Nothing Phone (2) vs Asus ROG Phone 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$599	$999 | €1099

Design

Dimensions
6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches 162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm	6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches 163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm
Weight
7.10 oz (201.2 g)	8.01 oz (227.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water; IP54	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light	Dedicated game buttons
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 89.61% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 88.31% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits	OLED, 185Hz, HDR, 2500 nits
Resolution
2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.5GH​z Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Prime cores 6x3.53GHz Performance core
GPU
Adreno 730	Adreno 830
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (13)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
4700 mAh	5800 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 29min

Browsing

15h 59min

Video

10h 14min

Gaming

5h 27min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple 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 (OIS, PDAF) Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"	13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
32 MP	32 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

139

Overall

147

Photo

131

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	34, 38, 39, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1149

Memory	12GB/512GB

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