ASUS ROG Phone 9, ROG Phone 9 Pro with Snapdragon 8 Elite Launched

ASUS has launched the ASUS ROG Phone 9 series of smartphones. ASUS ROG Phone 9 and ASUS ROG Phone 9 Pro have a 6.78-inch Full HD+ AMOLED HDR 1-120Hz LTPO display with 165Hz refresh rate option for gaming, up to 2500 nits peak brightness powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC.

ASUS ROG Phone 9 AniMe Vision auxiliary display features 85 programmable mini-LEDs and the Phone 9 Pro features 648 programmable mini-LEDs for an array of exclusive animations that react to your interactions, and the newly-added red mini LEDs enhance your gamer vibe even further, said the company.

On Camera it has a 50MP main camera with Sony Sensor – LYTIA 700 sensor, 6-Axis Hybrid Gimbal Stabilizer for +/-5° correction, 13 MP ultrawide camera, ROG Phone 9 Pro model has a 32MP 3X telephoto lens with built-in OIS. Packed by a 5800mAh battery with 65W fast charging and 15W wireless charging.

ASUS ROG Phone 9 and Phone 9 Pro specifications

6.78-inch (2400×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 1-120Hz LTPO (max 185Hz for gaming) Samsung E6 AMOLED 10-bit HDR 20:9 aspect ratio display, up to 2500 nits brightness, 107.37% DCI-P3 / 145.65% sRGB / 103.16% NTSC, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection
Up to 4.1GHz Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Elite 3nm SoC with Adreno 830 GPU
12GB / 16GB / 24GB LPDDR5X RAM with 256GB / 512GB / 1TB (UFS 4.0) storage
Android 15 with ROG UI
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
50MP rear camera with Sony Sensor – LYTIA 700 sensor, f/1.9 aperture, 6-axis Gimbal stabilization, 13MP ultra-wide camera, 5MP macro (ROG Phone 9) / 32MP 3x telephoto sensor, OIS (ROG Phone 9 Pro)
32MP front-facing camera, 90° FoV
3.5mm audio jack, dual speakers, 5-magnet stereo speaker
In-display fingerprint sensor
5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 7 802.11 be, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Galileo(E1+E5a), QZSS(L1+L5), NavIC(L5), USB Type-C, NFC
Dimensions: 163.8x77x8.9 mm; Weight: 227g
Dust and water resistant (IP68)
5800mAh with 65W Hyper charge fast charging, Quick Charge 5.0 and PD Charging, 15W Qi wireless charging

ASUS ROG Phone 9 comes in Storm White and Phantom Black colors, and the 12GB + 256GB model is priced at USD 999.99. ASUS ROG Phone 9 Pro comes only in Phantom Black color,16GB + 512GB model is priced at USD 1199.99 ASUS ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition 24GB + 1TB which comes with the AeroActive Cooler X Pro is priced at USD 1499.99.