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9 Pro X500 Pro Max
LAUNCH DATE
Announced 19 November 2024 2026, September 21
Released 7 January 2025 (US availability; global rollout from late 2024) 2026-09-24
Status Available Available
NETWORK
2G Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G Bands WCDMA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
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-LTE B1 / B2 / B3 / B4 / B5 / B7 / B8 / B18 / B19 / B20 / B25 / B26 / B28A / B66; TD-LTE B34 / B38 / B39 / B40 / B41 / B42 / B43 / B48
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 n1 / n2 / n3 / n5 / n7 / n8 / n18 / n20 / n25 / n26 / n28A / n34 / n38 / n39 / n40 / n41 / n48 / n66 / n77 / n78 / n79
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G —
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / WCDMA / LTE / 5G (dual SIM, 5G dual active)
BODY
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame, glass back (matte, nano-texture finish) Aerospace aluminium frame, Tidal cold-carved glass back
Colors — Earth Echo, Sunny Day, Sunset Glow, Night
Dimensions 163.8 x 77 x 8.9 mm 163.32 x 76.82 x 8.12 mm (Night: 7.95 mm)
IP Rating IP68 IP68 + IP69 dust and water resistance
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (dual standby) Dual Nano-SIM, eSIM; BeiDou satellite messaging (1TB versions only, China Mobile)
Weight 227 g 229 g (Earth Echo, Sunny Day, Sunset Glow); 225 g (Night)
DISPLAY
Brightness 2500 nits (peak); 1600 nits (HBM) 4400 nits peak (20% APL), 2000 nits full-screen peak, 1 nit minimum
Features HDR10; 107.37% DCI-P3; 720Hz touch sampling rate; 10-point multitouch —
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 —
Refresh Rate LTPO 1-120Hz; up to 165Hz in system settings, 185Hz in Game Genie 1-144Hz
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (FHD+), 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density) 1440 x 3168 pixels, 19.8:9 ratio (507 ppi)
Screen-to-body 88.31% 95.27%
Size 6.78 inches 6.85 inches
Type Samsung Flexible AMOLED (E6), LTPO, 185Hz, HDR10 AMOLED (BOE Q11), LTPO 8T, 144Hz, 1.07 billion colors, HDR, 100% P3, 8,000,000:1 contrast
PLATFORM
CPU Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon); up to 4.3GHz, 64-bit Octa-core (2x 4.55GHz + 3x 4.35GHz + 3x 3.1GHz)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm) MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro (2 nm)
GPU Adreno 830 Mali-G2-Ultra-NX
OS Android 15, ROG UI Android 17, OriginOS 7
MEMORY
Card slot — No
Internal 512GB / 1TB 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
RAM 16GB / 24GB LPDDR5X 12GB, 16GB LPDDR5X Ultra (quad-channel)
Storage Type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.1
Storage/RAM variants 512GB 16GB RAM (ROG Phone 9 Pro); 1TB 24GB RAM (ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition) 12GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB, 16GB + 512GB, 12GB + 1TB, 16GB + 1TB
MAIN CAMERA
Features LED flash, 6-axis hybrid gimbal stabilization, AI Object Sense, AI HyperClarity, portrait video Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* coating, flash, AF on all rear cameras, laser focus, up to 100x digital zoom, CIPA 7.0 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/1.57, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28" Blueprint 900, OIS; 200 MP, f/2.67, 85mm (APO periscope telephoto), 1/1.4", OIS, 3.5x optical zoom, 15cm macro; 50 MP, f/2.0 (ultrawide), 1/2.75", AF
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@30/60fps; slow motion 4K@120fps, 1080p@120/240fps, 720p@480fps; 3-axis EIS Up to 8K; 4K 120fps 10-bit Log; 4K 240fps slow motion; video stabilization
SELFIE CAMERA
Features Pixel binning (8MP output) Video stabilization
Selfie camera 32 MP RGBW, 22mm, 1.4µm (binned), 90° FoV 50 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p 4K@60fps, 1080p
SOUND
3.5mm jack Yes; Hi-Res Audio up to 384 kHz / 32-bit; Dirac Virtuo spatial sound; tri-microphones with noise reduction No (USB Type-C digital earphones only)
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers (multi-magnet dual) Yes, with stereo speakers
COMMUNICATION
Bluetooth 5.4, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless Bluetooth 5.4; SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, LDAC, LHDC 5.0
NFC Yes Yes (reader mode; card emulation - HCE, NFC-SIM, eSE payment)
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1C+B1I+B2a+B2b), GLONASS (G1), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L1+L5); A-GPS, cellular and WLAN positioning
Radio — No
USB 2x USB Type-C: USB 3.1 Gen 1 (side), USB 2.0 (bottom), OTG USB Type-C, USB 3.2, OTG, DisplayPort output
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be (Wi-Fi 7), 2.4/5/6GHz Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6, 2.4GHz / 5GHz, 2x2 MIMO, MU-MIMO, 2.4GHz & 5GHz dual concurrent, Wi-Fi Display, hotspot
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) —
Sensors In-display fingerprint, face recognition, accelerometer, e-compass, gyroscope, proximity, ambient light, AirTrigger Accelerometer, ambient light, proximity, gyroscope, compass, dual ambient light, 3D ultrasonic fingerprint, front colour temperature, flicker, multispectral, matrix laser focus, Hall sensor, infrared remote, X-axis linear motor
BATTERY
Capacity 5800 mAh 8000 mAh typical (7800 mAh rated)
Charging Type 65W wired (QC 5.0, PD 3.0), 0-100% in 46 min; 15W wireless (Qi 1.3); bypass charging; reverse wired 90W wired, 40W wireless, reverse (OTG) wired charging
Type 5800 mAh (typical) Li-Ion, single cell
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Colors Phantom Black Earth Echo, Sunny Day, Sunset Glow, Night
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 The China model runs OriginOS 7 China ROM; BeiDou satellite messaging is on the 1TB China versions only. Global V2610 has a smaller 6,570 mAh rated (~6,800 mAh typical) battery vs 8,000 mAh in China; European launch 27 Oct 2026, on sale 5 Nov
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) Ice Vein fluid VC cooling (冰脉流体 VC); vapor chamber area 32% larger than the X300 Pro (vivo)
Launch Price EUR 1,300 (16GB/512GB); EUR 1,499 (Pro Edition, Europe) CNY 6,999 (12GB+256GB), CNY 7,999 (12GB+512GB), CNY 8,499 (16GB+512GB), CNY 8,999 (12GB+1TB satellite), CNY 9,499 (16GB+1TB satellite), CNY 12,999 (16GB+1TB Creator Kit) — China launch, 2026-09-21
Launch Price (USD) $1,199.99 (US, 16GB/512GB); $1,499 (Pro Edition 24GB/1TB) —
Models AI2501 V2602A, V2602DA
Models and regions WW version (global); US version (extra 5G n29/n30/n71, LTE B29/B30/B71); CN version (reduced band set) V2602A, V2602DA (China); V2610 (global/EU, EPREL listing)
Price in Nigeria ₦1,680,000 (estimate, converted from US launch price) ₦1,463,000 – ₦1,985,600 (estimate, converted from China 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) AnTuTu test (satellite edition): 50% left after a 6-hour mixed-use run
Graphics — 30-min gaming, average FPS: Honor of Kings 120.11 (1% low 109.2), Genshin Impact 60.09, Honkai: Star Rail 59.63 (AnTuTu review)
Performance AnTuTu: 2,932,124 (average, AnTuTu flagship ranking Nov 2024); Geekbench 6: 3,215 single-core / 10,323 multi-core (Notebookcheck) AnTuTu V12.0.1: 4,460,761 (CPU 1,265,644 / GPU 1,703,929 / MEM 621,144 / UX 870,044) (AnTuTu review); ePrice Taiwan measured about 4.23 million
SECURITY
Security Fingerprint (under display, optical), face recognition 3D ultrasonic single-point fingerprint, face unlock
EU LABEL
Battery — 72:05h endurance (EPREL, global model V2610)
Energy — A (EPREL, V2610)
Repairability — C (EPREL, V2610)