Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Feb 25, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
16GB/512GB - $1199 | €1299	12GB/256GB - $1300 12GB/512GB - $1500 16GB/1TB - $1800

Design

Dimensions
6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches 163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm	6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 163.6 x 78.1 x 7.9 mm (~10 mm with camera bump)
Weight
8.01 oz / 227.0 g	7.55 oz / 214.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Dedicated game buttons	Stylus
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 88.31% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 90.30% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 185Hz, HDR, 2500 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 498 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2	Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2230 (Excellent)	2420 (Excellent)
Bright Min
5.9 (Poor)	0.8 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Prime cores 6x3.53GHz Performance core	Octa-core 2x4.74GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.63GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 830	Adreno 840
Memory
16GB (LPDDR5X)/512GB (UFS 4.0) 24GB/1024GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (16), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3203	3753
GeekBench 6 Multi
10184	11259
3D Mark High
5935	7801
3D Mark Low
5813	3741

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Battery

Type
5800 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	USB Power Delivery Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 60.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 37min

Browsing

18h 25min

Video

12h 41min

Gaming

13h 41min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 35min

Browsing

20h 10min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

9h 17min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor size: 1/1.56"	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.4 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide)	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung JN3 Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
13 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.0x	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.9 Focal Length: 115 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
32 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

138

Overall

138

Photo

137

Video

157

Overall

165

Photo

149

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax	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
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	32-Bit DAC, aptX, aptX-HD

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, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE 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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 41, 42, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

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Memory	24GB/1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1499 | €1499

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