Tech 2024 is already off to a flying start, thanks to the upcoming devices slated to launch this month (ahem, the Galaxy S24 series) and at CES 2024. One of those types of devices that is fairly niche but getting a lot of attention is hardcore gaming smartphones, and one of the manufacturers dominating the space is ASUS with its ROG phone line. The company has today launched the ROG Phone 8 series, and here's everything you need to know.

The ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro have a 6.78-inch Full-HD+ AMOLED panel, which is a Samsung E6 panel. The screen has a 165Hz refresh rate, 720Hz touch sampling rate and can get as bright as 2,500 nits in direct sunlight. In addition, it is an LTPO panel and can adjust its refresh rate from 1-120Hz. ASUS claims that the screen has been tuned in collaboration with Pixelworks for better color accuracy.

ROG Phone 8 features the latest from Qualcomm, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, up to 1 TB of UFS 4.0 storage and up to 24 GB of LPDDR5X RAM. Performance is backed up by ROG's signature Rapid-Cooling Conductor design, which the company claims is part of their advanced "GameCool 8 Thermal Design", which conducts and disperses heat directly from the processor to the back panel.

The ROG Phone 8 comes with tons of AI features this year, and the first bunch of features are in cameras. ASUS has worked with OZO Audio Technology this year to implement features like Wind Noise Elimination.