The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro and ROG Phone 9 were launched on Tuesday as the latest gaming smartphones from the Taiwanese smartphone brand. The new ROG phone lineup is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset paired with up to 24GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. The Asus ROG Phone 9 series sports AMOLED displays and has an IP68 rated build. They feature a triple rear camera setup led by a 50-megapixel Sony Lytia 700 sensor and a 32-megapixel selfie camera.
Price Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, ROG Phone 9
The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro price is set at EUR 1,200 (around Rs 1,00,000) for the 16GB RAM + 512GB storage model. The Asus Phone 9 starts at EUR 1,099 (around Rs. 98,000) for the 12GB RAM + 256GB storage model. The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition costs EUR 1,500 (around Rs 1,33,000) for the single 24GB RAM + 1TB storage variant.
The Asus ROG Phone 9 is available in Phantom Black and Storm White finishes. Only the first is available for the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition and ROG Phone 9 Pro.
Asus ROG Phone 9 Series Specifications
Both Asus ROG Phone 9 series dual-SIM (Nano) handsets run on Android 15-based ROG UI and feature a 6.78-inch Full HD+ (1080 x 2400 pixels) Samsung AMOLED LTPO display with a refresh rate of up to 165 Hz, HDR10 support. . The display supports Always-On and is claimed to offer a maximum brightness of 2,500 nits. The screen has Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection.
Under the hood, the ROG Phone family has a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition packs 24GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 1TB of UFS4.0 storage. Both the vanilla model and the ROG 9 Pro have up to 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage. They feature the company’s in-house ROG GameCool 9 cooling system for thermal management.
For photos and videos, the Asus ROG Phone 9 handsets feature a triple rear camera setup led by a 50-megapixel 1/1.56-inch Sony Lytia 700 sensor with an f1/9 aperture and an ultra-wide-angle camera. of 13 megapixels with a lens of 120. – Degree of field of view. The ROG Phone 9 Pro has a 32-megapixel sensor with OIS and 3x optical zoom, while the brand has equipped a 5-megapixel macro camera on the vanilla ROG Phone 9.
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On the front, the ROG Phone 9 and ROG Phone 9 Pro sport a 32-megapixel RGBW camera with 1.4µm binning. The camera unit supports several AI features, including AI Object Sense, AI HyperClarity, and AI HyperClarity.
Asus ROG Phone 9 family connectivity options include 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi Direct, NFC, Bluetooth 5.4, GNSS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, 3.5mm headphone jack , NFC, USB. Type-C port. Onboard sensors include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, electronic compass, gyroscope, pneumatic trigger, and proximity sensor. They have an in-display fingerprint sensor for authentication and have a facial recognition feature.
The Asus ROG Phone 9 and ROG Phone 99 Pro pack a 5,800mAh battery with 65W wired charging support and 15W wireless charging support. Fast charging technology can charge the battery from 0 to 100 percent in 46 minutes, according to the company. The battery is claimed to provide up to 22.1 hours of video streaming time and up to 23.4 hours of social media (Instagram) usage. Both phones are IP68 certified for dust and water resistance.
Like previous ROG Phones, the Asus ROG Phone 9 features three microphones that support the company’s in-house noise reduction technology. They support Dirac Virtuo technology and have Hi-Res Audio certification. They come with AI-powered gaming features including X sense, X capture, and AI grabber.
The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition model comes with AeroActive Cooler X Pro.
