Asus ROG Phone 9 vs Phone 5
79
out of 100
VS
56
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Asus ROG Phone 9 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on November 19, 2024, against the Asus ROG Phone 5, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 and came out 3 years and 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 9
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 2.6x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3136K versus 1227K)
- Higher display refresh rate β 185 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 3 years and 9 months newer
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 5
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2448 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 388 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 185 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 2500 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 720 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88% | 83.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.7% |
| PWM | - | 568 Hz |
| Response time | - | 2.4 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
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) | 9.9 mm (0.39 inches) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 239 g (8.43 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 3198 | 790 |
| Multi-core score | 10052 | 2834 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 977849 | 359904 |
| GPU | 1126670 | 144429 |
| Memory | 392524 | 216273 |
| UX | 639174 | 507033 |
| Total score | 3136217 | 1227639 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 90% | - |
| Graphics test | 15 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2065 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 36 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 40 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 37 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 32 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 9545 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 82% | 91% |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 9 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5625 | 1508 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 31700 | 16575 |
| Video editing | 9655 | 7431 |
| Photo editing | 58755 | 44383 |
| Data manipulation | 23049 | 12962 |
| Writing score | 33118 | 21274 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#85th place)
Recent User Tests
Asus ROG Phone 9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-15 (g00s3q) | AnTuTu 11 | 3136217 |
| π 2025-09-28 (2igar2) | AnTuTu 11 | 3026124 |
Asus ROG Phone 5
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-09 (NFS) | AnTuTu 11 | 1280128 |
| π 2026-03-23 (VOXS) | AnTuTu 11 | 1003405 |
| π 2026-01-02 (Ah mab) | AnTuTu 11 | 1227639 |
| π 2024-02-25 (Venta) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 790 / 2834 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | ROG UI | ROG UI |
| 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 |
| Fast charging | Yes (76% in 30 min) | Yes, Quick Charge 5 (70% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 1:05 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 09:10 hr |
| Watching video | - | 13:32 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:22 hr |
| Standby | - | 104 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 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 | 120Β° | 125Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony Lytia LYT-700C | Sony IMX686 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.7" (β 0.59 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 11 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV13B10 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/2.9" (β 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV8856 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 24 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 6000 x 4000 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 35 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32C | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| 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 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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 | March 2021 |
| Release date | November 2024 | March 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $1000 |
| Successor | - | - Asus ROG Phone 9 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 65 W | - |
Further details
Notes on ROG Phone 9:
- The programmable Mini-LED matrix has 85 points, while the ROG Phone 9 Pro has 648.
*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 is definitely a better buy.
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