After weeks of leaks, Asus officially unveiled the ROG Phone 9 series on November 19, 2024. The new gaming smartphone series includes two models, the ROG Phone 9 and ROG Phone 9 Pro, featuring the new flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. A new report now suggests a budget-friendly variant could join the lineup while still offering flagship specs.

I booted up the game Mortal Kombat Mobile on the new Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro, and the tutorial that led me into Scorpion pulling off a Fatality against Sub-Zero shows the fiery character slicing through his opponent's skull like butter.

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The ROG Phone 9 and 9 Pro's basic specs have been leaked. They'll clearly deliver peak gaming performance, but there's nothing mind-blowing here

The ROG Phone 9 series brings Android 15 powered by the new Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. The Pro model comes in a 16/24GB and 512GB/1TB combo, while the base model brings 12GB of memory and 2156GB of storage. Both bring an improved cooling system by GameCool 9 with a larger graphite sheet that brings better heat dissipation.

The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro is more powerful than some consoles, flashier than an RGB rig, and asks more of your wallet than your gaming library.

ASUS is now rumored to be working on a cheaper ROG Phone 9 variant that would give gamers the benefits of the newly announced model of the phone while paying a lower official price point. If you’re unfamiliar with the ROG Phone series,

Rumors claim ASUS is developing an "ROG Phone 9 FE" with the potential for slight changes in specs to reduce its cost. The device was spotted grabbing Wi-Fi Alliance certification and it is supposedly being tested with Android 14.