OnePlus 15
What you’d gain
- 1.2× faster
- Camera score: 6.7 → 8.4
- Display score: 8.2 → 8.9
- Battery: 5,800 → 7,300 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
Should You Upgrade From the ASUS ROG Phone 9?
How the ASUS ROG Phone 9 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.
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Our take
Worth considering
Security updates end around 2029 Newer phones are about 1.2× faster The best upgrade scores 1.9 points higher on battery and 1.7 on camera
Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.
Upgrades we’d look at
Phones with a US launch price up to $1,250, close to what the ASUS ROG Phone 9 cost at launch. Choose “Any price” above to also see phones sold without a US price.
OnePlus 15R
What you’d gain
- Battery: 5,800 → 7,400 mAh
- Security updates until around 2031
- eSIM
What you’d give up
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No wireless charging
Apple iPhone 18 Pro
What you’d gain
- 1.5× faster
- Camera score: 6.7 → 8.7
- Security updates until around 2031
- Telephoto lens (4× optical zoom)
- Satellite messaging
- eSIM
What you’d give up
- Smaller battery: 5,800 → 4,288 mAh
- No 3.5 mm headphone jack
- No charger in the box
REDMAGIC 11S Pro
What you’d gain
- 1.2× faster
- Battery: 5,800 → 7,500 mAh
What you’d give up
- Display score: 8.2 → 7.6
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ASUS ROG Phone 9 upgrade FAQ
Is the ASUS ROG Phone 9 still supported?
ASUS promises 5 years of security updates for the ASUS ROG Phone 9, counted from its announcement in November 2024, so they should continue until around 2029. It gets 2 years of OS upgrades, until around 2026.
What is the best upgrade from the ASUS ROG Phone 9?
Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the OnePlus 15, with a PhoneRanked score of 9.4 vs 7.8 for the ASUS ROG Phone 9. If you want to spend less, look at the OnePlus 15R. We looked at phones with a US launch price up to $1,250, close to the ASUS ROG Phone 9’s launch price.
How much faster is the OnePlus 15 than the ASUS ROG Phone 9?
Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the OnePlus 15 is about 1.2 times as fast as the ASUS ROG Phone 9. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 10,941 vs 9,143, and in the 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics test 2,706 vs 2,387.