Asus ROG Phone 9 vs Asus ROG Phone 3

AI2501-12G256G-BK, AI2501-12G256G-WH, AI2501-16G512G-WH, AI2501-16G512G-BK

ASUS_I003D, ZS661KS

2024, November 19

2020, July

2024, November 19

2020, July

€ 1,149.00 / £ 979.13

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163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)

171 x 78 x 9.9 mm (6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 in)

227 g (8.01 oz)

240 g (8.47 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame

Phantom Black, Storm White

Black Glare

Yes

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA

Yes

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - A version HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - B version

Yes

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A version 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - B version

Yes

1, 2, 3, 5, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - A version 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - B version

Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)

6.59 inches, 106.6 cm2 (~79.9% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio

1080 x 2340 pixels

1 Billion+

16M colors

388 ppi density

391 ppi density

Yes

Capacitive Touchscreen

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

185Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)

HDR10+ 144Hz refresh rate 650 nits max. brightness (advertised)

Yes

No

50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS

64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF

13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)

13 MP, f/2.4, 125˚, 11mm (ultrawide)

5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

5 MP, f/2.0, (macro)

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS

LED flash

LED Flash

32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm

24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm

Android 15, up to 2 major Android upgrades

Android 10

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ROG UI

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+)

Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)

Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)

Adreno 830

Adreno 650

12/16 GB

8/12/16 GB

256GB/512GB

128/256/512 GB

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG

Two (side 3.1, bottom 2.0) Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; accessory connector

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, GNSS

15W wireless (Qi)

Quick Charge 4.0, 3.0

HSPA, LTE (Up to 7CA), 5G

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G 4.4 Gbps DL

Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)

Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)

5800 mAh

6000 mAh battery

65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 46 min / 10W reverse wired

Yes, 30W