Asus ROG Phone 9 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Quick Comparison
Asus ROG Phone 9 has better RAM than Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max. In terms of display resolution, Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max has better resolution of 2868 x 1320 than Asus ROG Phone 9 which has resolution of 2400 x 1080. Both have the same amount of internal memory.
| Name | Asus ROG Phone 9 | Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max |
| RAM | 12 GB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.78 in | 6.9 in |
| Internal Memory | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Battery | 5800 mAh | 4685 mAh |
| Camera | 50 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP Triple | 48 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP Triple |
| Price | Rs. 83990 | Rs. 135900 |
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Price And Launch
The launch Date of the first phone is November 19, 2024. The Expected cost of Asus ROG Phone 9 is Rs. 83990. The launch Date of the second phone is September 09, 2024. The cost of Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max is Rs. 135900.
Display comparison
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max has larger screen size of 6.9 inches in comparison to Asus ROG Phone 9's 6.78 inch screen. Asus ROG Phone 9 has LTPO AMOLED Screen type where as Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max has OLED Screen type. Apple's phone has display density of 460 PPI & Asus's phone has only 388 PPI display density. In terms of screen to body ratio, Apple's phone has better screen to body ratio of ~ 91.4% than Asus's phone ~ 88.2%. Asus ROG Phone 9 has 20.5:9 aspect ratio where as Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max has 19.5:9 aspect ratio.
Memory comparison
Asus ROG Phone 9's larger 12 GB RAM is better for playing games and all with respect to Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max's lower 8 GB RAM. and both have same Internal Memory of 256 GB.
Camera comparison
Asus ROG Phone 9's 50 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP Triple Rear Camera outshines Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max's 48 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP Triple Rear Camera in terms of resolution. Asus ROG Phone 9 will be better choice if you're looking to click lot of selfies as it has better 32 MP Front Camera in comparison to Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max's 12 MP Front Camera.
Technical comparison
Asus ROG Phone 9 has version 15 Android Operating System where as Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max has version 18 iOS Operating System.
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| Name | Asus ROG Phone 9 | Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max |
| General | ||
| Model | ROG Phone 9 | iPhone 16 Pro Max (A3296, A3084, A3295, A3297, iPhone17,2) |
| Sim Type | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM |
| Dual Sim | Yes | Yes |
| Sim Size | Nano+Nano SIM | eSIM+Nano SIM |
| SAR | 1.01 W/kg (Head) 1.15 W/kg (Body) | |
| Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| Release Date | November 19, 2024 | September 09, 2024 |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | 76.8 x 163.8 x 8.9 mm | 77.6 x 163 x 8.3 mm |
| Weight | 227 g | 227 g |
| Bezel less | No | Yes |
| Qwerty | No | |
| Colors | Phantom Black, Storm White | Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, Desert Titanium |
| Display | ||
| Type | Color LTPO AMOLED Screen (1B Colors) | Color OLED Screen (1B Colors) |
| Touch | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 6.78 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels, 185 Hz | 6.9 inches, 1320 x 2868 pixels, 120 Hz |
| Aspect Ratio | 20.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | ~ 388 PPI | ~ 460 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 88.2% | ~ 91.4% |
| Glass Type | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Ceramic Shield Glass (2024 Gen) |
| Brightness | 1,000 nits Max Brightness (Typical); 1,600 nits Peak Brightness (HDR); 2,000 nits Peak Brightness (outdoor); 1 nit Minimum Brightness | |
| Features | HDR10, 1600 nits (HBM), 2500 nits (peak) | HDR10, Dolby Vision, Dynamic Island, Always-On display, ProMotion technology with Adaptive Refresh Rates up to 120Hz, HDR display, True Tone, Wide colour (P3), Haptic Touch, 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (typical) |
| Notch | Yes, Punch Hole | Yes, Dynamic Island |
| Foldable Display | No | |
| Curved Display | No | |
| Dual Display | No | |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4 | NVMe |
| Card Slot | No | |
| Connectivity | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | Yes | Yes |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Bands | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 | FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n66, n70, n75, n76), TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79) |
| VoLTE | Yes, Dual Stand-By | Yes |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Wifi Version | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band | Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7), Tri Band |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v5.4 | Yes, v5.3, A2DP, LE |
| USB | Yes, USB-C v1.4 | Yes, USB-C v3.2 |
| USB Features | USB on-the-go, USB Charging | USB Tethering, USB Charging |
| Performance | ||
| AnTuTu Score | 1,702,573 (Total) (v10) 455,511 (CPU) 638,423 (GPU) 243,799 (Memory) 364,840 (UX) | |
| Geekbench Score | 8,505 (Multi Core) (v6) 3,437 (Single Core) | |
| 3DMark Score | 4,738 (Wild Life Extreme) | |
| Camera Score | 157 (DxOMark) | |
| Speaker Score | 82 (Very Good) | |
| Battery Test Result | 17 hours | |
| Extra | ||
| GPS | Yes with A-GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes, In Display | No |
| Face Unlock | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass | Face ID, Accelerometer, Gyro, Proximity, Compass, Barometer |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | Yes | No |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| AI Features | AI Mobile (Apple Intelligence) | |
| Water Resistance | Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min | Yes, 6 m upto 30 min, IP68 |
| IP Rating | IP68 | IP68 |
| Dust Resistant | Yes | Yes |
| Extra Features | AnTuTu: 3007932 , GeekBench: 10083, 3DMark: 6630, eSIM Support | Camera Control Button, Grade 5 Titanium, Titanium design, Latest-Generation Ceramic Shield Front, Textured Matt Glass Back, New 16‑core Neural Engine, DisplayPort, Ultra Wideband (UWB) Support (Gen2 Chip), Emergency SOS |
| Camera | ||
| Rear Camera | 50 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS 13 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP ƒ/2.4 (Macro) | 48 MP ƒ/1.8 (Wide Angle) 24mm, 1/1.28", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Sensor-Shift OIS 12 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) 120mm, 1/3.06", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, 3D Sensor‑Shift OIS, 5x Optical Zoom 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 0.7µm, PDAF |
| OIS | Yes | Yes |
| Auto Focus | Yes, Yes, Phase Detection autofocus | Yes, Phase Detection Autofocus |
| Features | HDR, Panorama | 5x Optical Zoom In, 2x Optical Zoom Out; 10x Optical Zoom Range, Digital Zoom Up To 25x, Camera Control, Customisable Default Lens (Fusion), Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, Adaptive True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart Hdr 5,next-generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Night Mode Portraits Enabled By Lidar Scanner, Panorama (Up To 63mp), Latest-generation Photographic Styles, Spatial Photos, 48mp Macro Photography,apple Proraw,wide Color Capture For Photos And Live Photos,lens Correction (Ultra Wide),advanced Red-eye Correction,auto Image Stabilisation,burst Mode,photo Geotagging,image Formats Captured: Heif, Jpeg And Dng |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 30 fps UHD, 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD, 720p @ 480 fps HD | 4K @ 100/120/24/25/30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 120/240/25/30/60 fps FHD, 720p @ 30 fps HD |
| Flash | Yes, LED | Yes, Dual LED |
| Front Camera | 32 MP ƒ/2.5 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole | 12 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS Autofocus, Retina Flash |
| Front Video Recording | 1080p @ 30 fps FHD | 4K @ 24/25/30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 120/25/30/60 fps FHD |
| Technical | ||
| OS | Android v15 | iOS v18, upgradable to v18.5 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Apple Bionic A18 Pro |
| CPU | 4.32 GHz, Octa Core Processor | 4.05 GHz, Hexa Core Processor |
| Core Details | 2x Prime Core@4.32 GHz & 6x Performance Core@3.53 GHz | 2x4.05 GHz + 4x2.42 GHz |
| Fabrication Node | 3 nm | |
| GPU | Adreno 830 | Apple GPU (6-core Graphics) |
| Java | No | No |
| Browser | Yes | Yes |
| Multimedia | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Music | Yes | AAC, APAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio playback |
| Video | Yes | HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Speaker Type | Stereo | |
| Audio Features | 3D (Spatial) Audio, Stereo Sound | |
| Audio Jack Type | USB Type-C | |
| Document Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 5800 mAh, Li-Po Battery | 4685 mAh, Li-ion Battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes, 65W Fast Charging | Yes |
| Wireless Charging | Yes, 15W | Yes, 25W MagSafe and 15W Qi2 |
| Reverse Charging | Yes, 10W | Yes, 4.5W |
| Video Playback Time | 105 hours | |
| Music Playback Time | 33 hours | |