Asus ROG Phone 9 vs Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate

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

ZS673KS, ZS673KS-1B063IN

2024, November 19

2021, March

2024, November 19

2021, March

€ 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)

172.8 x 77.3 x 10.3 mm (6.80 x 3.04 x 0.41 in)

227 g (8.01 oz)

238 g (8.40 oz)

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

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

Phantom Black, Storm White

Matte White

Yes

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

Yes

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100

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

Yes

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

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

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

AMOLED

Super AMOLED

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

6.78 inches, 109.5 cm2 (~82.0% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio

1080 x 2448 pixels

1 Billion+

1B colors

388 ppi density

395 ppi density

Yes

Capacitive Touchscreen

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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

144Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) ROG Vision color PMOLED display

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RGB light panel (on the back)

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

64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF

13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)

13 MP, f/2.4, 11mm, 125˚ (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@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS

LED flash

LED Flash

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

24 MP, f/2.5, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm

Panorama, HDR

HDR, panorama

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 SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)

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

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680)

Adreno 830

Adreno 660

12/16 GB

18 GB

256GB/512GB

512 GB

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers) Touch sensor on back cover

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

5.2, 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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

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

USB Type-C 3.1 (side), USB Type-C 2.0 (bottom), accessory connector, USB On-The-Go

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)

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

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 1400/150 Mbps, 5G 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, 65W, 70% in 30 min, 100% in 52 min (advertised) / Reverse charging 10W / Quick Charge 5