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