ASUS launched the ROG 8 series back in January this year. While we are still a couple of months away from the launch of the ROG 9 series, it has made its first appearance on the web with the model number ASUSAI2501C.
According to a report from Android Headlines, the ROG 9 series will consist of two models – the ROG 9 and ROG 9 Pro and they can arrive in Q1 2025. However, it is unclear which model the above number represents.
Like many 2024 flagships, it will also house the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset, which will be launched later this year.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 was previously known to boast over 4.00 GHz clock speed. According to Weibo tipster Digital Chat Station, the SM8750 prototype sample reached a clock speed of 4.2GHz and scored 3K and 10K in single and multi-core tests respectively. In his words, the Dimensity 9400 is now under pressure.
The score is higher than that of the Apple A17 Pro. What’s surprising is that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 prototype (meaning it could further improve) outperformed the A17 Pro in single-core test.
Speaking of the gaming device from Asus, it’s likely going to focus on performance and use an even better cooling system to sustain it during longer gaming sessions.
In addition to the latest chipset, the ROG 9 series is also expected to retain the trigger buttons for a better gaming experience.
While we don’t know much about the ROG 9 series at this point, here are the offerings of the predecessor to give you an idea of what to expect when it comes to the other aspects of the phone.
The ROG Phone 8 and 8 Pro equip an illumination RGB logo and a Mini-LED programmable matrix respectively. In the front, there is a 165Hz FHD+ LTPO AMOLED panel that goes up to 2500 nits. The base model offers 12 or 16GB RAM options while the Pro model boasts 16GB or 24GB RAM. This is paired with 256GB UFS 4.0 storage for the base model and 512GB/1TB for the Pro model.
Both of them offered 50MP main cameras on the back that is paired with a 32MP 3x telephoto and a 13MP 13mm ultrawide.
