What it is advisable to know
- ASUS debuted its finances ROG Telephone 9 FE in Taiwan immediately (Feb 5).
- The system options related specs to its flagship siblings, like a 6.7-inch FHD Plus display, a 50MP main lens, but it surely comprises the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
- The system is on sale in Taiwan for THB 29,999, which is roughly $894.
- There isn’t any telling if or when the Telephone 9 FE may drop within the U.S.; nonetheless, the Telephone 9 and Telephone 9 Professional arrived in January.
ASUS is lastly debuting its extremely anticipated finances smartphone, however its launch — for now — appears restricted.
The Taiwanese OEM revealed the third mannequin to its current flagship sequence, the ASUS ROG Telephone 9 FE, immediately (Feb 5) abroad (by way of Android Treasure). In line with the publication, the system debuted in Taiwan with a 6.7-inch FHD+ show with a most refresh charge of 120Hz. This may reportedly be boosted to a whopping 185Hz refresh charge for gaming.
The again of the system hosts the Telephone 9 FE’s triple digital camera array. Main it off is a 50MP main lens with OIS (optical picture stabilization), a 13MP ultrawide lens, and a 5MP macro lens.
Apparently, ASUS appears to have continued to assist its new LED dot matrix on the again panel. Nonetheless, its barely watered down as the corporate delivers 85 programmable dots, as an alternative of 648 like its Professional mannequin.
The entrance of the ROG Telephone 9 FE includes a centered, punch-hole selfie digital camera at 32MP.
Relating to its inner specs, ASUS states the Telephone 9 FE sports activities the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, which was doubtless finished to assist maintain prices low. The system additionally grabs a barely decrease capability battery than the Telephone 9 Professional at 5,500mAh. ASUS states it retains the 65W quick charging capabilities along with 15W Qi 1.3 wi-fi charging energy.
Customers in Taiwan will discover the system accessible with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
With the launch, ASUS states customers should buy the ROG Telephone 9 FE for THB 29,999 (~$894). There isn’t any phrase on whether or not customers in different nations will see the system.
ASUS briefly glanced over the Telephone 9 FE’s characteristic; nonetheless, they very intently mirror what you’d discover on the Telephone 9 and 9 Professional. Its launch particulars spotlight Recreation Cool 8, an inner construction designed to assist wick warmth off of the SoC when gaming for longer durations — and on greater graphics. The corporate then reiterates “X-Mode,” which is designed to assist avid gamers “unlock the bounds of gaming.”
Furthermore, it appears that evidently the finances model options ASUS’ AI options to assist customers sport, like X Sense, X Seize, and AI Grabber. Every of those is designed to assist folks report highlights, search out gaming suggestions, and extra.
The Telephone 9 FE additionally comprises AirTriggers that will help you management what you are uniquely doing in your system. These triggers may even show you how to play retro video games on the again of the panel utilizing its mini-LEDs.
Whereas there is not any telling when — or if — the U.S. will see this finances cellphone, the flagship duo arrived early in January. Customers can discover the telephones for $999 and $1,199, respectively.
