Asus ROG Phone 9 12/256GB

Launch

Announced

2024, November 19

Status

Coming soon. Exp. release 2024, November 20

Network

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2

3G bands

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

HSDPA 800 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 – China

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

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71 – USA

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 – China

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

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 – USA

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 – China

Speed

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

Body

Dimensions

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

Weight

227 g (8.01 oz)

Build

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

SIM

Nano-SIM, eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Others

IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Mini-LED (85 dots) programmable matrix (on the back)

Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)

Display

Type

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

Size

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

Resolution

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

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Features

Always-On display

Platform

OS

Android 15, up to 2 major Android upgrades

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (2×4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6×3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)

GPU

Adreno 830

Memory

Card slot

No

Internal

256/512 GB

RAM

12/16 GB

Variant

12GB 256GB / 16GB 512GB

Main camera

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, f/2.4, (macro)

Features

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

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

Selfie camera

Single

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

Features

Panorama, HDR

Video

1080p@30fps

Sound

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

Yes

32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio

Connectivity

WLAN

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

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

Yes

FM radio

No

USB

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

Infrared port

No

Features

Sensors

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

Battery

Type

Non-removable Li-Po

Capacity

5800 mAh

Charging

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

15W wireless (Qi)

10W reverse wired

More

Made by

Taiwan

Color

Phantom Black, Storm White