Asus ROG Phone 9 vs RedMagic 11 Air Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jan 20, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $999 | €1099	12GB/256GB - $499 | €499

Design

Dimensions
6.45 x 3.02 x 0.35 inches 163.8 x 76.8 x 8.9 mm	6.45 x 3.01 x 0.31 inches 163.8 x 76.5 x 8 mm
Weight
8.01 oz / 227.0 g	7.30 oz / 207.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Dedicated game buttons
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Transparent Black, Transparent White

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 88.31% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.76% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 185Hz, HDR, 2500 nits	AMOLED, 144Hz, 1800 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2688x1216px, 431 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1819 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	3.4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Prime cores 6x3.53GHz Performance core	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix L 6x3.53GHz Oryon V2 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 830	Adreno 830
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.1) 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2996
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	9659
3D Mark High
Untested	6869
3D Mark Low
Untested	2456

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Battery

Type
5800 mAh	7000 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 80.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

8h 7min

Browsing

18h 59min

Video

11h 38min

Gaming

11h 14min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor size: 1/1.56"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.55" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide)	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
32 MP Video capture: 1080p	16 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

130

Overall

138

Photo

123

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.4
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1149

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