Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate Review

Asus is determined to continue its gaming smartphone line with the new Asus ROG Phone 7 and 7 Ultimate.

The updated lineup doesn't change much from the previous generation,

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Instead of forcing gamers to shop for extra horsepower for the phone

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Focuses on raising the specs for the. however,

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Chasing the performance crown and focusing on gaming features

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Doesn't always help make the best smartphone.

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That's how much the ROG Phone 7 has in common with the ill-fated ROG Phone 6 Pro.

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In view of this it has got its work done for it,

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And it ultimately may not escape the same fate as its predecessor.

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When I took the ROG Phone 7 Ultimate out of the box,

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So I thought there was some mistake. It was remarkably similar to the ROG Phone 6 Pro

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