Who is the ASUS - ROG Phone 9 for?
Solid mid-pack smartphone. The 75.1 score lands in B-tier (68–77) — competent across the board, with one or two specs holding it back.
A right buy if pricing matters and the trade-offs the formula penalizes don’t affect how you use the device. Compare it against the A-tier picks first.
Mars Score is computed from 23 measured specs against the transparent formula for the smartphones category. No editorial picks, no paid placement.
ASUS - ROG Phone 9: advantages & disadvantages
Measured against every smartphones we track, here is where the ASUS - ROG Phone 9 pulls ahead.
- ▲Includes Optical image stabilization — a feature not every smartphones offers.
- ▲Includes 5G support — a feature not every smartphones offers.
No spec lands in the bottom quartile of the category normalization window — this product holds up across the weighted axes.
Pros are specs scoring ≥75% of the category normalization range. Cons are ≤35%. Derived from the Mars Score formula — no hand-curated lists.
At a glance
- Screen size
- 6.78"
- RAM
- 16GB
- Pixel density
- 388ppi
- Battery capacity
- 5800mAh
All specifications
Design
- Weight
- 227 g
- Thickness
- 8.9 mm
- Form factor
- bar
Display
- Screen size?
- 6.78 "
- Pixel density?
- 388 ppi
- Refresh rate?
- 185 Hz
- Peak brightness?
- 2500 nits
Cameras
- Main camera?
- 50 MP
- Front camera
- 32 MP
Battery
- Battery capacity
- 5800 mAh
- Wired charging?
- 65 W
Connectivity
- 5G support?
- true
- Headphone jack
- true
- microSD slot
- false
Operating System
- OS
- Android
- Promised OS updates
- 3 years
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Frequently asked
What is the Mars Score for ASUS - ROG Phone 9?+
ASUS - ROG Phone 9 scores 75.1 on the transparent Mars Score formula for smartphones, computed from its published specs against the category's weighted normalization.
What category does ASUS - ROG Phone 9 belong to?+
ASUS - ROG Phone 9 is a ASUS smartphone catalogued in the Smartphones category.
When was ASUS - ROG Phone 9 released?+
ASUS - ROG Phone 9 was released on 2024-11-19.
What is the screen size of ASUS - ROG Phone 9?+
ASUS - ROG Phone 9 has a screen size of 6.78 ".
What is the ram of ASUS - ROG Phone 9?+
ASUS - ROG Phone 9 has a ram of 16 GB.
What is the pixel density of ASUS - ROG Phone 9?+
ASUS - ROG Phone 9 has a pixel density of 388 ppi.
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