Asus ROG Phone 9 Debuts: Pre-Orders Open with Winter Arrival

• The Asus ROG 9 series of phones are now available for pre-order
• Shipping is expected in mid to-late December, just in time for Christmas
• It boasts powerful specs, but will it be a stocking stuffer or space-taker?

If you're looking to grab some hardware for Christmas or have a particularly pesky person to make a purchase for (alliteration intended), then today's latest may catch your eye. And that's because the hotly anticipated Asus ROG 9 series of phones has now opened pre-orders!

Expected to ship in mid-to-late December (just in time for Christmas, ideally), the Asus ROG 9 boasts some serious power inside it. Using the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform, it features an Oryon CPU and Adreno GPU. The phone will also come in multiple versions, suitable for (mostly) every budget.

At the high end for the ROG9 PRO Edition  24G/1T, you'll be shelling out £1299.99, while on the lower end for the ROG Phone 9 12/256 Black you'll be paying approximately £949.99. Naturally, there are plenty of optional extras from cooling-enhancing cases to antibacterial screen protectors suitable for the germophobes out there.

Perhaps the biggest headlining feature however is that already quite old chestnut of AI. The X Sense 3.0 feature can auto-collect and upgrade your items, on the higher end, while AI noise cancellation and automatic image capture round out the features.

Suffice it to say, when it comes to features the ROG 9 is definitely pushing the envelope. But will that be enough to draw in sceptics? Check out the full specifications on the official Asus website to find out for yourself!

Either way, it's boasting a huge amount of gubbins, big numbers and the ever-powerful AI buzzword. So if you're flush with cash and have a gamer in your life, you're probably already intrigued. But for those of us without the cash to flash, or who don't need 120+ FPS for Clash of Clans, this may be another new, shiny toy that simply passes all of us by.

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