Google Pixel 7 vs Asus Zenfone 9
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Google Pixel 7 (with Google Tensor G2) that was released on October 6, 2022, against the Asus Zenfone 9, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7
- Handles wireless charging up to 20W
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
- Delivers 17% higher peak brightness (976 against 835 nits)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Asus Zenfone 9
- 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1640K versus 1203K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Shows 8% longer battery life (21:01 vs 19:30 hours)
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 20W)
- Weighs 28 grams less
- 21% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1776 and 1462 points
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.1 mm narrower
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 5.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 416 ppi | 445 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1400 nits | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2% | 84.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.5% | 98.8% |
| PWM | 360 Hz | 478 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Pixel 7
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
Zenfone 9
5.9″ (20:9 ratio) = 13 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) | 146.5 mm (5.77 inches) |
| Width | 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) | 68.1 mm (2.68 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 197 g (6.95 oz) | 169 g (5.96 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Yellow | White, Black, Blue, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2850 MHz | 3190 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G710 MC10 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 448 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 848 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~759.8 GFLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3696 | - |
| Single-core score | 1462 | 1776 |
| Multi-core score | 3871 | 4732 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 420771 | 610924 |
| GPU | 289075 | 435236 |
| Memory | 204670 | 198337 |
| UX | 288865 | 396337 |
| Total score | 1203381 | 1640834 |
| Samples | [24 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 703 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 75% | - |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1841 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7923 | - |
| Video editing | 6434 | - |
| Photo editing | 18842 | - |
| Data manipulation | 11061 | - |
| Writing score | 15053 | - |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 7
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-20 -> Dnhlst244. | AnTuTu | 1258304 |
| 📘 2026-07-14 (Ndraa) | AnTuTu | 1259081 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 (zeesun) | AnTuTu | 1232487 |
| 📘 2026-07-08 (Олах #teamPixel) | AnTuTu | 1184600 |
| 📘 2026-06-12 (rolli) | AnTuTu | 1186373 |
Asus Zenfone 9
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | Stock Android | ZenUI 9 |
| OS size | 14 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4355 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 20 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (20 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (48% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:58 hr | 08:26 hr |
| Watching video | 13:42 hr | 14:17 hr |
| Gaming | 05:14 hr | 05:47 hr |
| Standby | 82 hr | 92 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 114° | 113° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 23.8 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN1 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 14.4 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX381 | Sony IMX363 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.25 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | - |
| Preview | 72 | - |
| Zoom | 106 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10.8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4247 x 2826 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 27.5 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | Sony IMX663 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 134 | - |
| Video | 144 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2022 | July 2022 |
| Release date | October 2022 | August 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $800 |
| Successor | - Google Pixel 10 | - Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 30 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, battery life, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Asus Zenfone 9. But if the camera, connectivity, software, and design are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 7.
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