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9 Pro 6
LAUNCH DATE
Announced 19 November 2024 July 2022
Released 7 January 2025 (US availability; global rollout from late 2024) 13 July 2022
Status Available Available
NETWORK
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands WCDMA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 WCDMA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G LTE FDD: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66; TDD: 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48 (WW version); US version adds 29, 30, 71 FDD: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71; TDD: 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48 (A version); LTE Cat20, 6CA
5G SA/NSA n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n18, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n79 (WW version); US version adds n29, n30, n71 SA/NSA n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n18, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79 (A version)
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE Cat20 (up to 2.0 Gbps), 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
BODY
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame, glass back (matte, nano-texture finish) Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3)
Dimensions 163.8 x 77 x 8.9 mm 173 x 77 x 10.3 mm
IP Rating IP68 IPX4
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (dual standby) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (dual standby; 5G+5G or 4G)
Weight 227 g 239 g
DISPLAY
Brightness 2500 nits (peak); 1600 nits (HBM) 1200 nits (peak)
Features HDR10; 107.37% DCI-P3; 720Hz touch sampling rate; 10-point multitouch Delta-E < 1; 720Hz touch sampling rate (23 ms touch latency); DC dimming
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Refresh Rate LTPO 1-120Hz; up to 165Hz in system settings, 185Hz in Game Genie Up to 165Hz
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (FHD+), 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density) 1080 x 2448 pixels (~395 ppi density)
Screen-to-body 88.31% —
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Type Samsung Flexible AMOLED (E6), LTPO, 185Hz, HDR10 Samsung AMOLED, 165Hz, HDR10+
PLATFORM
CPU Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon); up to 4.3GHz, 64-bit Octa-core, up to 3.2 GHz (incl. 1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 and 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 830 Adreno 730
OS Android 15, ROG UI Android 12, ROG UI
MEMORY
Internal 512GB / 1TB 256GB / 512GB
RAM 16GB / 24GB LPDDR5X 8GB / 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5
Storage Type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Storage/RAM variants 512GB 16GB RAM (ROG Phone 9 Pro); 1TB 24GB RAM (ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition) 256GB 12GB RAM; 512GB 16GB RAM (8GB RAM variant also listed)
MAIN CAMERA
Features LED flash, 6-axis hybrid gimbal stabilization, AI Object Sense, AI HyperClarity, portrait video HDR, HDR10+ video mode, Night mode
MAIN CAMERA 50 MP, f/1.9, 23.8mm (wide), 1/1.56", Sony Lytia 700, gimbal OIS | 32 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 3x optical zoom, OIS, 1.4µm binned (8MP output) | 13 MP, f/2.2, 12.7mm, 120° (ultrawide) 50 MP, f/1.9, 23.8mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Sony IMX766 | 13 MP, 12.5mm (ultrawide) | 5 MP (macro)
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@30/60fps; slow motion 4K@120fps, 1080p@120/240fps, 720p@480fps; 3-axis EIS 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, HDR10+
SELFIE CAMERA
Features Pixel binning (8MP output) Group selfies and live streaming
Selfie camera 32 MP RGBW, 22mm, 1.4µm (binned), 90° FoV 12 MP, Sony IMX663
Video 1080p —
SOUND
3.5mm jack Yes; Hi-Res Audio up to 384 kHz / 32-bit; Dirac Virtuo spatial sound; tri-microphones with noise reduction Yes
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers (multi-magnet dual) Yes, with stereo speakers (symmetrical dual front-facing, Dirac)
COMMUNICATION
Bluetooth 5.4, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless 5.2, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless (Snapdragon Sound)
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B1i/B1c/B2a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
USB 2x USB Type-C: USB 3.1 Gen 1 (side), USB 2.0 (bottom), OTG 2x USB Type-C: side USB 3.1 Gen 2, bottom USB 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (Wi-Fi 7), 2.4/5/6GHz Wi-Fi 6E 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2x2 MIMO, 2.4/5/6GHz, Wi-Fi Direct
FEATURES
Ai X Sense, X Capture, AI Grabber, AI Call Translator, AI Transcript, AI Wallpaper, AI Noise Cancellation, Semantic Search —
Other features AniMe Vision rear display (648 mini-LEDs); AirTriggers; Game Genie (macros, bypass charging, crosshair, key mapping) Aura RGB rear logo (16.77 million colours, 8 presets); AirTrigger 6; X-axis linear motor (130 Hz); bypass charging
Sensors In-display fingerprint, face recognition, accelerometer, e-compass, gyroscope, proximity, ambient light, AirTrigger In-display fingerprint, face recognition, accelerometer, e-compass, gyroscope, proximity, ambient light, ultrasonic AirTrigger 6 (per ROG Phone 6 series/6D Ultimate spec)
BATTERY
Capacity 5800 mAh 6000 mAh
Charging Type 65W wired (QC 5.0, PD 3.0), 0-100% in 46 min; 15W wireless (Qi 1.3); bypass charging; reverse wired 65W wired (QC 5.0 / PD 3.0), 0-100% in 42 min; bypass (steady) charging
Type 5800 mAh (typical) 6000 mAh (equivalent; 2 x 3000 mAh cells)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Colors Phantom Black Phantom Black; Storm White
Compatibility Global/US/CN versions have different band lists; US unlocked AI2501 is GSM-only (not Verizon/Sprint CDMA); 2 Android OS updates and 5 years of security updates Band support differs by A/B/C version; dual Nano-SIM; Notebookcheck reports only two years of software updates
Cooling ROG GameCool 9: 360° SoC Cooling System Gen 3, vapor chamber, graphite sheet (+57% volume), boron nitride; AeroActive Cooler X Pro (bundled with Pro Edition) ROG GameCool 6: 360° CPU cooling, 30% larger vapor chamber, 85% larger graphite sheet, 3,300 mg boron nitride; optional AeroActive Cooler 6
Launch Price EUR 1,300 (16GB/512GB); EUR 1,499 (Pro Edition, Europe) GBP 899 / EUR 999 (12GB/256GB); GBP 999 / EUR 1,149 (16GB/512GB)
Launch Price (USD) $1,199.99 (US, 16GB/512GB); $1,499 (Pro Edition 24GB/1TB) —
Models AI2501 90AI00B5-M001S0, 90AI00B2-M001T0, 90AI00B5-M000X0, 90AI00B2-M000Z0, 90AI00B5-M000Y0, 90AI00B2-M00100 (part codes)
Models and regions WW version (global); US version (extra 5G n29/n30/n71, LTE B29/B30/B71); CN version (reduced band set) A version (global, LTE Cat20, n1-n79 incl. n13/n71); B version (reduced LTE/5G band set, Cat16); C version (CDMA, SA-only 5G variants)
Price in Nigeria ₦1,680,000 (estimate, converted from US launch price) ₦1,603,400 (estimate, converted from Europe launch price)
TESTS
Battery Endurance At least 4.5 h heavy gaming, 22.1 h video streaming, 23.4 h social scrolling (ASUS manufacturer figures) —
Display — Measured 868 nits average, 1,321 nits peak (Notebookcheck)
Performance AnTuTu: 2,932,124 (average, AnTuTu flagship ranking Nov 2024); Geekbench 6: 3,215 single-core / 10,323 multi-core (Notebookcheck) AnTuTu v9: ~1,119,358; Geekbench 5.5: ~1,309 single-core / ~4,162 multi-core; PCMark Work 3.0: 17,727 (Notebookcheck)
SECURITY
Security Fingerprint (under display, optical), face recognition In-display fingerprint, face recognition