfortunately, the body temperature of ROG 8 Pro is slightly high. The temperature of the CPU part on the back reaches 49°C, but the temperature of the frame is only around 40°C, which is not too hot.

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Maybe some readers You will be very curious. Obviously the heat dissipation measures of ROG 8 Pro are so in place, why does the temperature in the center of the fuselage reach close to 50°C? In fact, Xiao Lei also mentioned in the previous article that ROG 8 Pro adopts a new heat dissipation structure. The mid-CPU architecture can concentrate the heat in the center of the fuselage. This allows it to quickly dissipate the heat in the center when using Cooler Fan X. The discharge allows the temperature of the fuselage to drop faster. On the other hand, it also keeps the heat away from several points held by consumers, thus improving the user's holding feel and gaming experience.

So, how does ROG 8 Pro perform after adding Cooler Fan X?

As you can see from the picture, the frame rate of ROG 8 Pro in the complete state is fixed at 60 frames throughout the Genshin Impact test, regardless of the frequent release of the character. There was no fluctuation in the frame rate when using skills, full-screen ultimate moves or quick camera changes, while the temperature performance was even more exaggerated, almost forming a straight line of 35 degrees Celsius.

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Here Xiaolei must take a separate paragraph to explain this brand new Cooler Fan

But the bottom of ROG 8 Pro has an independent Type-C interface and a 3.5mm interface, which can make the phone in a good grip. Two independent physical buttons. I believe that you can only understand the experience of physical buttons in mobile games, especially FPS mobile games. Its existence is simply a dimensionality reduction blow for ordinary mobile game users, both in terms of latency and control feel. It’s more refreshing and direct than touching the screen.

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At the actual depth After using it for a few days, Xiaolei realized that this accessory is a perfect match for ROG 8 Pro. Rather than saying it is an accessory, it is better to say that ROG 8 Pro with Cooler Fan X is truly complete. Because ROG 8 Pro comes with two ultrasonic keys, it provides click, single-sided double keys, speed slide, slide (horizontal), slide (vertical), and dual control, including click and speed slide, click and slide (horizontal) ) and multiple trigger modes such as click and slide (vertical) for players to choose from.

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These two The triggering strength of the ultrasonic shoulder keys, the triggering speed when sliding, the triggering distance multiple, and the triggering distance can all be customized. The size of the double buttons on one side can also be changed. Combined with the two independent buttons of Cooler Fan X, The experience of ROG 8 Pro in FPS games is very close to that of a traditional game controller. For Xiao Lei, who is already good at using controllers, it can be said to be even more powerful. However, for ordinary players, it may indeed take some time to adapt. .

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Almost forgot , as a domestic first-tier gaming phone manufacturer, ROG’s biggest advantage is not hardware, but software adaptation. The same is true for ROG 8 Pro. It will not only provide better configurations like ordinary gaming phones, but also cater to various industries. Adapt to a large-scale game. For example, "The Battle of the Golden Shovel" that Xiao Lei often plays can reach 165 frames on the ROG 8 Pro, while ordinary mobile phones only have 60 frames. ROG officials said that they have specially adapted to more than 30 mainstream mobile games on the market. Configuration allows the mobile phone to reasonably mobilize internal resources without wasting any performance.

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Taken together , ROG 8 Pro still maintains a high level of hardware, in line with its positioning as a flagship gaming phone. Even without the help of the Cooler Fan

When encountering scenes that require heavy gaming, the cooling fan that comes with the phone can achieve a stronger cooling effect. However, judging from the above test results, it is necessary There may not be many scenarios where cooling fans are used.

Make up for the shortcomings and become an all-round student from a partial subject?

We also mentioned at the beginning that the gaming mobile phone market is becoming increasingly unpopular with consumers for several reasons. In addition to the early appearance designs being too "flashy", there are also It has something to do with the fact that gaming phones are too scientific. After all, gaming phones have been designed to bring consumers the ultimate gaming experience since their birth. For this reason, they have also abandoned many important parameters, the most direct of which is the imaging capabilities of the phone.

Although the target group of gaming phones often don’t pay much attention to the imaging capabilities of mobile phones, today’s consumers often adhere to the principle of “I can use it, but you can’t live without it.” principles, the requirements for mobile phones are getting higher and higher, which naturally includes gaming phones.

#ROG 8 Pro’s image configuration is not particularly luxurious, but it can be said to be an “epic” upgrade compared to the previous one. The main camera is a 50-megapixel IMX 890 The sensor supports 6-axis anti-shake. Next to the main camera is a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, and below the ultra-wide-angle lens is a 32-megapixel telephoto lens (supports 3x optical zoom). Yes, you didn’t notice. That’s right, gaming phones already have high-quality telephoto lenses.

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After the actual shooting, the ROG 8 Pro in the image The performance still slightly surprised me. The overall imaging tone style is eye-catching, and there is no overly "exaggerated" HDR synthesis effect. The telephoto lens also allows it to capture objects and objects that were difficult to capture before. view.

By the way, ROG 8 Pro has obviously also worked hard on the camera algorithm. It doesn’t just put the camera sensor on the motherboard and it’s done. From night scenes and macro It can be seen from the performance that ROG is deliberately adjusting its imaging performance. Although there is still a big gap compared with those imaging phones, the shooting experience of ROG 8 Pro can definitely satisfy the vast majority of consumers.

As for battery and fast charging, ROG 8 Pro is equipped with a 5500 mAh ultra-large capacity battery that supports up to 65W wired fast charging and 15W wireless charging. According to the actual measurement, charging starts from 1%, charging to 33% in 10 minutes; charging to 74% in 30 minutes, and fully charging takes 57 minutes.

The phone is equipped with two Type-C interfaces, but according to official tips, the two charging ports cannot be charged at the same time, and the charging port on the side of the fuselage has a higher priority. high.

Under the ordinary battery life test, ROG 8 Pro passed through 1 hour of "Honor of Kings", 1 hour of "Peace Elite", and 2 hours of Bilibili video playback and Wechat. After a total of four hours of intensive use, the initial battery capacity dropped from 100% to 72%. After all, it has a larger-capacity battery, and the battery life performance of the ROG 8 Pro is indeed remarkable under the same test model.

In general, ROG 8 Pro has made up for the shortcomings of the previous generation and the entire gaming mobile phone market. The more comprehensive experience also makes its target group no longer mobile phones. Game enthusiasts, this will also be the future development route of gaming phones.

Distinctive personality and extremely water-resistant

After more than a week of experience, Xiaolei is satisfied with ROG 8 Pro The evaluation is very simple: it is a product with a very distinctive personality but a bit low-key and introverted. In terms of the most important gameplay, ROG 8 Pro can almost be said to be the ultimate, with enough sincerity and the accumulation of many years of experience. Game optimization makes the gaming experience still T1 level. The appearance design is also quite remarkable. It not only retains the unique tough design of gaming phones, but also uses color matching to make the overall look closer to mainstream mobile phones.

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If you must Talking about some of its shortcomings, the slightly wider screen and relatively solid feel may dissuade some consumers who like lightweight phones, but I believe that for those serious mobile game enthusiasts, these are not problems. And obviously the target users of ROG 8 Pro are no longer just mobile game players. If you need a mobile phone with strong gaming performance, good overall experience and distinctive appearance, ROG 8 Pro may be one of the few good choices on the market.

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