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Asus ROG Phone 9 FE vs Phone 8

77 out of 100
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
VS
73 out of 100
Asus ROG Phone 8
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
Asus ROG Phone 8

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Asus ROG Phone 9 FE (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on February 4, 2025, against the Asus ROG Phone 8, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory 16 / 256 GB
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 8
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom

Review

Evaluation of Asus ROG Phone 9 FE and Phone 8 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
16 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
38.9
(Mediocre)
Value Index
41.5
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
ROG Phone 9 FE
vs
ROG Phone 8

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 388 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 2500 nits 2500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 720 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 88.2% 88.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) 163.8 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) 76.8 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black Black, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Asus ROG Phone 9 FE and Asus ROG Phone 8
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 3300 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Asus ROG Phone 9 FE and Asus ROG Phone 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
ROG Phone 9 FE +2%
2302
ROG Phone 8
2260
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ROG Phone 9 FE +3%
7203
ROG Phone 8
7019
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 15010 -
Single-core score 2302 2260
Multi-core score 7203 7019
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
ROG Phone 9 FE +8%
2486941
ROG Phone 8
2313311
CPU 727026 679030
GPU 819495 743055
Memory 332503 334216
UX 607917 557010
Total score 2486941 2313311
Samples [9 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 88%
Graphics test 13 FPS 13 FPS
Graphics score 1714 1708
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 90%
Graphics test - 33 FPS
Section 1 - 36 FPS
Section 2 - 33 FPS
Section 3 - 29 FPS
Graphics score - 8671
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 71%
Graphics test - 31 FPS
Graphics score - 5205
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
ROG Phone 9 FE
20747
ROG Phone 8 +4%
21611
Web score 21918 23055
Video editing 8941 9019
Photo editing 47202 46533
Data manipulation 14444 19145
Writing score 28054 25533
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (144th and 192nd place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-28 (OneKi)AnTuTu 112240032
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-10 (Lebron games)AnTuTu 112405054
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-19 (Sgt)AnTuTu 112514224
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-14 (Murai)AnTuTu 112389145
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-31 (Gin)AnTuTu 112524084
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Asus ROG Phone 8
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-23 (PratamaXD07)AnTuTu 112313311
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-26 -> VancyAnTuTu 112485113
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-07 (Daniyal)AnTuTu 112245389
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-27 (Cinamon)Geekbench 6 CPU2201 / 6753
πŸ“˜ 2024-10-04 (Bluefinder79)Geekbench 6 CPU2260 / 7019
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 16 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4800 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14
ROM ROG UI ROG UI
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 2 years 2 years

Battery

Capacity 5500 mAh 5500 mAh
Max charge power 65 W 65 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (81% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 0:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (2160p) 120 FPS (2160p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 32 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 23.8 mm
Sensor Sony Lytia LYT-700C Sony IMX890
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 32 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor size - 1/3.2" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch)
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor size - 1/3.2" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization No -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor CMOS -
Sensor size 1/3.2" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch) 1/3.2" (β‰ˆ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 7 micron -
Autofocus No -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.4 Yes, DP 1.4
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2025 January 2024
Release date February 2025 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $890 $1099
Successor - - Asus ROG Phone 9
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 65 W Yes, 65 W
Further details
Notes on ROG Phone 8:
    - Support for NTFS is available for external storage devices.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Asus ROG Phone 9 FE. It has a better display and software.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
33 (62.3%)
20 (37.7%)
Total votes: 53

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