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Asus ROG Phone 9
The standard ROG Phone 9 is the cheaper sibling of the 9 Pro. It has the same Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED (up to 185Hz in games) and 5,800mAh battery, but swaps the telephoto for a 5MP macro camera and has an 85-LED rear panel instead of the Pro's 648. It keeps IP68 and the 3.5mm headphone jack; US price starts at $999 for 12GB/256GB.
Pros
- LTPO AMOLED with 165Hz system refresh (185Hz in supported games) and 2,500 nits peak brightness
- Snapdragon 8 Elite with up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage
- 5,800mAh battery with 65W wired and 15W wireless charging
- IP68 rating and a 3.5mm headphone jack retained
- About 3,144 single-core and 9,783 multi-core points in Geekbench 6 in Android Central's testing
Cons
- Only two OS upgrades promised, with five years of security updates
- No telephoto lens; a 5MP macro camera takes its place
- Cameras are around mid-range level for a near-$1,000 phone
- Bulky 227g body
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Asus ROG Phone 9
Display
- Screen size
- 6.78 ″
- Panel type
- LTPO AMOLED
- Resolution
- 1080x2400
- Pixel density
- 388 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 185 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 2,500 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 8 Elite
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,144Top 10%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 9,783Top 9%
- RAM (max)
- 16 GB
- Storage options
- 256GB/512GB
- Storage type
- UFS 4.0
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.9
- Ultra-wide
- 13 MP
- Max video
- 8K@30fps
- Front camera
- 32 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,800 mAh
- Wired charging
- 65 W
- Wireless charging
- 15 W
Design
- Weight
- 227 g
- Thickness
- 8.9 mm
- IP rating
- IP68
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 15
- OS update pledge
- 2 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Quick answers
Is the Asus ROG Phone 9 good in 2026?
The Asus ROG Phone 9 earns an Inno Score of 65.8/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The standard ROG Phone 9 is the cheaper sibling of the 9 Pro. It has the same Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED (up to 185Hz in games) and 5,800mAh battery, but swaps the telephoto for a 5MP macro camera and has an 85-LED rear panel instead of the Pro's 648. It keeps IP68 and the 3.5mm headphone jack; US price starts at $999 for 12GB/256GB.
What are the key specs of the Asus ROG Phone 9?
Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Elite · Screen size: 6.78 ″ · Capacity: 5,800 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Asus ROG Phone 9?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Huawei nova 15 Ultra, iQOO Neo 11 Ultra, Huawei Pura 80 Pro — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
