Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro vs Google Pixel 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 08, 2024	Aug 13, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
€1200	$799 | €899

Design

Dimensions
6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches 163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm	6.02 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches (~0.47 inches with camera bump) 152.8 x 72.0 x 8.5 mm (~12 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.94 oz / 225.0 g	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Dedicated game buttons
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom Black, Rebel Grey	Obsidian, Porcelain, Wintergreen, Peony

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 88.31% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 81.73% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 165Hz, HDR, 2500 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 418 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2201 (Excellent)	2623 (Excellent)
Bright Min
5.8 (Poor)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.3GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.2GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.3​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 750	Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
16GB (LPDDR5X)/512GB (UFS 4.0) 24GB/1024GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (15, 14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2286	1800
GeekBench 6 Multi
7266	4573
3D Mark High
4963	2575
3D Mark Low
4801	1826

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Battery

Type
5500 mAh	4700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 34min

Browsing

18h 27min

Video

13h 29min

Gaming

11h 13min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 48min

Browsing

17h 34min

Video

8h 28min

Gaming

10h 4min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP Sensor name: Samsung GNK Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX858 Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Third camera
32 MP (OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p
Front
32 MP Video capture: 1080p	10.5 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

126

Overall

135

Photo

124

Video

144

Overall

153

Photo

136

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 41, 42, 48	38, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Oct 16, 2024 FCC ID value: A4RG2YBB
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.87 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 24GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	24GB/1024GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$749

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

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