The ROG Phone 7 and Phone 7 Ultimate are the latest devices in Asus’ line of gaming-focused smartphones. They’re now available to preorder in Europe and Taiwan. Given their gaming focus, both devices are, of course, equipped with Qualcomm’s latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. But there’s also an “upgraded GameCool 7 thermal system” that’s designed to extract as much performance as possible out of this processor by keeping it cool under load. Asus claims the phones’ vapor chamber cooling system dissipates heat up to 168 per cent more efficiently than last year’s ROG Phone 6. The Ultimate version of the phone comes with an active cooling fan accessory, the AeroActive Cooler 7. Underneath all these gaming features, the ROG Phone 7 and 7 Ultimate are pretty typical smartphones. Both phones have 6.78-inch OLED displays with a peak brightness of 1,500 nits and a refresh rate of 165Hz. They’re powered by 6,000mAh batteries that can be fast-charged at up to 65W, and they have a trio of rear cameras, including a 50-megapixel main, 13-megapixel ultrawide, and 5-megapixel macro.