Flagship · 2024

Asus ROG Phone 9

Name: Asus ROG Phone 9
Brand: Asus

Our Take CPU benches near recent flagship phones like the Samsung Galaxy S25+

A no-compromise flagship with all-day battery and 65W fast charging.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength All-day battery (5800mAh), 65W fast charging

6.78″ Dynamic AMOLED · 185Hz

Snapdragon 8 Elite 12 / 256 GB

5800 mAh 65W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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What stands out

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: 8K video, optical zoom, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Bypass charging can reduce heat while plugged in

Display

6.78″ · Dynamic AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 185 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.78"

Panel type

Dynamic AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

185 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1958 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Performance

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) · 8-core 4.32 GHz · Adreno 830

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

Current CPU tier

Flagship

AnTuTu

3,110,000

v10

GeekBench

10,083

CPU

8-core, 4.32 GHz

GPU

Adreno 830

Process

3 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

Storage type

UFS Storage 4.0

CPU layout

2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.2

Macro

5 MP

Front camera

32 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Sony LYT-700C, 1/1.56", 1µm

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

8K video, optical zoom, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

5800 mAh · 65 W wired · 15 W wireless

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5800 mAh

Lab active use

16:41h

Wired charging

65 W

Fast

Wireless charging

15 W

Wireless charging

Bypass charging

Supported

Heat friendly

Removable

Audio

Good (-26.7 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-26.7 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

12 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

12 GB

Storage

256 GB

Storage type

UFS 4.0

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 7

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

227 g · 8.9 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

163.8 mm

Width

76.8 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

Weight

227 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 16

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

Dynamic AMOLED vs OLED panel · 185 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.78″ vs 6.1″ screen

Higher benchmark score

3.1M vs 1.9M AnTuTu

Better video capture

8K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 32 MP vs 12 MP selfie

63% larger battery capacity

65 W vs 25 W charging · 5,800 mAh vs 3,561 mAh battery

Heavier in hand

227 g vs 170 g

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Samsung Galaxy S24

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

185 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 6.78″ vs 6.2″ screen

Higher benchmark score

3.1M vs 1.9M AnTuTu

Longer tested battery life

16h 41m vs 12h 6m active use · 65 W vs 25 W charging · 5,800 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Heavier in hand

227 g vs 167 g

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Performance

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How it stacks up against the rest.

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