The Snake Venture game -- which is akin to the classic Snake game -- on the back of the Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro. Mike Sorrentino/CNET. At a time when phone-makers are using generative AI and wild ...

Unlike those two phones, the ROG Phone 9 Pro’s glass back panel has a silky matte texture, which, along with the quite flat metal chassis, provides very little natural grip.

The ROG Phone 9 Pro cuts an imposing silhouette with its IP68 matte black body. It's also pretty heavy at 227g, which is only about 10g lighter than Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 6 foldable phone. The ...

That's notably better than the ROG Phone 8 Pro, which left me with less than 50% in similar scenarios, and is right up there around the Red Magic 9 Pro and Red Magic 9S Pro with their 6,500mAh cells.

The pricey Asus ROG Phone 9 Pro Edition is the ultimate Android gaming phone, with tremendous performance, gorgeous visuals, and immersive audio in a tough and sleek package.