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9 Pro 7 Ultimate
LAUNCH DATE
Announced 19 November 2024 13 April 2023
Released 7 January 2025 (US availability; global rollout from late 2024) 21 April 2023 (Taiwan; pre-orders from 14 April 2023)
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 HSDPA 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, 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
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, n18, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n79 (WW version); US version adds n29, n30, n71
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 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)
Dimensions 163.8 x 77 x 8.9 mm 173 x 77 x 10.4 mm
IP Rating IP68 IP54
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (dual standby) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (dual standby, DSDV LTE+LTE)
Weight 227 g 246 g
DISPLAY
Brightness 2500 nits (peak); 1600 nits (HBM) 1000 nits (outdoor); 1500 nits (peak)
Features HDR10; 107.37% DCI-P3; 720Hz touch sampling rate; 10-point multitouch Delta-E < 1; 720Hz touch sampling rate; 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 165Hz (selectable 60/90/120/144/165Hz)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (FHD+), 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density) 1080 x 2448 pixels (FHD+), 20.4:9 ratio (395 ppi)
Screen-to-body 88.31% —
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Type Samsung Flexible AMOLED (E6), LTPO, 185Hz, HDR10 Samsung AMOLED, 165Hz, 1ms, HDR10+
PLATFORM
CPU Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon); up to 4.3GHz, 64-bit Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (SM8550)
GPU Adreno 830 Adreno 740
OS Android 15, ROG UI Android 13, ROG UI
MEMORY
Internal 512GB / 1TB 512GB
RAM 16GB / 24GB LPDDR5X 16GB LPDDR5X
Storage Type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Storage/RAM variants 512GB 16GB RAM (ROG Phone 9 Pro); 1TB 24GB RAM (ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition) 512GB 16GB RAM
MAIN CAMERA
Features LED flash, 6-axis hybrid gimbal stabilization, AI Object Sense, AI HyperClarity, portrait video 3-axis electronic image stabilization
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, 120° (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, 1080p, 720p@30/60fps; slow motion 4K@120fps, 1080p@120/240fps, 720p@480fps; 3-axis EIS
SELFIE CAMERA
Features Pixel binning (8MP output) Pixel binning (8MP output)
Selfie camera 32 MP RGBW, 22mm, 1.4µm (binned), 90° FoV 32 MP, OmniVision OV32 (Quad Bayer), 29.4mm equivalent
Video 1080p 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; Hi-Res Audio up to 384 kHz / 32-bit; Dirac Virtuo; tri-microphones with noise reduction
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers (multi-magnet dual) Yes, with stereo speakers (dual front-facing 12 x 16 mm, Dirac HD Sound)
COMMUNICATION
Bluetooth 5.4, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless 5.3, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B1+B2a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
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 (DisplayPort 1.4 per Notebookcheck), 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 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (Wi-Fi 7), 2x2 MIMO, 2.4/5/6GHz
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) ROG Vision 2-inch rear matrix display (6 customizable scenarios); AeroActive Portal; AeroActive Cooler 7 (Peltier, 13 x 38 mm subwoofer) in box; AirTrigger 3; bypass charging
Sensors In-display fingerprint, face recognition, accelerometer, e-compass, gyroscope, proximity, ambient light, AirTrigger In-display fingerprint, face recognition, gyroscope, accelerometer, e-compass, proximity, ambient light, hall sensor, ultrasonic AirTrigger 3 sensors
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 HyperCharge (QC 5.0 / PD 3.0), 0-100% in 42 min; bypass charging; no wireless charging listed
Type 5800 mAh (typical) Li-Po 6000 mAh (equivalent; 2 x 3000 mAh cells)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Colors 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 Bands differ by WW/US/CN version; dual Nano-SIM (no eSIM listed); launched on Android 13 with upgrade promise to Android 15 (Notebookcheck)
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 7: rapid-cycle vapor chamber (6 liquid-return channels), boron nitride, 16,000 mm² graphite sheets; AeroActive Portal; AeroActive Cooler 7 included
Launch Price EUR 1,300 (16GB/512GB); EUR 1,499 (Pro Edition, Europe) TWD 39,990 (Taiwan launch); EUR 1,399 (Germany, per Notebookcheck)
Launch Price (USD) $1,199.99 (US, 16GB/512GB); $1,499 (Pro Edition 24GB/1TB) —
Models AI2501 AI2205
Models and regions WW version (global); US version (extra 5G n29/n30/n71, LTE B29/B30/B71); CN version (reduced band set) WW, US and CN versions with different band lists (US adds 5G n29/n30/n71 and LTE B29/B30/B71)
Price in Nigeria ₦1,680,000 (estimate, converted from US launch price) ₦1,759,500 (estimate, converted from Taiwan 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 1,016 nits average, 1,631 nits peak; 1.2 ms response (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: 1,322,448; Geekbench 6 multi-core: 5,702 (Notebookcheck)
SECURITY
Security Fingerprint (under display, optical), face recognition In-display fingerprint (optical), face recognition