Asus has officially confirmed that it no longer plans to release new smartphones and is effectively exiting the smartphone market. The announcement was made by Asus Chairman Jonney Shih during a special event at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, according to GSMArena.
According to Shih, Asus will now focus its financial and engineering resources on commercial computers as well as on areas related to “physical artificial intelligence,” including robotics and smart glasses. At the same time, the company assured current users that they will not be left without support: service maintenance, software updates, and warranty obligations for smartphones already sold will remain in place.
During his speech, the executive also summed up the company’s financial results for the year. He said Asus’s revenue in 2025 reached approximately $23.4 billion, up 26% year-on-year. Particularly strong growth was recorded in the AI server business, which doubled, growing by 100% and exceeding the company’s own forecasts.
In recent years, Asus’s presence in the smartphone market has been gradually shrinking. The company scaled back its Zenfone lineup and significantly slowed the release of gaming-focused ROG Phone models. In 2025, Asus introduced only two devices—the ROG Phone 9 FE and the Zenfone 12 Ultra—which, according to unofficial estimates, failed to achieve strong sales.
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