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Two phone lines: ROG Phone (gaming, active cooling, shoulder triggers) and Zenfone (one of the last true compact flagships).
2026 3 models Best of 2026
Asus ROG Phone 11
Gaming flagship 2026.
88/100
Asus Zenfone 13 Ultra
$1100 · Flagship
86 Asus Zenfone 13
$700 · Flagship
84
2025 3 models Best of 2025
Asus ROG Phone 10
A 2025 Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 gaming phone with 185 Hz LTPO.
90/100
Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
$1,099 · Flagship
84 Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra
$1,000 · Flagship
84
2024 10 models Best of 2024
Asus ROG Phone 9 Ultimate
Snapdragon 8 Elite gaming flagship with active cooler.
90/100
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
$1,199 · Flagship
86 Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
$1,199 · Flagship
86 Asus ROG Phone 9
$999 · Flagship
86 Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
$1,200 · Flagship
86 Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra
$900 · Flagship
85 Asus ROG Phone 8
$999 · Flagship
84 Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra
$900 · Flagship
82 Asus Zenfone 11
$700 · Flagship
82 Asus Zenfone 11 Lite
$450 · Mid-Range
73
2023 3 models Best of 2023
Asus ROG Phone 7
SD8 Gen 2 gaming flagship with AirTrigger + AeroActive.
84/100
Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
$1,400 · Flagship
84 Asus Zenfone 10
$699 · Flagship
83
2022 3 models Best of 2022
Asus ROG Phone 6 Pro
18 GB RAM gaming flagship with a tiny ROG Vision dot-matrix display on back.
90/100
Asus ROG Phone 6
$999 · Flagship
82 Asus Zenfone 9
$699 · Flagship
80
2021 5 models Best of 2021
Asus ROG Phone 5s
Snapdragon 888 Plus mid-cycle refresh with 360Hz touch sampling.
88/100
Asus ROG Phone 5
$999 · Gaming
87 Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders
$1500 · Flagship
84 Asus Zenfone 8
$599 · Flagship
80 Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
$800 · Flagship
76
2020 3 models Best of 2020
Asus ZenFone 7 Pro
Flip-camera flagship with Snapdragon 865+ and dual stereo speakers.
83/100
Asus ZenFone 7
$699 · Flagship
81 Asus ROG Phone 3
$999 · Gaming flagship
80
2019 2 models Best of 2019
Asus ROG Phone 2
The 120Hz gaming flagship that put Asus on the gaming-phone map.
84/100
Asus ZenFone 6
$500 · Flagship
82
2018 5 models Best of 2018
Asus ROG Phone (1st gen)
2018 first ROG gaming phone.
84/100
Asus ROG Phone
$899 · Flagship
82 Asus ZenFone 5Z
$500 · Flagship
76 Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1
$180 · Budget
64 Asus ZenFone Max M1
$160 · Budget
50
2017 3 models Best of 2017
Asus Zenfone AR
2017 first Tango + Daydream phone.
76/100
Asus ZenFone 4
$400 · Mid-range
68 Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom
$370 · Mid-range
52
2016 1 model Best of 2016
Asus ZenFone 3
Glass-bodied mid-ranger that elevated the ZenFone line.
64/100
2015 1 model Best of 2015
Asus ZenFone 2
The first smartphone with 4 GB of RAM, on an Intel Atom chip.
48/100
2014 3 models Best of 2014
Asus Zenfone 5 (2014)
2014 first Zenfone Intel Atom budget.
64/100
Asus Zenfone 6 (2014)
$230 · Phablet
64 Asus Padfone X
$200 · Mid-Range
60
2013 1 model Best of 2013
Asus Nexus 7 (2013)
The 2013 Nexus 7 — first 7" tablet with Retina-class display.
64/100
2012 2 models Best of 2012
Asus PadFone 2
2012 PadFone refresh, simpler dock.
72/100
Asus PadFone
$800 · Concept
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