ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition review

[@rahul77j]

Asus will never succeed in phone market until they offer better after sales and software support. I own a Asus TUF Laptop and its one of the best purchase that i have made but when it comes to phones they lack software support or feature drops. ROG Phones are really expensive and they must provide at least 4-5 years of software support. My brother's ROG phone 5 display got damaged and it took more than 2 months to repair it.

[@pspr33]

Sounds about normal throughout the mobile world with the repair time.

[@huntrezz01]

True words

[@vishals7433]

That's nowhere close to normal ​@@pspr33

[@maxoo._]

That's the reason why as regards gaming phones OnePlus 13 and Realme GT7 Pro are the best choices since they have the same capabilities and provide way better software support ☺️

[@karthikreddy172]

Yes 2 ears before same happened to my ASU’s rig 5 it takes 2 months

[@AhmadKarem-f8m]

What is this a joke? 2 Years update? For over a $1000 phone

[@androgamerzx389]

🤡

[@adityachaurasia0109]

And Android 16 is releasing much earlier this year so it's basically 1 year of update.

[@Betelgeusewaitforit]

Promised updates. Bro I am still on my ROG 3 and have replaced the battery myself and don't need to upgrade. The hardware is solid, I re-applied the thermal paste and the heatsink is real not just for looks. The last patch I got was in October 23.. So in my long experience with ASUS products is simple, their intention is to deliver what's possible for them... I am saying this very seriously my MoBo from 2003 is still running great.. It's a company like Sony or Philips, they just don't compromise on quality and engineering.. I have an iPhone 13 I use it for work but that's almost at the point of needing a battery replacement and the latest iOS has killed it's performance that was there. Contrary to Apple, ASUS didn't do that. If you don't get the latest software it doesn't mean you are cheated, specific hardware must be running optimised software; otherwise you'll have to buy new phones every 9 months. That's the scam, this is not a scam. I am still angry that ASUS has not yet given me the key to unlock the bootloader but that's minor. The phone is still so good that it's just sensible.

[@adhahanif9792]

Well, it has more features than Apple. Good thing the update is not breaking up the features.

[@Mib8989]

Lol 2 years are enough

[@fajarkurniawan9434]

when reviewing gaming phone, please test it with heavy resource demanding game even Samsung A series can play Asphalt

[@RavenRGH]

Even my low end phone can run Asphalt on max settings

[@ramdanrivanto8855]

Yeah android game libarary is garbage

[@RavenRGH]

@@ramdanrivanto8855 arena breakout and Delta force:

[@kavelab699]

To all the people saying that you can also use a regular flagship to play Android Games, I'm totally with you. But you also have to understand that this device has some features that regular flagships just don't have. Here are some examples: - Headphone port - Side USB port - Speakers with actual bass - Powerful vibration motor - System-wide Equalizer - 185Hz Display - Triggers - Rear Display (although gimmicky) - Special Battery/Gaming features in Software It's also the only Snapdragon 8 Elite device with a Stock-Android UI option, which is exactly what I want. This would be such a great device if there wasn't this rather horrible update policy that Asus is pulling off here.

[@Bakasai]

I'm a T-Mobile customer that's been desparately clinging to my LG V60 for the past 4 years. My brother finally convinced me that it's time to upgrade. I searched GSMArena for any phone that's Available or Coming Soon, supports Android 14, and has at least 12GB RAM. Literally hundreds of results. Then I applied two features my V60 has. Support for T-Mobile LTE/5G band 71 (600MHz). Down to less than 50 results. Has a 3.5mm (headphone) jack. 12 Results. My choices basically came down to ASUS, Ulefone, and last year's Sony Xperia 1 V. I'm going with ASUS.

[@Garrettdx1988]

If anything, this phone is getting me excited for the Zenfone 12... If the announce longer software support

[@WhatsThisOwO]

2 years only of major software updates on an android phone is kinda crazy, for a thousand dollar gaming phone

[@MandoMTL]

Losing half your performance to thermal throttling is ridiculous. Phones are not meant to be high end gaming devices.

[@androgamerzx389]

I would rather purchase a Nintendo Switch and a high midrange phone than this garbage

[@slavboii420]

It doesn't help that mobile games tend more towards midrange devices than high end gaming flagships like this one

[@rahmantaimur87]

what is the price of this phone??

[@Fermard_tutb]

redmagic 10 it’s pretty nice

[@Kasun6534]

When playing games like Genesis Impact, PUBG Mobile, COD Mobile with maximum graphics on a smartphone with a 1080×2400 display, a smartphone with a 1264×2780 display, and a smartphone with a 1440×3160 display, do we see a difference in graphics quality?

[@evilxjug]

the short answer is yes but not very noticeable on any ROG devices, i think its their OS and GPU just sucking honestly. Apple is okay M4 a little bit finer in detailed. I love my ROG Phone 6 Pro and I have the RedMagic 8 Pro and OMG! The RedMagic is night and day, that 2k-3k display absolutely stunning even on medium graphics on CODM. Diablo Mode on RedMagic just insane WOW! The ONLY thing ROG has over RM is the aero active cooler which has 4-macro buttons on the back of the phone. FOR CODM, amazing! But the last 2 years ROG decided to ONLY make it a 2-button macro layout. BRUH? You trying to charge 2X more than RedMagic and taking software/hardware features away? TF lol, RM wins again 2 years in a row, truly sad for ROG, the last true gaming powerhouse from ROG is the ROG 7 Ultimate.

[@cristianserbanescu06]

Genshin impact*😂

[@nicksajs]

Kindly make a dedidated video on stereo speakers ranking under mid range and flagship category😅

[@lloyddsouza4544]

Please dont buy any Asus ROG phones. I had Rog 3, the triggers went bad after exactly a year later. I got the rog 5 and guess what exactly after a year the motherboard went bad. Asus was kind enough to replace the factory defected motherboard only for the under warranty phones. Asus has been accused of poor build quality not just in phones but in laptops and desktop motherboards too. Asus Republic of trash.

[@Betelgeusewaitforit]

Sad bro, I am using an ROG 3 even today... Nothing has failed yet. Just replaced the battery and thermal paste. Don't use the case in the box, get a simple silicone case and these are built like tanks. Glass breaking is true and my friend also had it with ROG 5. This is strange because my ASUS stuff from 2003 till my G14 and my B550 MoBo is damn solid and I have not had one failure... Yet.. I am in India, could be a location thing; haunt their customer support; it takes time but if you press they yield. Why do I know this ? Because they are yet to give me the bootloader unlock key for my phone. And they have not said no yet.

[@griver007able]

It's called "planned obsolescence"

[@DuneCatalog]

Maybe you're the factor for these issues. My rog2 still works perfectly, just saying.

[@awkc63]

I wish gaming phones would make good camera software... It's ALWAYS what holds them back.

[@Cryptid71]

What city was it you were filming these pictures and stuff in? Looks beautiful

[@kavelab699]

Probably Sofia, Bulgaria

[@DeepMindPH]

How is the thermal management this time?

[@stoffe2055]

2 years of updates is crazy 😢

[@ghenevoejovi8964]

Porting pc games to android will make owning devices make sense for the common person

[@fara.r.8181]

How about the standard version?

[@zohircherifi5616]

I'll wait for the ZenPhone

[@sergiodanilosilva]

Zenfone✓

[@MattWillPrior]

Hopefully they make it small again!

[@SuperPicolin0]

Dude, was that Sofia, Bulgaria, when talking about the cameras? Lol, I'm sitting here randomly trying to find more about this phone and seeing familiar places.

[@YowKat]

this or red magic 10 pro?

[@michaelcorvin5891]

Does the ROG phone have air vents like the Red Magic Phone

[@Betelgeusewaitforit]

Don't know about this one but my ROG 3 has one and the heatsink is huge inside.. I am serious, I replaced the battery and thermal paste, I always thought this was too heavy a phone (borderline deal breaker) but now I am confident that what I bought was worth it. 12/128 variant is mine and I have no plans to buy a phone at least for 2 years.

[@NinjaKirikoJedi]

No it's water resistant

[@riquealfonso]

I’m keen in the non pro model, hope it does not compromise much. I don’t care about the camera and the customizable AnimeMatrix. 12gb ram + 256gb of storage is enough for me. Hell, I’m using Rog 6 with 16gb ram + 512gb of storage; utilised only 100gb to date and did not open multiple apps in the background.

[@freydomgod7112]

The phone is good overall if you can afford it, the point of this phones is that you can game longer in it than a regular flagship phone.

[@nikolaypetrov4219]

You living in Sofia,Bulgaria?

[@mohamadhyder7245]

Get yourself a man that looks at you like how Will looks at this phone in the thumbnail✨

[@pakleachannel338]

All that hardware power for playing mobile game wheww

[@brandonaynesmay352]

Strange how you can't reach peak brightness i assume it has to do with contrast in the colors. And the 185hz is only available in select games. Definitely questionable we must be pushing it at this point.

[@GlobalPhoneReviews]

I think this gaming phone is quite strong, but I wonder how durable it is?🤔

[@majinboo6377]

The phone is great, but at that price people expected to get great camera as well since all phones with great camera also good in gaming perfornances.

[@ereseven]

Front facing stereo speakers >>>

[@MrCoffee0996]

I've always been curious about these gaming phones. But I guess red magic is the better choice this time around. I'm just not really sure about the longevity of these kinds of phone. I feel like my ROG Ally X is a much better choice when it comes to on the go gaming. I can play the PC version of the mobile games there, and still have my phone for other usage.

[@Cryptid71]

The only two things preventing me from getting this phone are the fact that the screen is not at least 1440 and we should be getting at least 4 years of updates. I don't think you need to go seven or anything more than four but at least four

[@Strange-T]

What's the name of the game at 2:30

[@saintriley6702]

I honestly don't see the point of dedicated premium gaming phones anymore. Mobile games run perfectly fine on a standard flagship phone. So the potential performance feels wasted. You're better off getting a steam deck or other handheld PC for dedicated gaming. The back panel does seem fun, but I'd rather have that on a regular flagship.

[@dpt17]

Make Zenfone Small Again

[@grenzzgernascoticlas390]

Flora black tactical millitary power batteray saver and rejusted on camera.

[@shevystudio]

All that power in a phone just to run some shitty mobile game😢

[@thenewme79]

Dead by daylight, rainbow six siege, Diablo, Warframe, ffxiv, The Division, Disney speedstorm, monster hunter outlanders, and more. There's quite a few good games on mobile, they just aren't greatly advertised on the Google's play store. Square Enix has a good selection too, albeit for a price.

[@pankitaneja]

​@@thenewme79 Also windows emulation in a couple years when drivers get better

[@ramdanrivanto8855]

Agree, they never tested pc emulator as new benchmark

[@planet.ai1]

The division is released??​@@thenewme79

[@BobMcBurger1]

"But we need the power to show you more ads!"

[@oatsyentertainment]

Great phone but the camera and the software support is just a turn-off the price in my opinion

[@Betelgeusewaitforit]

Software stack for the camera is horrible. It's almost always the best sensor and I have found that only in Pro mode and with basic knowledge, this thing can shoot some shockers.

[@griver007able]

After sales support and update will never be the main priority of ASUS because they are one of those companies that applies "planned obsolescence" to their products to boost their profits. Unless the consumers/fans boycotted the brand en masse, expect this trend to continue.

[@adobo_man]

The 2 yr software support is a major downside to most customers. Idk why they wont make it at least 4 yrs.

[@BudgetGamerz]

I know this is a gaming phone, but asus could put a little more effort in the cameras

[@majinboo6377]

Just get steamdeck or rog ally x and get a phone with great camera.

[@mosesuche3061]

Nice phone

[@Pancicopong]

I still didn’t understand, why keep releasing gaming phones with no great game or aaa games in smartphones? Emulators, winlator ? Its just old game bro

[@MrHashisz]

Asus is practically putting your hand in the blender. Regret edition.

[@iAfroTech]

Another useless smartphone, without long term support

[@MrBhong2000]

True. It's the main reason why i don't buy those kind of phones. It's a roll of the dice if you're getting an update or not.

[@kkmurasing1999]

Well said

[@kkmurasing1999]

Red magic kinda looks better than this phone

[@NinjaKirikoJedi]

I think if they sell it 100 before iPhone it will sell well

[@sscssc7005]

Really great phone

[@agentponkana4903]

as usual, Asus is still too lazy to offer long term software support. that's why my last Asus phone was the Zenfone 5. switched to Samsung ever since.

[@ClownSlayer9995]

for me whatever the flagship is even a gaming or not without the military grade features it's will be useless.

[@napalmtech]

They need to work on their after sales 🙄 it's a risk to invest in their products

[@1991bartsimpson]

My hot take: they should just get rid of the rog phone and replace it with an 8inch gaming tablet

[@oartalk]

I can't use the language Asus deserves. The Rog Phone 8 had two buttons on the back fan. The 6, and 7, had four. This telephone is trash, and Asus as a company is a failure. Although the Asus Phones have gaming aspects, like separate sensitivity controls, which for me are the most important part, they are not ever spoken about. The only way to get full computer movement for the game Player Unknown's Battlegrounds on the Mobile version, New State, is with an Asus Rog Phone. The biggest disappointment since the Asus Rog Phone 8. Which, is super cheap anywhere, compared to the never-price-dropping Asus Rog 7.

[@xolanimkhonto4275]

It’s a cool phone

[@DemSangines]

Meh. phone is overpriced. A great review, btw

[@robotfuture9297]

Ok but can they let us root our phones again

[@skv23]

I love this phone!

[@CODEDSTUDIO]

They should make a version for the D9400 SOC, I think that one have better Graphics (GPU than the SD 8 Elite )

[@SomeJohndoe]

2 years so you are forced to upgrade to the rog 10

[@jenningsjohn4089]

Can I get one😊

[@PavelVarga24]

If you buy it, yes

[@yakirshimshon5169]

Just wait for red magic

[@jackhummer721]

Already here Released in China

[@LatencyProblem]

Looks like ass

[@cymo1397]

​@@jackhummer721 how bout global launch?

[@brunodss2113]

Não presta também não sem certificação ip68 muito vulnerável a defeitos de placa por umidade.

[@cyk_official]

Black Magic won again this year

[@stradn]

Very disturbing camera bump

[@Azhariputra666]

The asus phone still survive, because people still buying their laptop

[@3mar00ss6]

this is just a more expensive worse nubia red magic

[@G-Vecom]

people always compare old ROG phone bad review with the new one😂 loser mindset

[@innomtl7140]

$1200 phone and only 2 years of support. I hope it's a joke

[@mrshadow70835]

Man this phone is mediocre as fuck, $1600 for this trash? Slower than Red Magic, still doesn't have data through the cooler USB & they stopped making the game pad? What a waist. If Red Magic had a side USB & Headphone just you'd have little to no sales left. So what, the phone's fast AF but it doesn't have any of the cool gimmicks & features the original ROG Phone's had the 5s was the last good phone ROG/ASUS made. Really disappointed.

[@LatencyProblem]

So much yapping

[@evilxjug]

@@LatencyProblem he is 100% correct especially that side port not being a data port, can't even capture gameplay, bruh. This phone is butt.

[@shadowform1264]

Nah, red Magic 10 better... And cheaper....

[@artexjay]

still has that atrocious bullet hole for a camera

[@acupoflmaonade]

sorry about the suckers that bought the 9s or whatever it was called. its now outdated 😂

[@arlakhangawali885]

i am

[@ShinTenshi]

As always camera look BS!

[@dougieripley7089]

This phone from reviews is sooo overrated. There are many other phones now like Xiaomi, oneplus, Red magic, Vivo that have just as good gaming performance, better cooling without a dedicated cooler and the cameras destroy whatever they seem to throw on these phones. Extremely overpriced with such a sad 2 updates of os support. Asus just doesn't care about their phone customer base at all. Just shills waiting to by a polished turd

[@LatencyProblem]

The only phone that comes close is the OnePlus 13...wdyfm

[@dougieripley7089]

@LatencyProblem an you can get multiples of them for with double the os updates for the price of this one. The Elite has just dropped. Wait till it is in more devices.

[@matteolenac10]

Worst customer support and software

[@user-eg8eq5pg4t]

🥰

[@rcmoedas]

👍🏽 124

[@n10tkey1]

Why would you buy a gaming phone? To play microtransaction and ad infested games low effort games?

[@Emiichoco]

oh boy

[@SouravSatvaya]

Are you trying to say that all mobile games are low effort games? Mobile gaming doesn't revolves around your favourite games like Candy Crush or Subway Surfers. Speaking of micro transactions, do you think PC games don't have micro transactions? Have you played popular games like Fortnite, Warzone or other titles on PC? Those games are filled with micro transactions.

[@Monkey_D_Luffy56]

If you live in North America, your comments make so much sense Outside America and Canada, most people love to play with their friends and imagine you can play your favorite games anywhere and anytime? Mobile games isn't just Angry birds, Candy crush etc Wanna play MOBA straight from your pocket? There's a mobile game called Mobile Legends, League of Legends mobile etc Wanna play battle royal? There's a game called Call of Duty mobile, PUBG mobile etc Wanna play Genshin or Wuthering Waves while you are on a roadtrip? They have it on mobile

[@stradn]

@@n10tkey1 there's demand, there's supply

[@freydomgod7112]

Emulation exists and NOT all mobile games are low effort.

[@furieux6742]

This price rog 9 pro its joke😂.. Nubia red magic 10 pro destroy this phone in any aspects. Camera, better battery, better software.

[@brunodss2113]

Nunca o Redmagic pra começar não tem nem certificação ip54 quanto mais ip68 aparelho muito vulnerável e sem sal botão na lateral pra entrar no modo gamer nada haver Rog Phone é só um toque na tela e pronto (Armory Grate) desing do Redmagic é muito grotesco com essas 4 quinas aparelho desproporcional ao bolso igual ao S24 ultra. 🤷🏻🤦🏻

[@Goch46]

This is just overpriced junk. $1000 i just better buy an iphone. Cant beat that 5-6 years of software update and availability of spare parts incase the screen breaks or the battery ages

[@rojoroj9777]

is this a promotion video ? if yes ! then u deserve a dislike

[@stradn]

1

[@Goodbye_Eri]

Horrible phone don't get it, crappy software and build quality

[@zamanzia574]

Nothing interesting

[@titosteinsgaming9340]

useless subcontinent dueler, go back to your chinese bs

[@ramdanrivanto8855]

Android library so boring, why dont you just test god of war as benchmark using winlator so we can knew the true performance from this chipset. Asphalt is not demanding game, all that power just for run a shitty game. Come on even ios can run resident evil 4 remake that is not a gaming phone.