Asus Rog Phone 9 Pro vs Poco X8 Pro Max

Asus
Rog Phone 9 Pro

Poco
X8 Pro Max
At a glance
- Brand
- Asus
- POCO
- Release date
- November 2024, 1 years 6 months ago
- March 2026, 2 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 3.073.451 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 98% of devices
- 3.085.998 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 98% of devices
- Launch price
- —
- € 430.00 ($ 503.43)
Display
- Size
- 6.78"
- 6.83"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- 1280 x 2772 px QHD
- Type
- AMOLED SAMSUNG E6 Flexible AMOLED
- AMOLED
- Density
- 388 ppi High Density
- 447 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, Delta-E, Refresh rate 165 Hz, Touch sampling rate 720 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 2500 cd/m², DCI-P3, DC dimming, sRGB 141%, 10 Bits panel, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, TÜV Low Blue Light, 3840 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 480 Hz, Peak brightness - 3500 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 12 Bits panel (10-bit +2-bit FRC), Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
- MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
- CPU
- 2x4.32 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L+ 6x3.53 GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
- 1x3,73 GHz C1 Ultra + 3x3 GHz C1 Premium + 4x2,4 GHz C1 Pro
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 3 nm
- Frequency
- 4.32 GHz
- 3.73 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 830
- Mali G1 Ultra 1612 MHz
- RAM
- 16 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- —
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.5
- Sensor
- Sony LYT-700C
- Omnivision Light Fusion 600
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 0.80 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/1.95"
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 480 fps
- Yes, 120 fps
- Features
- 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Gimbal, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
- Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 32 Mpx
- 20 Mpx
- Aperture
- Unknow
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Omnivision OV32C
- —
- Pixel size
- 0.70 µm
- —
Battery
- Capacity
- 5800 mAh
- 8500 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 65.0W
- Yes , 100.0W
- Features
- Non-removable
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging
- —
- 27W reverse charging
- Charge cycles
- —
- 1000 cycles
- Runtime
- —
- ~ 80h
Storage
- Capacity
- 512 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.0
- UFS Storage 4.1
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 77.0 mm 163.8 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 77.9 mm 163.0 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 227 g
- 219 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy , Glass
- Aluminium alloy , Fiberglass
- Colors
- Black
- Black White Blue Green
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68
- IP68, IP69
- Usable surface
- 88 %
- 90 %
- Drop resistance
- —
- Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
- Repairability
- —
- Class A B C D E
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 Android 15
- Android 16 HyperOS 3.X (Android 16)
- Updates
- OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 2 years
- OS updates: 5 years, Security updates: 5 years
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC, Apt-x Adaptive
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n18 (850), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n18 (850), n20 (800), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B43 (TDD 3700), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- —
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- DTS / DTS X, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
















