ASUS ROG Phone 9 In The Flesh: Stunning Design With Snapdragon 8 Elite Firepower

Coinciding with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite unveil, a new flagship processor for Android devices, ASUS is teasing new high-end hardware of its own—the ROG Phone 9 for gamers. The two products are linked, as the next Android gaming handset from the ASUS Republic of Gamers division is confirmed to feature Qualcomm's top-end silicon, and we got to see (and hold) the device in the flesh.

ASUS is not sharing a ton of details at the moment, though in addition to revealing that the ROG Phone 9 will sport a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip inside, it announced a global release date—the ROG Phone 9 will make its global debut four weeks from today, on November 19, 2024.

ASUS also posted a handful of videos on its ROG Phone 9 landing page, which further hint at what to expect. Again, most of the details are still being kept ...