Asus ROG Telephone 9/9 Professional assessment

Advent

If you recognize what the ROG Telephone line is all about, get able to get your socks blown off for the reason that ROG Telephone 9 is packed to the gills with {hardware} and device options, as all the time, and maximum of them squarely geared toward a perfect gaming revel in. Coincidentally, then again, what makes a perfect gaming telephone is in truth additionally a perfect components for a forged flagship generally it’s possible you’ll recognize the ROG Telephone 9 sequence although you don’t seem to be into gaming.

The ROG line underwent a relatively primary redesign with closing 12 months’s ROG Telephone 8 era. A redesign that aimed to make the telephone extra interesting to a much broader, non-gamer crowd. This 12 months, we get extra of the similar, with the ROG Telephone 9 circle of relatives being a continuation or refinement of the similar components.

Consistent with custom, there are a complete of 3 ROG Telephone 9 fashions this 12 months: the vanilla, the Professional and the Professional Version. The Professional Version is the very best out of the bunch to provide an explanation for. It’s mainly the Professional model, but it surely has 24GB of RAM and 1TB of garage, and the AeroActive Coolex X Professional is bundled.

Asus ROG Telephone 9 Professional specifications at a look:

• Frame: 163.8×76.8×8.9mm, 227g; Glass entrance (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass again (Gorilla Glass), aluminum body; IP68/IP69K mud/water-resistant (as much as 1.5m for 30 min), Mini-LED programmable matrix (at the again), Drive delicate zones (Gaming triggers).
• Show: 6.78″ LTPO AMOLED, 1B colours, 185Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (height), 1080x2400px answer, 20:9 side ratio, 388ppi; At all times-On show.
• Chipset: Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm): Octa-core (2×4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6×3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M); Adreno 830.
• Reminiscence: 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 24GB RAM; UFS 4.0, NTFS beef up for exterior garage.
• OS/Device: Android 15, as much as 2 primary Android upgrades.
• Rear digital camera: Vast (primary): 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm, 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS; Telephoto: 32 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2″, 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom; Extremely broad attitude: 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120-degree.
• Entrance digital camera: 32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (broad), 1/3.2″, 0.7µm.
• Video seize: Rear digital camera: 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+; Entrance digital camera: 1080p@30fps.
• Battery: 5800mAh; 65W stressed out, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 15W wi-fi (Qi), 10W opposite stressed out.
• Connectivity: 5G; Twin SIM; Wi-Fi 7; BT 5.4, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive; NFC; 3.5mm jack.
• Misc: Fingerprint reader (below show, optical); stereo audio system.

The variations between the vanilla and the Professional actually are not all that many. Each gadgets get the similar Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, with the similar inside and outside design, together with the brand new cooling machine, IP68 ingress coverage, and AirTriggers – the works. The one bodily distinction is that the vanilla will get a cut-down model of the AniMe Imaginative and prescient Mini LED show at the again with simply 85 dots, whilst the Professional will get a complete of 648 dots. But even so that, each telephones have the similar superb 185Hz LTPO show and a 5,800 mAh battery – larger than closing 12 months’s.

Every other distinction between the vanilla and the Professional is the digital camera setup. Whilst each variations get the similar 50MP Sony Lytia 700 primary digital camera and the similar 13MP ultrawide and 32MP selfie, most effective the Professional style has the 32MP, 3x telephoto digital camera. At the vanilla, it’s swapped for a 5MP macro unit.

We can be sure you take a look at each cameras within the digital camera segment for the sake of thoroughness. You actually are not giving up all that a lot through going for the vanilla ROG Telephone 9 as an alternative of the ROG Telephone 9 Professional. That mentioned, Asus says that the ROG Telephone 8 era confirmed a marked build up in pastime in opposition to the Professional style, in comparison to the vanilla, and so they be expecting this habits to hold over to the ROG Telephone 9 as neatly.

Unboxing

The ROG Telephone 9 is available in a regular two-piece black field. It’s beautiful thick and forged and protects the telephone neatly. There’s no plastic within the packaging, which is sweet. In the case of equipment, the common ROG Telephone 9 will get a charger and a braided USB Kind-C to Kind-C cable. Additionally, there’s a onerous, clear clip-on case within the field.

The ROG Telephone 9 Professional Version, which we additionally were given for assessment, is a a lot more elaborate affair. First, you get the AeroActive Cooler X Professional with a cushy sporting case. Then, there’s a snap-on case this is suitable with the AeroActive cooler. You additionally get a normal protecting case, in addition to a charger and cable.