Let's compare each phone and tablet in the specs table.
| ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition | iPhone 18 Pro Max | |
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| Manufacturer | ASUS | Apple |
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| Screen Size | 6.78 inch | 6.86 inch |
| Resolution | 1,080 x 2,400 | 1,320 x 2,868 |
| Display Details | AMOLED | Super Retina XDR OLED |
| Max Refresh Rate | 185 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Max Brightness | 2500 nits | 3000 nits |
| Glass | Corning® Gorilla® Glass Victus 2 | |
| Body Size | 77mm x 163.8mm x 8.9mm | 78mm x 163.4mm x 8.75mm |
| Weight | 227 g | 249 g |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Octa-core CPU | Apple A20 Pro |
| OS | Android 15 | iOS 27 |
| Main camera 1 | 50-megapixel(f/1.9) | 48-megapixel(f/1.48) |
| Main camera 1 details | Sony Lytia 700 1/1.56 inch | Variable aperture (ƒ/1.48–ƒ/4.0) |
| Main camera 2 | 13-megapixel | 48-megapixel(f/2.2) |
| Main camera 2 details | ultra-wide angle 120° | 120° Ultra Wide Angle |
| Main camera 3 | 32-megapixel(f/2.4) | 48-megapixel(f/2.8) |
| Main camera 3 details | optical zoom x3 | 4x optical zoom, 12MP 8x also available |
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| Sub camera 1 | 32-megapixel(f/2.05) | 18-megapixel(f/1.9) |
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| Battery | 5,800 mAh | |
| Charge | wired 60W/wireless 35W | |
| Video playback time | 22.1 hours | 40 hours |
| RAM(GB) | 24G | |
| RAM details | LPDDR5X | |
| ROM(GB) | 1T | 256G/512G/1T/2T |
| ROM details | UFS 4.0 | |
| Antutu | 2,895,000 ver10(estimated) | 3,346,000 ver11 |
| Water resistance | IPX8 | IPX8 |
| Dust resistance | IP6X | IP6X |
| SIM | nanoSIM x 2/eSIM x 1 | dual eSIM |
| NFC | Felica | Felica |