In October, Asus confirmed that the upcoming ROG Phone 8 series of gaming phones will feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. In the subsequent weeks, one of the ROG Phone 8 variants has appeared in the databases of Geekbench and China’s 3C certification platform. The arrival of the ROG Phone 8 series seems imminent, as it has now received approval from the Bluetooth SIG authority. In addition, the same certification platform has also been certified by the Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra.
As can be seen, the ROG Phone 8 identified
with model numbers such as ASUS_AI2401_D, ASUS_AI2401_A, ASUS_AI2401_C, and
ASUS_AI2401_E has been approved by the Bluetooth SIG authority. The ROG Phone 8
Pro bearing similar model numbers, such as ASUS_AI2401_A, ASUS_AI2401_C, and
ASUS_AI2401_F, has also received Bluetooth SIG certification.
To recall, the AI2401_A variant was
spotted with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 16 GB of RAM, and Android 14 on Geekbench, and
it was spotted with a 65W fast charger in China’s 3C certification. On the
other hand, the AI2401_D variant has appeared with 24 GB of RAM on Geekbench.
There is a possibility that one of the ROG Phone 8 variants, probably the one
with 24 GB of RAM, could be marketed as the ROG Phone 8 Ultimate.
It was reported in August that the Zenfone
10, which debuted earlier this year, could be the last Zenfone series phone
from the brand. However, Asus quickly debunked the rumor by officially
confirming that it will continue to produce the Zenfone line. Now, as can be
seen in the above screenshot, the Zenfone 11 Ultra bearing the ASUS_AI2401_H is
also in the works. Now that the Ultra variant has been spotted, it appears that
the lineup may also include at least another model bearing the Zenfone 11
moniker. Unfortunately, nothing is known about the specifications of the
Zenfone 11 series.
The Bluetooth SIG certification also shows
that all the above devices will support Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity. The ROG
Phone 8 series may likely launch in Q1 2024 in different markets.
