High-end · 2022

Asus Zenfone 9

Name: Asus Zenfone 9
Brand: Asus

Our Take CPU benches near recent high-end phones like the Apple iPhone 14 Plus

A strong high-end phone with a compact body and an AMOLED screen.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength Compact high-end size, AMOLED screen

5.9″ Super AMOLED · 120Hz

Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 6 / 128 GB

4300 mAh 30W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 12 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

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

Full specifications

What stands out

Compact high-end phone — rare mix of small size and strong performance

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: 8K video, RAW

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

Supported

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

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

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

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

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 14

Wins on most 3 wins

Smoother display

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

Better video capture

8K @ 24 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP vs 12 MP main

31% larger battery capacity

30 W vs 15 W charging · 4,300 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Trades blows 2 wins 1 loss

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

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