ASUS Malaysia today finally announced that their latest gaming smartphone, the ASUS ROG Phone 9, has started selling in the local market. It will be available in three device options, including the ASUS ROG Phone 9, ASUS ROG Phone 9 Pro and ASUS ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition.
In terms of design, this series of devices comes with a 6.78-inch screen display with the same 2400×1080 resolution, with a refresh rate as high as 185Hz with a High Brightness Mode brightness value of 1600 nits.
The ASUS ROG Phone 9 model is equipped with 12GB of LPDDR5X memory and 256GB and 512GB storage options. The ROG Phone 9 Pro comes with 16GB of LPDDR5X memory and 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage, while for the ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition, it comes with 24GB of memory and 1TB of storage. It also runs the latest Android 15 operating system with the latest ROG UI interface.
Another upgrade shown on the ROG Phone 9 Pro series is in terms of the camera. It uses the latest Sony Lytia 700 50MP sensor that comes with a 6-axis Hybrid Gimbal Stabilizer 4.0 system that promises more stable images and faster shutter speeds even with severe shaking.
The other two cameras used are a 5MP macro camera on the regular ROG Phone 9 model, and a 32MP telephoto camera with a x3 zoom feature with a built-in OIS system. For the third camera lens, it comes with a 13MP ultra-wide sensor with a 0.7x zoom feature.
With the ROG Phone 9 series, you can also use the right AirTrigger button to act as a camera shutter button to allow you to take photos or record videos more easily. This device also now comes with the Photo Vibe filter feature that shows more attractive image colors
This time, the AniMe Vision screen display offered is larger with 648 LED dots that can not only support larger images, but also text in Mandarin and Japanese.
Not only that, specifically for the two ROG Phone 9 Pro and ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition devices, this AniMe Vision display comes with the ability to play several simple games offered through the Armoury Crate software which also houses various settings to improve the performance of this device.
ASUS is also seen to have added additional AI features for several games such as Genshin Impact, Mobile Legends and so on which speed up and make it easier for you to play your favorite games.
Speaking of games, ASUS has also introduced the GameCool 9 feature which comes with the same cooling system as the previous ROG Phone 8, but with a larger graphite layer. Meanwhile, the ROG Phone 9 series battery has also been improved to 5800mAH with 65W HyperCharge charging and Qi 1.3 wireless charging which can charge this device at a rate of 15W.
ASUS ROG Phone 9 comes in Storm White and Phantom Black color options, where the ROG Phone 9 Pro and ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition models come in Phantom Black only. Price tags for the Malaysian market include:
ASUS ROG Phone 9 – Storm White & Phantom Black (12 GB + 256 GB) – RM3999
ASUS ROG Phone 9 Pro – Phantom Black (16 GB + 512 GB) – RM4999
ASUS ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition – Phantom Black (24 GB + 1 TB) – RM5999
In the meantime, ASUS Malaysia will also offer the following accessories to be used together with the ROG Phone 9:
ASUS ROG Phone 9 Chill Case – RM199
ASUS ROG Tessen Mobile Controller – RM568
ASUS ROG Phone 9 DEVILCASE RM149