ASUS ROG Phone 8 series launched in the global markets last month. The latest iteration gaming smartphones from the Taiwanese brand ditch the heavily gaming-oriented design like the previous generations. They look a lot more like mainstream phones. The ROG Phone 8 Pro has now undergone Zack Nelson’s (aka JerryRigEverything) gruesome durability test. 

ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro durability test

Those who watch Zack’s durability tests on smartphones might be familiar with most of the parts. It starts with the scratch test where the ROG Phone 8 Pro gets scratches at level 6 and deeper grooves at level 7 which is pretty common with almost every smartphone. The gaming phone is equipped with Gorilla Glass Victus 2. 

The ASUS ROG Phone 8 Pro sports a metal build and in the scrape tests, all sides of the phone produce scratches. The device withstands flames for 20 seconds after which the pixels on the display turns White. 

Now coming to the main part of the durability test, the YouTuber tries bending the ROG Phone 8 Pro from the back and front. A significant flex is visible when ample amount of pressure from the front is applied. Bending from the back also shattered the glass back panel completely. However, the phone did avoid getting snapped unlike the ROG Phone 5 and 6 that failed this test. Overall, the ROG Phone 8 Pro did pass JerryRigEverything’s test and it’s not like you would be bending the phone pretty hard in real usage. 

Zack also conducted a teardown of the ROG Phone 8 Pro revealing the ROG LED lights, a larger cooling system, and more details. 

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