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The best 14-inch laptops are small but have a lot of potential. A 14-inch laptop hits the sweet spot between the portability of a 13-inch laptop and the performance of a 15-inch laptop. Perhaps because of this, it has become one of the most popular laptop forms – and with good reason.

Over the past few months, we’ve seen the next generation of processors, which will start dominating most newly launched laptops next year. Whether it’s Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite, Intel’s Lunar Lake, Apple’s M4, or AMD’s Ryzen AI 300 series, these chips are the future of mobile computing.

We run a series of tests on each laptop :Geekbench(synthetic CPU test), Handbrake(video encoded CPU test), 3DMark(graphics test), display test (brightness, color gamut), battery test (custom battery drain), and more. Our reviewers then put the laptops in a real-world environment. Our two-pronged review strategy gives the full picture of each laptop and allows us to thoroughly compare them.

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The best 14-inch laptops in 2024

Best budget

1. Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q425M)
Affordable perfection
Specifications
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 155H GPU: Intel Iris XeRAM: 16GB
Storage: 1TBDisplay: 14-inch, 1800p Size: 12.3 x 8.67 x 0.59 inches
Weight: 3 lbs
Reasons to buy
+Almost 16 hours of battery life!
+Snappy performance
+Quality audio
+Smooth, comfortable keyboard
+Secure webcam privacy shutter
Reasons to avoid
-Display could be brighter

Buying at a low price does not mean sacrificing good looks or stable performance. In fact, it’s a stylish laptop with Intel Meteor Lake performance, 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage.

Not every laptop has to achieve a high level of performance or graphics capabilities that can compete with the latest game consoles. Instead, the Zenbook 14 OLED offers a nice platform where you can handle a lot of work.

Its battery life is especially amazing. In the Laptop Mag battery test, the battery lasted 15 hours and 52 minutes while continuously browsing the web over Wi-Fi at 150 nits. We usually recommend a productive laptop with 9 to 10 hours of use, and its performance certainly makes it one of the longest lasting laptops you can buy right now. Even the more expensive MacBook Air 13-inch M3 doesn’t last that long, at 15 hours and 13 minutes.

In Geekbench 6’s overall performance test, the Zenbook 14 OLED’s multi-core score reached 12,707 points, which is very impressive. Again, which is impressive considering its higher price. When you think about this laptop’s amazing OLED display, you won’t believe your eyes. In addition to the seductive deep black ink, you can enjoy a DCI-P3 coverage of 79.8%. Its brightness is good, but 339 nits could be better.

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Best gaming

2. Razer Blade 14
The best gaming laptop out there
Specifications
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070RAM: 16GB
Storage: 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD Display: 14-inch QHD+ 240Hz, 2560 x 1600
Size: 12.23 x 8.97 x 0.7 inches Weight: 4.1 pounds
Reasons to buy
+RTX 4070 performance
+Gorgeous display
+Sturdy aluminum build
+Impactful speakers
+Excellent battery life
Reasons to avoid
-Runs a bit hot
-Loud while gaming

Plain and simple, the Razer Blade 14 is the best gaming laptop I’ve reviewed. There’s no beating around the bush in that this isn’t a cheap product, but there’s no world in which it could disappoint with its stunning display, long-lasting battery life, and powerful RTX 4070 gaming performance.

The model we reviewed is built with an AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS processor, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of SSD storage. Its 14-inch, 2560 x 1440-pixel display at 240Hz refresh rate is excellent on paper and fantastic in practice. Its 114.3 percent reproduction of the DCI-P3 color gamut is phenomenal, soaring far beyond the premium gaming laptop average of 93 percent.

We recommend anything between 80 and 100 percent, but going over 100 percent is even better. Its brightness is also nothing to scoff at, hitting 465 nits on average. This demolishes the category average of 408 nits, meaning you’ll easily carry it outdoors, even in intense sunlight, without worrying about glare.

But its display isn’t the only thing that gives it top marks and makes it our best gaming laptop. Its productivity performance is thanks to its AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS processor. The Geekbench 5.5 overall performance test managed a multi-core score of 11,121. You can expect solid transfer rates alongside its SSD speed of 1,230 megabytes per second.

Best of all, its battery life is seriously staggering for a gaming laptop. We recommend traditional laptops, which last anywhere between 9 and 10 hours, but expectations are far lower when a dedicated graphics card is involved. The Razer Blade 14 lasts 8 hours and 35 minutes, and in a world where many gaming laptops are trapped between 2 and 5 hours of longevity, this is fantastic.

Best overall

MacBook is at its best with the Pro M3
Specifications
CPU: M3 (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural engine)
RAM: 8GB to 24GBStorage: 512GB to 1TB Display: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display (3024 x 1964 pixels, 254ppi)
Size: 12.3 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches Weight: 3.4 pounds
Reasons to buy
+Excellent overall performance
+Solid gaming performance
+Stunning design
+Comfortable keyboard
+Incredible endurance
Reasons to avoid
-No Face ID
-Distracting notch

The Apple MacBook Pro M3 sets the standard for other 14-inch laptops. It’s the total package and an obvious top pick for anybody looking to pick up a laptop in this category. Beyond the MacBook’s iconic style, its M3 chip is a consistent powerhouse for accomplishing computing tasks and a real pioneer in efficiency and battery life.

Beyond the MacBook Pro 14’s performance, you’ll find Apple’s iconic keyboard, plus-sized trackpad, powerful speakers, a fantastic high-resolution webcam, and a stunning 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display.

This MacBook Pro 14 is a multipurpose laptop that can do just about anything, from productivity to creation—and even a little gaming, too. Work or play, the MacBook Pro 14 is a best-in-class option well worth a place on any buyer’s prospective shortlist.

On the Geekbench 6 overall performance test, the MacBook Pro 14-inch M3 managed a multi-core score of 11,870. This is undoubtedly exceptional, which is no surprise considering the M3’s unbelievable processing power. It also took 5 minutes and 38 seconds to transcode a 4K video into 1080p, which blasts past the 7-minute and 51-second category average.

Best of all, the battery life on this thing is unreal. On the Laptop Mag battery test, which involves continuous web surfing at 150 nits, it lasted 17 hours and 16 minutes before dying. This is phenomenal, making it one of the longest-lasting laptops we’ve reviewed in years. Look no further if you want a powerhouse that can last more than two full workdays.

If you want OLED, its display will leave much to be desired, but its ability to reproduce 81.3 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut makes it colorful enough for most users. And, of course, Apple never disappoints when it comes to brightness, managing an average of 558 nits. This makes it easy to work on even the brightest days.

Best Ultrabook

4. Acer Swift Go 14
The most colorful display I’ve ever seen
Specifications
CPU: Intel Core i7-13700H GPU: Intel Iris XeRAM: 16GB
Storage: 512GB SSD Display: 14-inch 2,880 x 1,800-pixel OLED
Size: 12.3 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches Weight: 2.9 pounds
Reasons to buy
+Incredible performance
+Most vivid screen I’ve ever seen
+Phenomenal display
+Affordable
+Satisfying keyboard
Reasons to avoid
-Runs a bit hot
-Subpar battery life

There always has to be one machine out there touting the “MacBook killer” moniker, and our current best pick for that title in the 14-inch laptop category is the Acer Swift Go 14. It’s packed to the gills with high-performance components and ticks off all Ultrabook requirements. Better still, it’s affordable and houses one of the most vivid OLED displays we’ve encountered.

The Swift Go 14’s incredible performance results from a 13th-generation Evo-certified Intel Core i7 processor, Intel Iris Xe graphics, and 16GB of RAM with 512GB of SSD storage to back it up. However, regardless of the top-notch tech housed inside, the Swift Go 14’s dazzling 2.8K, 14-inch OLED display will steal the show for many.

Perhaps the only way it fails to fulfill the “MacBook killer” moniker is its underwhelming longevity. MacBooks last 15 to 18 hours on our Laptop Mag battery test, which involves continuous web surfing at 150 nits over Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, the Acer Swift Go 14 only survived 8 hours and 5 minutes. Yikes!

But what stands out as being above and beyond reason is that the Acer Swift Go 14’s display has an absurd level of vividity. Its 175.7 percent coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut is practically unreal. Considering the category average is 107.5 percent, it’s wild that this laptop rises above and beyond the rest. Its brightness of 395 nits is also pretty solid, and while a MacBook is often superior in this regard, it’s still great.

And if you are worried about losing that beautiful MacBook keyboard, this manages to emulate it rather well. It is a 60 percent Wiisland-style keyboard featuring black matte keys with an LED backlight. It felt smooth and tactile, allowing you to write your review effortlessly without being held back by mushy keys.

Best 2-in-1

5. HP Spectre x360 14 (2024)
A culmination of greatness
Specifications
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 155H GPU: Intel Arc Graphics
RAM: 32GBStorage: 2TB SSD Display: 14-inch, 2.8K, OLED, touch
Size: 12.4 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches Weight: 3.2 pounds
Reasons to buy
+Sleek design
+Beautiful OLED display
+Bouncy keyboard
+Bumpin’ speakers
+Excellent performance
+Great battery life
+4K webcam
Reasons to avoid
-Short on ports
-Display benchmarks could be better

Once in a while, we’re blessed by the emergence of a 2-in-1 that crushes expectations in every conceivable manner. In this case, the HP Spectre x360 14 is not only the ultimate 14-inch 2-in-1 laptop, but it’s the best of the year, period.

This is thanks to the culmination of phenomenal battery life, a stunning OLED display, powerful speakers, a sleek design, and solid performance, thanks to the Intel Ultra 7 155H and a satisfying keyboard.

On the Laptop Mag battery test, which involves continuous web surfing over wifi at 150 nits, we saw the Spectre x360 last 11 hours before running out of juice. For context, our previous best 2-in-1, the Lenovo Yoga 9i (Gen 8), lasted 10 hours and 10 minutes before dying.

Thanks to the power of OLED, you don’t have much to worry about if you’re a fan of a solid-looking display. It features a 2,880 x 1,800-pixel resolution touchscreen with OLED technology, meaning blacks are far deeper and inkier.

On the colorimeter, the HP Spectre x360 covered 86% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, which is solid but not the best compared to competing laptops like the Lenovo Yoga 9i (136%). However, anything with an 80% or higher DCI-P3 coverage is usually more than enough to enjoy a nice and vivid panel. Its brightness of 366 nits isn’t super high, but that’s unsurprising, considering OLED panels are typically a tad dimmer.

Of course, its Intel Ultra 7 155H performance is more than enough to deliver the best of the best available now (until Lunar Lake comes out). On the Geekbench 6.1 overall performance test, the Spectre x360 managed a multi-core score of 12,358. That’s excellent and absolutely crushes previous-generation chips, even pulling ahead of the MacBook M3 (11,968).

How to choose the best 14-inch laptop

14-inch laptops can be used for any number of reasons, including gaming, productivity, business, and more. So here’s what you should look out for when picking a great laptop.

Design: 2-in-1 or Clamshell?

More and more of today’s laptops are 2-in-1s with screens that either bend back 360 degrees or detach so you can use them as tablets. If you like the idea of using your laptop in slate mode for drawing, media consumption, or just standing up, a 2-in-1 could be for you. We even have a foldable laptop on the list for those wanting to get fancy. However, you can often get better features or a lower price with a traditional clamshell-style laptop.

Battery Life: 9+ Hours for Portability

Unless you plan to use your laptop only on your desk, battery life matters. Even within the home or office, having plenty of juice enables you to work on the couch or at the conference table without being chained to the nearest outlet. We recommend getting a laptop that lasted over 9 hours on the Laptop Mag Battery Test for the best portability. The longest-lasting laptops endure anywhere between 10 and 15 hours. If you’re gaming, you’ll be hard-pressed to find anything that lasts this long.

 

Chromebooks are incredible, lightweight devices, and I’ll show you how to use them

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The best Chromebooks are known as the most user-friendly devices on the market, making them easily some of the best laptops for those seeking a simple yet efficient computing experience.

Whether you’re a student, a professional, or a casual user, navigating and utilizing the wealth of Chromebook features can significantly enhance your productivity and streamline your daily tasks.

One of the Chromebook’s most appealing features is its simplicity. Unlike traditional laptops and desktops, Chromebooks are designed to be easy to use, without a lot of the bloat that many other laptops come with.

The operating system, Chrome OS, is very lightweight and is based on the same technology that powers the Chrome web browser, making it intuitive and familiar to many users right out of the box.

Chromebooks also boot-up faster and have far fewer maintenance requirements than either Windows laptops or MacBooks.

In addition to its simplicity, Chromebooks are also known for their portability. These devices are typically lightweight and compact, making them especially appealing to anyone who needs a lightweight device for on-the-go work.

Still, if you’re used to the best Windows laptops or best MacBooks, you might feel a bit lost when you first start up a Chromebook. But don’t worry, I’ve used Chromebooks for years and I’m here to help walk you through these increasingly popular devices.

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Key tips for using a Chromebook

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• Keyboard Shortcuts: Try these essential keyboard shortcuts to navigate and perform tasks more efficiently.
• Chrome Extensions: Pick up some of the best Chrome extensions that add new features and functionalities to Chrome.
• Regular Updates: Keep your Chromebook’s OS and software up-to-date for the latest features and security patches.
• Cloud Backup: Use Files’ Google Drive integration to regularly back up your important data to protect against accidental loss or hardware failure.
• Troubleshooting: Familiarize yourself (or at least bookmark) these common Chromebook troubleshooting techniques to fix any issues that may arise.

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Advanced Chromebook features 

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While the Chromebook is designed to be user-friendly, there are advanced features that can take your Chromebook experience even further.

• Accessibility Features:Chromebooks offer a range of accessibility features, including screen readers, magnification tools, and keyboard shortcuts for users with disabilities.
• Multiple Users:If you share your Chromebook with others, you can create multiple user profiles to keep your data separate and secure.
• Remote Desktop:Access your Chromebook from another device using remote desktop features, allowing you to work on your files and applications from anywhere.
• Gaming on Chromebooks:While not as powerful as dedicated gaming consoles, Chromebooks can handle casual gaming and cloud gaming services.
• Educational Tools:Chromebooks are popular among students and educators due to their affordability, portability, and integration with educational tools like Google Classroom.

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Navigating the Chromebook interface 

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The Chromebook’s interface is designed to be intuitive, making it easy for all levels of experience to use.

The Shelf, located at the bottom of the screen, is ChromeOS’s version of macOS’s Dock or Windows 11’s Taskbar, displaying frequently used apps and shortcuts.

To access all installed applications, simply click on the App Launcher icon at the far left of the Shelf.

For quick and easy navigation, the Search Bar is a valuable tool. By typing keywords, you can search for apps, files, or web pages, streamlining your workflow and saving time.

Additionally, the System Tray, located in the bottom-right corner, provides access to essential settings like Wi-Fi, battery status, and user profiles.

Using native apps

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One of the Chromebook’s greatest strengths lies in its app ecosystem.

Chromebooks were originally designed to rely on web-based applications, offering a seamless and efficient experience. Popular web apps like Google Docs, Gmail, and YouTube are optimized for Chromebooks, providing a wide range of productivity tools.

In recent years, however, more and more apps are becoming available offline, including the entirety of the Google Play app store, expanding a Chromebook’s functionality significantly. You can download and use popular apps like Microsoft Office, Spotify, and Netflix, just as you would on an Android smartphone or tablet.

For more advanced users, Chromebooks offer support for Linux applications. This feature is particularly valuable for developers or users who require access to powerful tools like Visual Studio Code or GIMP.

Setting up Linux on a Chromebook is relatively straightforward, allowing you to create a hybrid environment that caters to both casual and power users.

Efficient file management in the cloud

The Files app is your central hub for organizing and accessing both local and cloud-based files.

Google Drive, seamlessly integrated into the Files app, provides ample storage space for your documents, photos, and other data. By saving your files to Google Drive, you can access them from any device with an internet connection.

While Chromebooks used to offer limited local storage, that’s changed in recent years, with more premium Chromebooks featuring the same kind of storage options as more familiar Windows and Apple laptops.

For those needing even more storage, Chromebooks support external devices like USB drives, external hard drives, and SD cards. Simply plug in the device, and the Files app will automatically recognize it, allowing you to transfer files between your Chromebook and the external device.

Customize your Chromebook

To make your Chromebook truly your own, you can customize its appearance and settings. You can change the wallpaper, adjust the screen brightness, and even enable dark mode for a more visually comfortable experience.

Additionally, Chromebooks offer a variety of themes and extensions that can be installed to personalize your device further. With that, you’ll be able to make your Chromebook as personalized as you like, especially now that you know all the important tips to using your new Chromebook to its fullest.

Pros

• Revamped design
• Powerful specs
• Decent photos

Cons

• AI features are subtle compared to rivals
• Smaller battery
• Short update timeline

   There’s something different about the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro. The Asus ROG gaming phone line always surprises me with its distinctive style traditionally appealing to gamers. Yet, this year’s ROG Phone 8 series shocks me by how mainstream it looks. Gone are the spaceship-like white hues of the ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 7 and in comes a restrained matte black look — an understated appearance for a mature gaming phone.

While standing tall with its 6.78-inch display, gone is the upper bezel that hid the last ROG Phone 7’s front-facing camera — otherwise last seen in 2019 on phones like the Samsung Galaxy S9 and the Google Pixel 4. The ROG Phone 8 Pro has a punch-hole front-facing camera just as we see on most Android phones. The full-color secondary display on the back of the phone says goodbye in favor of a still eye-grabbing mini-LED display, which is even more arresting on the Pro model.

What results is something that looks reminiscent of the black version of the Nothing Phone 2 with the gaming chops of prior ROG phones as well as the specs and $1,200 (£1,100) starting price that we expect from this year’s Android flagships. My particular review unit is the kitted out $1,500 version of the ROG Phone 8 Pro, with a ludicrously high 24GB of memory and 1TB of storage. That maxed-out configuration allows me to easily multitask, which through my testing included alternating between Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Dead Cells and texting while waiting forever to queue into GeForce Now’s free tier for cloud gaming.

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The ROG Phone 8 Pro’s appearance might not stand out as much in a lineup of other premium Android phones, but once I actually used it, I could quickly tell it’s still a gaming phone. Unlike mainstream phones in this price range, the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro includes a headphone jack. It also continues to offer two USB-C ports, one on the bottom and another on the left side, for two different attachments or to charge your device easier while holding it horizontally. This was particularly nice to have when plugging in my Xbox controller while charging.

That side USB-C port also connects the AeroActive Cooler X fan accessory, which no longer opens a door into the phone to chill the phone’s internal components. Instead, the ROG Phone 8 Pro has a sealed exterior to achieve IP68 certification to keep out water and dust, and the Cooler just chills the outside of the phone. Clipping the accessory to the phone does still feel like attaching a spider to help keep it cool.

The Phone 8 Pro does a nice job capturing photos and videos, with processing that’s assisted by artificial intelligence powered by its Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip. It’s early days for flagship phones equipped with the new AI-focused chip, and I find the other ways that the Phone 8 Pro takes advantage of AI to be more subtle. They include being able to perform contextual searches on the device, AI noise canceling on calls and text recognition inside of games.

Even with more subtle AI ambitions, the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro at its starting spec of 512GB of space and 16GB of memory is still a beast. You get the newest chip, tons of space, lots of memory, and it’s the only high-end phone out there that gives you as many ports as a MacBook Air.

Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro design, software, gameplay

While at first the Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro looks like any other large black phone, the company includes a number of stylish flourishes including a new animated mini-LED screen on its back. Asus prints its Republic of Gamers logo, its “Dare to Win” mantra and an “Est. 2006” message like it’s a pair of Levi’s jeans. A fairly large camera hump houses a trio of cameras.

But the star of the phone is its animating AniMe vision mini-LED display on the back. While I’m sad to see the full color secondary display retire, the new display includes plenty of details that I’d love to see on more phones. For instance, by default the screen rotates between showing the time, your battery level and the ROG logo. The mini-LED screen can display a camera icon when you are taking a photo, a music visualizer when listening to music or custom animations that you can set up in settings. It reminds me of the LEDs on the back of the Nothing Phone 2, except this small screen allows for text and numbers that are easier to delineate than Nothing’s abstract light patterns. This screen can also be turned off if you don’t want all this blinking.

The front 6.78-inch display has an optical in-screen fingerprint sensor that can unlock the phone. By default the screen runs at an adaptive refresh rate between 1 and 120Hz, but you can have the screen run at 165Hz at all times. The screen has a 720Hz touch sampling rate — the same as last year’s Phone 7 — for responsiveness.

Both features helped when I played Dead Cells, since the game supports a higher refresh rate and battling through dungeons was easier with that responsiveness rate. The Phone 8 Pro also includes its AirTriggers sensors, which I can program like shoulder buttons when holding the phone horizontally. My preference is still to hook the phone up with a game controller when time and space allow, but for subway commuting the responsiveness for the touchscreen has been sufficient for the fast-paced game.

Like other gaming phones, the Phone 8 Pro gets warm when playing games at the higher graphics and frame rates that the phone is capable of. While Asus says that the phone now makes use of conductive cooling to draw heat to the back of the phone, I did find that it makes the back of the phone noticeably hot to touch. A case should help alleviate that, as should the aforementioned AeroActive X cooler attachment.

Using 3DMark’s 20-minute stress test when paired up with the fan attachment running at its highest cooling setting, the phone’s dashboard reported a temperature starting at 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) and ending at 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit). By comparison when I ran the test without the attachment, the phone started at 33 degrees Celsius (91 degrees Fahrenheit) and ended at a noticeably hotter 53 degrees Celsius (127 degrees Fahrenheit). It’s worth noting that 3DMark’s test is particularly demanding for any phone but could be a comparison for a gamer that’s particularly adept at pushing the limits.

Asus carried over other gaming-focused features from prior years, including a Background mode that can keep an app active even if you turn off the screen, an in-game dashboard to quickly access settings, the ability to customize settings for particular games and the new AI-grabber to scan text within a game. Asus suggests that the feature could be useful for quickly copying and pasting terms inside of a game and then searching the web for related guides.

Another of the Phone 8 Pro’s AI features is its noise cancellation feature for voice and video calls, which works across any service that makes these. This includes services like WhatsApp and within game chat services like Discord.

While these gaming modes are the main draw for the ROG Phone 8 Pro, the new redesign comes with a lot of perks toward how the phone looks and feels. It’s noticeably lighter than last year’s phone, coming in at 225g versus the Phone 7 Ultimate’s 246g. And by eliminating the top bezel of the phone, the Phone 8 Pro’s now 163.8mm (6.4-inches) tall, shorter than the Phone 7 Ultimate’s 173mm (6.7-inches). While Asus was able to keep the display size between the two phones the same, it’s worth noting that the front-facing camera now occupies a punch-hole space within the display much like other Android phones, which might not be great for gamers that prefer an uninterrupted view across their entire screen.

Gaming phone rival RedMagic for instance uses an under-display front-facing camera to provide that unobstructed view, but photos taken by under-display cameras aren’t yet at the same quality as those shooting from a hole cut out of the display. To accommodate this, Asus provides an option to either let games fill the full screen or shrink the display area slightly in order to avoid the cutout from interfering. Most games are unlikely to be affected by the loss of space, but the option is there in the event that it might.

The ROG Phone 8 Pro has a 5,500mAh battery, which is smaller but still sizable compared with the ROG Phone 7’s 6,000mAh battery. While I found the ROG Phone 7’s 6,000mAh to easily get me through two days of use, I found a more mixed result with the ROG Phone 8 Pro.

On days with heavy use, such as one where I ran GeForce Now in the background for several hours while I did other tasks and played games stored locally, I drew the full battery down to 20% by the end of the day. With less intensive use, which still included an hour of gameplay and miscellaneous tasks like calls, texting and music, I was able to stretch the battery to last through two days of use on a single charge. While your mileage will vary according to how power hungry your usage is, Asus does ship the phone with a 65-watt wired charger and this year’s phone includes 15-watt wireless charging. In my 30-minute wired charging test, I was able to get the battery from 0% to 69% while the 30-minute wireless charging test took it from 1% to 26%.