Neither Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro nor Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 were recommended by experts this month
On 6 Jan 2025 (11 months ago) we went through 90 Smartphone expert endorsements , however neither Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro nor Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 were included in any of those recommendations. Since neither Smartphone received a single endorsement, as far as expert recommendations go, it's technically a tie. We do, however, recommend taking a look at Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra or other critically acclaimed Smartphones of this month.
For reference, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra received 8 endorsements this month, from The Verge (20 Dec 2024), TechRadar (27 Nov 2024) T3 (28 Oct 2024) and 5 others.
Curious to see this month's entire Smartphones ranking? It's here
As can be seen below, in Jan 2025 neither Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro nor Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 were recommended by key experts who publish Smartphones recommendations.
| Rank | Change | Price | Smartphone | Laptop Mag  | The Verge  | TechRadar  | T3  | Pocket-lint  | Tom's Guide  | IGN  | Creative Bloq  | Digital Trends  | ZD Net  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $860 |  Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 2 | - | $999 |  Google Pixel 9 Pro | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| 3 | - | Check price |  iPhone 16 Pro Max | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | - | Check price |  iPhone 16 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 1 | - |
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No expert reviews linked yet for Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro.
Expert reviews [24]
Total expert reviews: 24
- with a score: 11
- without a score: 13
| Highest score by Digital Trends | 90 |
| Average score based on 24 reviews | 81 |
| Lowest score by Reviews.org | 60 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
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