Asus Zenfone 9

Asus Zenfone 9
  • Screen: 5.9" Super AMOLED - 1080 x 2400
  • SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
  • Camera: 2 (50 MP + 12 MP)
  • Battery: 4300 mAh
  • OS: Android 13
  • Weight: 169 grams (5.96 oz)

Review

Display
88
Performance
77
Battery
74
Camera
69
Connectivity
84
NanoReview score
77

Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Asus Zenfone 9
88

Display

Type Super AMOLED
Size 5.9 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9
PPI 445 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
Max rated brightness 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 84.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 98.8%
PWM 478 Hz
Response time 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
833 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]
71

Design and build

Height 146.5 mm (5.77 inches)
Width 68.1 mm (2.68 inches)
Thickness 9.1 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz)
Waterproof IP68
Rear material Plastic
Frame material Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in home button
Screen-to-body ratio
84.6%
77

Performance

All specs and test Asus Zenfone 9 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 3190 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 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 6 MB
Lithography process 4 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 730
GPU clock 900 MHz

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1321
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
4355
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
927688
CPU 241975
GPU 342826
Memory 162027
UX 176709
Total score 927688
AnTuTu Rating - 79th place

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8, 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz
Channels 4
Storage
Storage size 128, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1
Memory card No
63

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM ZenUI 9
74

Battery

Specifications
Capacity 4300 mAh
Charge power 30 W
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Wireless charging No
Reverse charging Yes
Fast charging Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:15 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:15 hr
Watching video 15:48 hr
Gaming 07:00 hr
Standby 90 hr
General battery life
32:09 hr
69

Camera

Specs and camera test of the Zenfone 9
Main camera
Matrix 50 megapixels
Zoom Digital
Flash LED
Stabilization Optical
8K video recording Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 113°
Lenses 2 (50 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9
- Focal length: 23.8 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 14.4 mm
- Pixel size: 1.4 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Selfie camera
Megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4247 x 2826
Aperture f/2.5
Focal length 27.5 mm
Pixel size 1.22 microns
Sensor type Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.93"
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
84

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard 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
Bluetooth version 5.2
Bluetooth features LE
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes
Infrared port No
Network
Number of SIM* 2
Type of SIM card Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby
eSIM support* No
Hybrid slot No
LTE Cat* 20
2G network EDGE/GPRS/GSM (2, 3, 5, 8)
3G network WCDMA (Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19)
4G network LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
5G support Yes
80

Sound

Speakers Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes
FM radio No
Dolby Atmos No
Speakers test
Max loudness
88 dB

Other

Category Flagship
Announced July 2022
Release date August 2022
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Box* -
*Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Zenfone 9 may differ by country or region

User ratings

3.7 of 5 points (99 votes)

User reviews (1)

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lvkas 02 March 2023 11:46
lowered result in AnTuTu.
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