Asus ROG Phone 9 vs Apple iPhone Air

999 USD

999 USD

Available

Available

Asus Mobiles

Apple iPhone

AI2501-12G256G-BK, AI2501-12G256G-WH, AI2501-16G512G-WH, AI2501-16G512G-BK

iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516

2024, November 19

2025, September 09

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global HSDPA 800 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - China

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71 - USA 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 - China

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3517 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3260 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3518

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - China

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3517 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3260 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3518

HSPA, LTE (Up to 7CA), 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm (6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 in)

156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)

227 g (8.01 oz)

165 g (5.82 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Mini-LED (85 dots) programmable matrix (on the back) Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)

Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), titanium frame (grade 5), glass back (Ceramic Shield) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

· Nano-SIM + eSIM · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time)

Phantom Black, Storm White

Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 185Hz, HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak)

LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)

6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)

6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~388 ppi density)

1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

Android 15, upgradable to Android 16, up to 2 major Android upgrades

iOS 26

Qualcomm SM8750-AB Snapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)

Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)

Octa-core (2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L + 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M)

Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)

Adreno 830

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

12GB/16GB

12GB

256GB/512GB

256GB/512GB/1TB RAM NVMe

50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS

48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS

13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)

5 MP (macro)

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.

32 MP, f/2.5, 22mm (wide), 1/3.2", 0.7µm

18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

Panorama, HDR

HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.

1080p@30fps

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

5800 mAh

Li-Ion 3149 mAh

65W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC5, 100% in 46 min 15W wireless (Qi) 10W reverse wired

Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min 20W wireless (Qi2) 4.5W reverse wired

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip) Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite

Yes

Yes

Yes

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot

5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

6.0, A2DP, LE

GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5), GLONASS

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C (side), DisplayPort 1.4; USB Type-C (bottom), OTG

USB USB Type-C 2.0

AnTuTu: 3007932 (v10) GeekBench: 10083 (v6) 3DMark: 6718 (Wild Life Extreme)

1958 nits max brightness (measured)

-26.7 LUFS (Good)

Active use score 16:41h