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iPhone Air 8 Pro
LAUNCH DATE
Announced September 09, 2025 January 2024
Released 2025-09-19 18 January 2024
Status in stores September 19, 2025 Available
NETWORK
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 WCDMA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 (A3517) FDD: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66; TDD: 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48 (WW version); US version adds 29, 30, 71
5G 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 (A3517) SA/NSA n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n18, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n79 (WW version); US version adds n29, n30, n71
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
BODY
Build Glass front, aluminum frame (7000 series), glass back Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2)
Dimensions 156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in) 163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm
IP Rating IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min) IP68
SIM eSIM (Worldwide) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (dual standby)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 225 g
DISPLAY
Brightness 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak) 2500 nits (peak); 1600 nits (HBM)
Features — 107.37% DCI-P3 / 145.65% sRGB; 720Hz touch sampling rate
Protection Ceramic Shield 2 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Refresh Rate 120Hz LTPO 1-120Hz; up to 165Hz
Resolution 1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density) 1080 x 2400 pixels (FHD+) (~388 ppi density)
Screen-to-body ~89.9% 94% display-to-body ratio (ASUS)
Size 6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio) 6.78 inches
Type LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak) Samsung Flexible AMOLED (E6), LTPO, 165Hz, HDR10
PLATFORM
CPU Hexa-core (2 performance + 4 efficiency cores) Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520)
Chipset Apple A19 Pro (3 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (SM8650)
GPU Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 750
OS iOS 26 Android 14, ROG UI
MEMORY
Card slot No —
Internal 128GB, 256GB , 512GB ,1TB 512GB / 1TB
RAM 8GB 16GB / 24GB LPDDR5X
Storage Type — UFS 4.0
Storage/RAM variants 128GB, 256GB , 512GB ,1TB; 8GB RAM 512GB 16GB RAM (ROG Phone 8 Pro); 1TB 24GB RAM (ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition)
MAIN CAMERA
Features Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) LED flash, 6-axis Hybrid Gimbal Stabilizer 3.0, AI Object Sense, Light Trail mode
MAIN CAMERA A 48 MP wide camera with an f/1.6 aperture and 26mm focal length, equipped with a 1/1.56" sensor, 1.0µm pixel size, dual pixel phase detection autofocus (PDAF), and sensor-shift optical image stabilization (OIS). 50 MP, f/1.9, 23.8mm (wide), 1/1.56", Sony IMX890, gimbal OIS | 32 MP, f/2.4, 65.3mm (telephoto), 3x optical zoom, OIS | 13 MP, 12.7mm, 120° (ultrawide)
Video 4K video capture at 24, 25, 30, and 60 frames per second, as well as 1080p recording at 25, 30, 60, 120, and 240 frames per second. It includes HDR and Dolby Vision HDR recording up to 60fps, along with stereo sound recording. 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, HDR10+; slow motion 4K@120fps, 1080p@120/240fps, 720p@120/240/480fps
SELFIE CAMERA
Features HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec. Pixel binning (1.4µm)
Selfie camera An 18 MP multi-aspect wide camera with an f/1.9 aperture, featuring phase detection autofocus (PDAF), optical image stabilization (OIS), and an SL 3D sensor for depth sensing and biometric authentication. 32 MP RGBW, f/2.45, 22mm, 90° FoV
Video 4K video recording at 24, 25, 30, and 60 frames per second, and 1080p recording at 25, 30, 60, and 120 frames per second, with gyro-based electronic image stabilization (EIS). 1080p@30fps, 720p@30/60fps
SOUND
3.5mm jack No Yes; Hi-Res Audio up to 384 kHz / 32-bit; Dirac Virtuo spatial sound; dual mics with noise reduction
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers (multi-magnet dual)
COMMUNICATION
Bluetooth 6.0, A2DP, LE 5.4
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B1i/B1c/B2a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
Radio No —
USB USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort 2x USB Type-C: bottom USB 3.2 Gen 2; side port (for AeroActive Cooler X)
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (Wi-Fi 7), 2.4/5/6GHz
FEATURES
Ai — X Sense 2.0, X Capture, AI Grabber, AI Object Sense, Semantic Search
Other features — AniMe Vision rear display (341 mini-LEDs); AirTriggers
Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer; Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip); Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite In-display fingerprint, face recognition, accelerometer, e-compass, gyroscope, proximity, ambient light, AirTrigger
BATTERY
Capacity 3149 mAh 5500 mAh
Charging Type Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired 65W wired (QC 5.0, PD), 0-100% in 39 min; 15W wireless (Qi 1.3)
Type Li-Ion 3149 mAh Li-Ion 5500 mAh (typical)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Colors Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue Phantom Black
Compatibility — Bands differ between WW/US/CN versions; no eSIM listed (dual Nano-SIM); ASUS promises 2 OS upgrades over 4 years of updates
Cooling — ROG GameCool 8: 360° SoC Cooling System Gen 2, vapor chamber, boron nitride, rapid-cooling conductor, graphite sheets; AeroActive Cooler X bundled with Pro Edition
Launch Price — EUR 1,199.99 (16GB/512GB); EUR 1,499.99 (Pro Edition)
Launch Price (USD) $999.00 (reference only — see Price in Nigeria above for the actual retail price) $1,199 (16GB/512GB); $1,499 (Pro Edition 24GB/1TB)
Models Region-specific variants —
Models and regions — WW, US and CN versions with different band lists (CN: 5G SA n3/n5, NSA n1/n8/n28a/n41/n77/n78/n79)
Price in Nigeria ₦1,399,000 ₦1,350,000
TESTS
Battery Endurance — At least 3.4 h heavy gaming, 23 h video streaming, 17 h IG scrolling (ASUS manufacturer figures)
Display — Peak brightness measured 2,502 nits; response time 1.14 ms (Notebookcheck)
Performance — Geekbench 6: 2,318 single-core / 7,357 multi-core; Geekbench 5.5: 1,672 / 6,415 (Notebookcheck)
SECURITY
Security Biometric security: Face ID. In-display fingerprint, face recognition