Older flagship · 2022

Asus Zenfone 9

Name: Asus Zenfone 9
Brand: Asus
Price: 400000 NGN
Availability: InStock

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent high-end phones like the Apple iPhone 14 Plus Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A54's main sensor

Best for

Strength Compact size,

Extras Dirac HD Sound, IP68 water resistance

Watch out No more updates

5.9″ AMOLED · 120Hz

8+ Gen 1 6 / 128 GB

4300 mAh 30W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 12 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Asus Zenfone 9 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

5.9″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

5.9"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

831 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Performance

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.19 GHz · Adreno 730

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

High-end

AnTuTu

1,413,824

v11

GeekBench

4,338

Graphics test

GFXBench 89 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.19 GHz

GPU

Adreno 730

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x3.2 GHz Cortex X2 +3x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex A510

Software & updates

Android 12, upgradable to Android 14 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 12, upgradable to Android 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 12 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

12 MP f/2.2

Front camera

12 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Sony IMX766, 1/1.56", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A54 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

8K video, RAW

Video

8K @ 24 fps

Battery

4300 mAh · 30 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4300 mAh

Lab endurance

108:00h

Wired charging

30 W

Removable

Audio

Good (-26.7 LUFS) · Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-26.7 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB · 16/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n77, n78

Build & Design

169 g · 9.1 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

146.5 mm

Width

68.1 mm

Thickness

9.1 mm

Weight

169 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Wins on most 2 wins

Smoother display

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

31% larger battery capacity

30 W vs 18 W charging · 4,300 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

₦150k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Higher benchmark score

1.4M vs 1.0M AnTuTu · High-end vs Upper mid-range tier

16% larger battery capacity

4,300 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel

Weaker camera hardware

— vs Telephoto · OIS

₦100k pricier Full comparison

Where to buy

1 seller·New from ₦400,000

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Jiji New

₦400,000

Paschal Chigozie

4.1 yrs · 40 feedback · 256GB

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