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
Full specifications
Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Asus Zenfone 988
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 |
RGB color space | 98.8% |
PWM | 478 Hz |
Response time | 2 ms |
Contrast | ∞ Infinity |
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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 |
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Performance
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
CPU | 241975 |
GPU | 342826 |
Memory | 162027 |
UX | 176709 |
Total score | 927688 |
AnTuTu Rating - 79th place
Memory
RAM size | 8, 16 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 |
Memory clock | 3200 MHz |
Channels | 4 |
Storage size | 128, 256 GB |
Storage type | UFS 3.1 |
Memory card | No |
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Software
Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
ROM | ZenUI 9 |
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Battery
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 |
Web browsing | 11:15 hr |
Watching video | 15:48 hr |
Gaming | 07:00 hr |
Standby | 90 hr |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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 |
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Sound
Speakers | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | Yes |
FM radio | No |
Dolby Atmos | No |
Speakers test
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