Samsung makes use of the FE (aka “Fan Version”) line to convey out gadgets with first rate high-end specs at decrease costs than its correct flagships, and it now seems like Asus is a fan of this technique.
Based on new certification paperwork from Malaysia and Thailand, Asus is engaged on the ROG Telephone 9 FE, to enrich the already accessible (even within the US now) ROG Telephone 9 and ROG Telephone 9 Professional.
There isn’t any doubt in regards to the title, this seems within the certification paperwork very clearly. Sadly, specs for the FE mannequin have not been outed by these certifications, nor have there been any leaks to this point.
And but, we are able to speculate based mostly on the ROG Telephone 9’s mannequin quantity: AI2401N. “AI2401” was the mannequin variety of the ROG Telephone 8, which was powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset (the newer ROG Telephone 9 and 9 Professional clearly each pack the Snapdragon 8 Elite). So given how related the FE’s mannequin quantity is to the ROG Telephone 8, we are able to assume it would simply be a renamed ROG Telephone 8, relaunched in 2025 with a reputation that makes it appear much less outdated.
In fact, that is nothing however hypothesis on our half, so do not take it too critically. That mentioned, if Asus’ use of the FE suffix was certainly impressed by Samsung because it appears to have been, we do count on some spec downgrades in comparison with the ROG Telephone 9 and 9 Professional, and a cheaper price after all. We’ll let you realize after we discover out extra.
