How is it. I've hear some people say the durability isn't so great. Also how was finding a phone service carrier who would accept the phone under their plan.

@@toeman4628 you should be able to take it to ASUS service center. I would look for the service center location

I'm kinda there, first I bought it to play old games on emulators. It works great! But I mostly game on my steam deck, or laptop. Lol I use it basically for content, and movies. The battery is great and the Headphones jack is a must!

apple has ridiculous price without any accessories in their phone. so this one is better value then

@@BSJPersonal what front do you expect? For me i prefer flat than curved screen

My take away from your comment is that the ROG 7 phone passed the "Jerry Rig Everything" test as supposed to the ROG ,4,5,6. So to me that's a huge upgrade. Ergo it withstand a hard bend test without cracking the screen.

It thottles to 67% in 5 minutes. My old Razer Phone 2 stays at 90% indefinitely. This phone is a gimmick aimed at children who don't understand what they're buying.

​@@numalesoybea1348you mean 1 hour?

there is a black version too

I got the ultimate but in black and glossy would have been awesome🔥

U can get a pro with a cooler right?

@@ihannibal2470 yup the ultimate version comes with the cooler.

Me too! :'(

Hey man can I ask what's the price for the vanilla version cuz I can't find a consistent price from looking online some sources say it's 690$ *mainly amazon* (it has the seggs number which I think is a genius marketing strategy) and some sources say it's even higher than the ultimate's price which is 1400$

@@aozakiaokobestgirl306 I paid $1750 AUD for mine which is roughly $1100 usd. I could be wrong but I think there's 2 different specs for the vanilla version.

​@@aozakiaokobestgirl306Official price in my country is about $699 for 8/256GB version. The lowest price I could find on online store is $635. But it's in my country, might be different than yours.

Why love the problem bricked phone?

Well just buy this newest model when it launch, as long i see the progress I'vent heard any issues yet

Listen idk what they on abt but I've had the 3,5,6, and now 7 ultimate, never had a single issue once ever w any of them. Idk what ppl be doing with these phones but seems unholy lmfao.

@@arkroze maybe they didn't know how to treat SD865 and 888, cuz I heard that this chip will occur some trouble if you don't know how to treat it (edit: maybe) And for 6 and 7 model, it's different. It's TSMC boi... No need to treat this chip-ass... GAMING WHAT YOU WANT 😂

@@dandypramana951 Lol , never had issues with any of them, not my 865 or 888. Again, no idea what ppl do to these things to make them brick. I used to be a competitive gamer and played hard for hours a day and yes it would heat up but nothing more

How was it

Bro did asus release a 8+256 variant??

@@mohammedzameil1730 the base model has 8gb variant while the ultimate doesnt

Thanks for the info! Appreciate it.

Would love to own this Device South Africa

yeah hahaha epic sounds

theres a bluetooth version

bass voice and camera goes to 7

As far as I know, ROG 5/5s has motherboard issue and ROG 6 has camera issue along with finger sensor issue. Not sure about this one tho

But the form factor is less ergonomic

Why do you think the magic 8 is cheap? It's a made with slave labor.

Unfortunately the rog is as well.

Because the rog 7 is more on protection and better and camera compare to redmagic 8 the rog 7 has 165hz and the rm8 has 120hz

​@@boystollenrockabye4514 WHich one has better software support? Do these phones become buggy? Planning to switch my flagship phone to gaming phone.

Fun fact, not mentioned in the video. Asus improved the durability of the phone. See "Jerry Rig everything ROG 7 Ultimate " Review for reference.

Yes,you just have to buy the cooler seperately

@@DarkKnight-tf4lx ye ik that,but is it compatible with both versions of the phone, ultimate and regular

He just said yes ​@@AV-wi9fn

Yes but it is sold separately

Buy a second hand mid range or last year mid range for the same price...

@@HaramiManus-fs1lx That wasn't my question

SD695 can do better but honestly both chips you mentioned are not ideal for heavy games

@@serge0251 :(

I would recommend at least Snapdragon 865 or 870.

Go with S23 Ultra then.. best so far

I would get the ROG 7. It is £1000 for 16GB/512GB whereas the S23U is £1400 for only 12GB/512GB. The ROG has better battery life, the same fast RAM and storage and the display is similar. The S23U will get longer support but ASUS should get 2 years, so if you upgrade every 3 years it will have full support. The primary camera on the ROG is very good, but S23U will have better ultra-wide and zoom. Both are excellent at their respective prices so it is a close call. The Moto is the value option, at £800 it’s solid. In 2023 there are so many great phones that choosing is tough. Good luck!

@@andyH_England Same here mate, it's tough to choose. The only thing Samsung one has better is the screen, rest everythong is better in the Asus one. Now, I am confused in the fact that will the ppi difference of 504 and 395 respectively be noticible enough to be a dealbreaker.

Personally I would choose the ROG 7 purely for the fact there is no notch or punch hole on the media screen area, that’s just me being a punch hole/notch nazi though. But even without considering that they’re pretty on par. Also I don’t like the way the S23 U screen curves around the side of the phone, again that’s just me.

@@johncarmen9963 That's actually true for mee too, I don't really like these full screen phones, which results is excess unnecessary touches. I just hate this about these new phones. ROG does eliminate it perfectly

no surprise there. owned both zenfone 2 deluxe and zenfone 5. both only got 1 OS update. assholes at asus are so lazy.

Know the feeling 😂 I once got a Nintendo DS, shortly before the 3DS came out. At first I was quite bummed, but the Nintendo always performed well, and after all these years it still works. I've heard of many people online and even here in the comments, that they still use the first gen ROG phone or rocking a 3 for example. In a livestream from ROG Global, people who work for the company mention also still owning and using the 5. (Here the link to the video: kzfaq.infof9BEn6prhXs?feature=share ) [Edit: Also the 5 series is perfectly compatible with the ROG Kunai gamepad.] There are many who have an older version and they seem to perform just fine. I've heard no complaints so far of long-time users. I'm using a 4 year old phone myself. And even KZfaqrs like JerryRigEverything and Linus say their phones are over 3 years old and there's no need for an update, as long as the device is working just fine. Many always want the newest device on the market and think their missing out if they don't have it all, but really that's just the greed in us speaking. You'll be fine with the 5, don't be too sad about it! With the heating up problem: maybe just try to use lower settings in the games and also the battery efficient mode in the Armor Crate. Also do you have the cooler for the phone? Maybe it'll help. In the worst-case scenario, just take breaks once you notice it getting too hot and let your phone cool down. All the best of luck to you!👍🏻

​@@n.k.1657if I buy ROG 7 & that cooler separately .. can I get same performance like ROG 7 ultimate with or without cooler get 🤔

Hey man I'm a casual BGMI gamer and planning to get this phone, by the date of your review I assume your cousin tried before official re-launch of Bgmi in India. How does it perform in gaming and overall, please let me know everything 🙏🏻

Honor magic 5 lite

Agree a phone with good balance between gaming performance and camera would be good.

@@bobandreidolloso phones like these have no room in the budget to spare because of all the big features like the cooler,air triggers,latest snapdragon processor,built in gaming modes,amazing speaker bass and so on,u really cant ask for much because the budget is full and its already jam packed with goodies

Yeah only comes with ultimate

Ehlen ve sehlen

no surprise there. owned both zenfone 2 deluxe and zenfone 5. both only got 1 OS update. assholes at asus are so lazy.

More durable too dont forget bend test

For videos use fold series

@@DJNicShogun I dont really bend phones lol dont really like fold, I just want it to do it right, having fold means I have to be gentle with it which i'm not with my phones, just more to fail. I also like but hate Samsung.

Sony flagships ofer best screens on the market these days.If u like watching videos, 643ppi density on their screens.

it has ESS DAC. 32-bit/384kHz audio

@@disaffected_malcontent is it good?

@@nicomidoantares9485 yes, it's great. almost too much bass

​@@disaffected_malcontentare you sure? it was believed ROG stop using ESS DAC since 5s

Get ready for ROG handled soon

Just wait for Asus ROG Ally

@@nathanjuan6042 I hope they make an Android version as well

@@alesterpadua7884 Yeah I be honest, I really don't want to get rid of my Samsung S9+ phone for a much less durable bigger gaming phone. I just wanna play my one or two games much more smoothly on a new device.

What is mobo?

Mother board

A tiny bit of durability, some amount of performance and the subwoolfer in the aeroactive cooler

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Bro I want to buy tomorrow but u make me scared 😢

Red magic is worst compared to rog problem

The only advantage it has is it display and there's not much different Of course if you are not a gamer you don't have to care 😊

It's a 7" phablet. Why are you bending it? Bending a $1000 phablet just isnt something i imagine myself ever doing. It's not something i do with much smaller pixel 6 -_-

it actually passed Jerryrigs' test this time around, his video on it is already up

Get REDMAGIC 8 Pro then

@@Dhampher rog speaker is too far better than rm8

Snapdragon 8+gen2 + ddr5x Thats way my friend

I have the ROG6 16gb and the cooler, there's no real difference on performance between it and the 6 Pro so I would assume 7 is also the same.

There are lots of gamers in third world countries who can only afford to game on phones. Having a desktop PC is considered a luxury.

@@chucknorris8704 wow Chuck Norris has spoken to me

在亞洲國家.中國.日本.台灣.韓國.手機遊戲消費已經早就超越其他遊戲產品了

@@chucknorris8704 yeah then this phone is not for them because its mad expensive either way

I dont game on my phone. But imagine if you were 8 lol… i would want this phone as well. Also you can use xbox game pass on phones.

genshin impact

Gayshin impact

Genshin Impact! Take a lot at another game from the same studio, btw: Honkai Impact! It's also great.

That is just retarded what that guy does.

go watch the new one for this model :P

It's already out. Tear down will follow soon. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jqyAgtydp7CnlXU.html

its already up, been looking at everything on this phone today lol

How's it's going today? Been thinking want to get 1 soon.

@@ericsson980 its good for gaming and speed but not good of your into photography and stuff. Also the brightness is really low compared to Samsung and apple phones. You will have to get used to the low brightness. Battery lasts like forever and the speed difference from using a 6gb ram to 16 is massive

Call me a autistic christ-fan but I really would consider a Red Magic phone but I hate the name of it. Not a fan of Magic tho its not real they say.