Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro Review: Gaming Powerhouse From Front to Back

The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro is aimed at gamers, but it's also a glimpse into the future.

It's powered by Qualcomm 's Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, which you can expect in premium phones from Samsung , OnePlus , Xiaomi and others in 2025 .

There's a mini-LED display on the back of the phone that supports four retro-style games, including a take on Snake .

The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro has a 6.78-inch AMOLED screen with 185Hz refresh rate.

It's the star of the phone's design is its enhanced LED display, which features 641 mini-LED dots.

Asus also includes AI features for noise cancellation in phone calls, call translation for multilingual conversations and transcribing voice memos.

The Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro's power is nothing to scoff at.

It's hard to recommend this phone to anyone outside of gaming circles.

Asus is providing only two years of software updates and five years of security updates.

The phone could be great for prior ROG owners along with the gaming phone-curious as the device is certainly capable of meeting most needs.