Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro vs Phone 7 Ultimate

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on November 19, 2024, against the Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 1 year and 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
16 / 512 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • 73% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3290K versus 1899K)
  • Delivers 78% higher peak brightness (1941 against 1089 nits)
  • Shows 7% longer battery life (29:22 vs 27:21 hours)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Higher display refresh rate – 185 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Thinner bezels – 5.8% more screen real estate
  • The phone is 1 year and 8 months newer
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS

Review

Evaluation of Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro and Phone 7 Ultimate 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 / 512 GB
VS
16 / 512 GB
28.5
(Mediocre)
Value Index
16.4
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2448 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20.4:9
PPI 388 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 2500 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 720 Hz 720 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 88% 82.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.4% 99.9%
PWM 670 Hz 513 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1941 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) 173 mm (6.81 inches)
Width 77 mm (3.03 inches) 77 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 10.3 mm (0.41 inches)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 246 g (8.68 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP54
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black White
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 4320 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro and Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 25203 -
Single-core score 3298 1988
Multi-core score 10812 5584
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
3290813
CPU 1030097 621025
GPU 1169146 533652
Memory 402330 323418
UX 689240 421719
Total score 3290813 1899814
Samples [5 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 90% 98%
Graphics test 15 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 2065 1094
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability - 99%
Graphics test 36 FPS 20 FPS
Section 1 40 FPS 23 FPS
Section 2 37 FPS 20 FPS
Section 3 32 FPS 17 FPS
Graphics score 9545 5353
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 82% 99%
Graphics test 33 FPS 22 FPS
Graphics score 5625 3734
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 31700 -
Video editing 9655 -
Photo editing 58755 -
Data manipulation 23049 -
Writing score 33118 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-18 (Lyfniiii)AnTuTu3296244
📘 2026-03-24 (EdMad)AnTuTu3222104
📘 2025-12-13 -> JuubidaraGeekBench CPU3313 / 10602
📘 2025-11-17 (Titanus)GeekBench CPU3299 / 10784
📘 2025-11-17 (Titanus)GeekBench CPU3298 / 10812
Asus ROG Phone 7 Ultimate
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 16 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 512 GB 512 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM ROG UI -
OS size 24 GB 28 GB
OS updates 2 years -
Security updates 2 years -

Battery

Capacity 5800 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 65 W 65 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (76% in 30 min) Yes (68% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:47 hr 1:02 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:09 hr 10:53 hr
Watching video 19:36 hr 17:04 hr
Gaming 06:55 hr 06:45 hr
Standby 121 hr 129 hr
General battery life
29:22 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 32 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
3) Macro: 5 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 24 mm
Sensor Sony Lytia LYT-700 Sony IMX766
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 32 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor OmniVision OV32C -
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
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 OmniVision OV13B Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 5 MP
Aperture - f/2.0
Sensor - Samsung S5K5E9
Sensor size - 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 -
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length 22 mm 29 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV8856 Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No 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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
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 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced November 2024 April 2023
Release date November 2024 June 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $1199 $1399
Successor - - Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro
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
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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