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Asus ROG Phone 9 hands-on: the first gaming phone with Snapdragon 8 Elite


The Shortcut got a chance to check out the new Asus ROG Phone 9 at Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit ahead of the November 19 launch date

Qualcomm’s 8-core Oryon CPU and Adreno 830 GPU actually outclass some of today’s best laptops, making it a perfect fit for Asus’ latest gaming phone. One thing that Asus takes pride in is its small motherboard and split battery design, which offer both faster charging and heat dispensation benefits. This means that when gaming for an extended period of time, the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset will warm up the middle of the device (where you touch the least) and have an equal amount of room to push out heat.

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