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8 Pro X500 Pro
LAUNCH DATE
Announced January 2024 2026, September 21
Released 18 January 2024 —
Status Available Announced; China release 2026-09-29
NETWORK
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G Bands WCDMA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
4G LTE 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 FDD-LTE B1 / B2 / B3 / B4 / B5 / B7 / B8 / B18 / B19 / B20 / B25 / B26 / B28 / B66; TD-LTE B34 / B38 / B39 / B40 / B41 / B42 / B43 / B48
5G 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 n1 / n2 / n3 / n5 / n7 / n8 / n18 / n20 / n25 / n26 / n28 / n34 / n38 / n39 / n40 / n41 / n48 / n66 / n77 / n78 / n79
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G —
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / WCDMA / LTE / 5G (dual SIM, 5G dual active)
BODY
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Aerospace aluminium frame, Tidal cold-carved glass back
Colors — Earth Echo, Sunny Day, Sunset Glow, Night
Dimensions 163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm 151.78 x 71.92 x 8.12 mm (Night: 7.95 mm)
IP Rating IP68 IP68 + IP69 dust and water resistance
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (dual standby) Dual Nano-SIM
Weight 225 g 197 g (Earth Echo, Sunny Day, Sunset Glow); 192 g (Night)
DISPLAY
Brightness 2500 nits (peak); 1600 nits (HBM) 4500 nits peak (20% APL), 2000 nits full-screen peak, 1 nit minimum
Features 107.37% DCI-P3 / 145.65% sRGB; 720Hz touch sampling rate —
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 —
Refresh Rate LTPO 1-120Hz; up to 165Hz 1-144Hz
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (FHD+) (~388 ppi density) 1216 x 2660 pixels, 19.7:9 ratio (459 ppi)
Screen-to-body 94% display-to-body ratio (ASUS) 95.03%
Size 6.78 inches 6.36 inches
Type Samsung Flexible AMOLED (E6), LTPO, 165Hz, HDR10 AMOLED, LTPO 8T, 144Hz, 1.07 billion colors, HDR, 8,000,000:1 contrast
PLATFORM
CPU Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520) Octa-core (2x 4.55GHz + 3x 4.35GHz + 3x 3.1GHz)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (SM8650) MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro (2 nm)
GPU Adreno 750 Mali-G2-Ultra-NX
OS Android 14, ROG UI Android 17, OriginOS 7
MEMORY
Card slot — No
Internal 512GB / 1TB 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
RAM 16GB / 24GB LPDDR5X 12GB, 16GB LPDDR5X Ultra (quad-channel)
Storage Type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.1
Storage/RAM variants 512GB 16GB RAM (ROG Phone 8 Pro); 1TB 24GB RAM (ROG Phone 8 Pro Edition) 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB, 16GB + 512GB, 12GB + 1TB, 16GB + 1TB
MAIN CAMERA
Features LED flash, 6-axis Hybrid Gimbal Stabilizer 3.0, AI Object Sense, Light Trail mode Zeiss optics, flash, AF on all rear cameras, up to 100x digital zoom
MAIN CAMERA 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) 50 MP, f/1.57 (wide), 1/1.28", OIS; 64 MP, f/2.52 (APO periscope telephoto), 1/2", OIS, 3.5x optical zoom; 50 MP, f/2.0 (ultrawide), 1/2.75", AF
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, HDR10+; slow motion 4K@120fps, 1080p@120/240fps, 720p@120/240/480fps Up to 8K; 4K 240fps slow motion; video stabilization
SELFIE CAMERA
Features Pixel binning (1.4µm) Video stabilization
Selfie camera 32 MP RGBW, f/2.45, 22mm, 90° FoV 50 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@30/60fps 4K@60fps, 1080p
SOUND
3.5mm jack Yes; Hi-Res Audio up to 384 kHz / 32-bit; Dirac Virtuo spatial sound; dual mics with noise reduction No (USB Type-C digital earphones only)
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers (multi-magnet dual) Yes, with stereo speakers
COMMUNICATION
Bluetooth 5.4 Bluetooth 5.4; SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, LHDC 5.0
NFC Yes Yes (reader mode; card emulation - HCE, NFC-SIM, eSE payment)
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B1i/B1c/B2a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1C+B1I+B2a+B2b), GLONASS (G1), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L1+L5); A-GPS, cellular and WLAN positioning
Radio — No
USB 2x USB Type-C: bottom USB 3.2 Gen 2; side port (for AeroActive Cooler X) USB Type-C, USB 3.2, OTG, DisplayPort output
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (Wi-Fi 7), 2.4/5/6GHz Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6, 2.4GHz / 5GHz, 2x2 MIMO, MU-MIMO, 2.4GHz & 5GHz dual concurrent, Wi-Fi Display, hotspot
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 In-display fingerprint, face recognition, accelerometer, e-compass, gyroscope, proximity, ambient light, AirTrigger Accelerometer, ambient light, proximity, gyroscope, compass, dual ambient light, 3D ultrasonic fingerprint, front colour temperature, flicker, multispectral, laser focus, Hall sensor, infrared remote, X-axis linear motor
BATTERY
Capacity 5500 mAh 6510 mAh typical (6305 mAh rated)
Charging Type 65W wired (QC 5.0, PD), 0-100% in 39 min; 15W wireless (Qi 1.3) 90W wired, 40W wireless, reverse (OTG) wired charging
Type Li-Ion 5500 mAh (typical) Li-Ion
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Colors Phantom Black Earth Echo, Sunny Day, Sunset Glow, Night
Compatibility Bands differ between WW/US/CN versions; no eSIM listed (dual Nano-SIM); ASUS promises 2 OS upgrades over 4 years of updates The China model runs OriginOS 7 China ROM; in China, eSIM is supported only on the 1TB versions. Global V2621 keeps the same 6,510 mAh typical battery; European launch 27 Oct 2026, on sale 5 Nov
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 Ice Vein fluid VC cooling (冰脉流体 VC); larger, thinner vapor chamber with upgraded overall heat dissipation (vivo)
Launch Price EUR 1,199.99 (16GB/512GB); EUR 1,499.99 (Pro Edition) CNY 6,499 (12GB+256GB), CNY 7,499 (12GB+512GB), CNY 7,999 (16GB+512GB), CNY 8,499 (12GB+1TB), CNY 8,999 (16GB+1TB) — China launch, 2026-09-21
Launch Price (USD) $1,199 (16GB/512GB); $1,499 (Pro Edition 24GB/1TB) —
Models — V2608A, V2608DA
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) V2608A, V2608DA (China); V2621 (global/EU, EPREL listing)
Price in Nigeria ₦1,350,000 ₦1,358,500 – ₦1,881,100 (estimate, converted from China launch price)
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 In-display fingerprint, face recognition 3D ultrasonic single-point fingerprint, face unlock
EU LABEL
Battery — 64:31h endurance (EPREL, global model V2621)
Energy — A (EPREL, V2621)
Repairability — C (EPREL, V2621)