Asus ROG Phone 9

Name: Asus ROG Phone 9
Brand: Asus

$981Flagship2024

8.6

Overall Score

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Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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6.78"

Display

50MP

Camera

5,800

mAh

16GB

Max RAM

65W

Charging

227g

Weight

Why the ROG Phone 9

Flagship

The Asus ROG Phone 9 delivers extraordinary performance powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset alongside an exceptionally smooth 185Hz LTPO AMOLED display and robust 5800 mAh battery capacity. Its camera setup is capable with gimbal OIS on the main sensor, though it lacks a dedicated telephoto lens. At its $981 price point, it provides strong specialized value for gaming enthusiasts while maintaining solid general flagship appeal.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

7.8

Performance

9.8

Battery

9.2

Display

9.3

Build

8.5

Value

7.0

Strengths

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 3nm chipset with top-tier benchmark scores

6.78-inch 185Hz LTPO AMOLED display with high measured brightness

Large 5800 mAh battery with 65W fast charging and wireless charging

Gimbal OIS main camera with 8K video capability

Dedicated 3.5mm headphone jack

Weaknesses

No dedicated telephoto or optical zoom camera

High retail price point relative to versatile camera feature set

Asus ROG Phone 9 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2024, November 20

Announced

2024, November 19

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE (Up to 7CA), 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 - International

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 185Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 15, upgradable to Android 16, up to 2 major Android upgrades

CPU

Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)

GPU

Adreno 830

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

Triple

50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS

13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)

5 MP (macro)

Features

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

1080p@30fps

Single

32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm

Features

Panorama, HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery

2 specs

Type

5800 mAh

Charging

65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 46 min

15W wireless (Qi)

10W reverse wired

Body

4 specs

SIM

· Nano-SIM + eSIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame

Weight

227 g (8.01 oz)

Dimensions

163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)

Our Tests

4 specs

Battery

Active use score 16:41h

Display

1958 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-26.7 LUFS (Good)

Performance

AnTuTu: 3007932 (v10)

GeekBench: 10083 (v6)

3DMark: 6718 (Wild Life Extreme)

Misc

3 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 980.89 · price_original: 980.89

Colors

Phantom Black, Storm White

Models

AI2501-12G256G-BK, AI2501-12G256G-WH, AI2501-16G512G-WH, AI2501-16G512G-BK

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Asus ROG Phone 9

$981Flagship2024

8.6

Overall Score

within Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration1 option

Prices reflect the selected storage configuration.

Find on Amazon

6.78"

Display

50MP

Camera

5,800

mAh

16GB

Max RAM

65W

Charging

227g

Weight

Why the ROG Phone 9

Flagship

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

7.8

Performance

9.8

Battery

9.2

Display

9.3

Build

8.5

Value

7.0

Strengths

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 3nm chipset with top-tier benchmark scores

6.78-inch 185Hz LTPO AMOLED display with high measured brightness

Large 5800 mAh battery with 65W fast charging and wireless charging

Gimbal OIS main camera with 8K video capability

Dedicated 3.5mm headphone jack

Weaknesses

No dedicated telephoto or optical zoom camera

High retail price point relative to versatile camera feature set

Asus ROG Phone 9 full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2024, November 20

Announced

2024, November 19

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE (Up to 7CA), 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 - International

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 185Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 15, upgradable to Android 16, up to 2 major Android upgrades

CPU

Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)

GPU

Adreno 830

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

Triple

50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS

13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)

5 MP (macro)

Features

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

1080p@30fps

Single

32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm

Features

Panorama, HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Yes

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery

2 specs

Type

5800 mAh

Charging

65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 46 min

15W wireless (Qi)

10W reverse wired

Body

4 specs

SIM

· Nano-SIM + eSIM

· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame

Weight

227 g (8.01 oz)

Dimensions

163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)

Our Tests

4 specs

Battery

Active use score 16:41h

Display

1958 nits max brightness (measured)

Loudspeaker

-26.7 LUFS (Good)

Performance

AnTuTu: 3007932 (v10)

GeekBench: 10083 (v6)

3DMark: 6718 (Wild Life Extreme)

Misc

3 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 980.89 · price_original: 980.89

Colors

Phantom Black, Storm White

Models

AI2501-12G256G-BK, AI2501-12G256G-WH, AI2501-16G512G-WH, AI2501-16G512G-BK

Compare the ROG Phone 9 with

Side-by-side specs and scores against phones in the same price range.

Asus ROG Phone 6 Diablo Immortal Edition

$937 · Score 8.5 · Flagship

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$872 · Score 8.5 · Flagship

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Honor Magic5 Ultimate

$981 · Score 8.7 · Flagship

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