Asus Zenfone 9

Also known as Asus Zenfone 9z

Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2

3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 – A version

 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 – B version

 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 71 – C version

5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 77, 78 – A version

 
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 – B version

 
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 – C version

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat20 2000/211 Mbps, 5G 4.5/0.9 Gbps

Launch
Announced
2022, July 28

Status
Available. Released 2022, September 15

Body
Dimensions
146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm (5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 in)

Weight
169 g (5.96 oz)

Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame

SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak)

Size
5.9 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~84.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~445 ppi density)

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

 Always-on display

Platform
OS
Android 12, upgradable to Android 13

Chipset
Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)

CPU
Octa-core (1×3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3×2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)

GPU
Adreno 730

Memory
Card slot
No

Internal
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM

 UFS 3.1

Main Camera
Dual
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, gimbal OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 113° (ultrawide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF

Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR

Selfie camera
Single
12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF

Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack
Yes

 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Snapdragon Sound

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

Positioning
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)

NFC
Yes

Radio
No

USB
USB Type-C, OTG

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

Battery
Type
Li-Po 4300 mAh, non-removable

Charging
30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC4
5W reverse wired

Misc
Colors
Starry Blue, Moonlight White, Sunset Red, Midnight Black

Models
AI2202-1A006EU, AI2202, AI2202_B

Price
$ 449.00 / £ 449.99 / € 439.44

Tests
Performance

AnTuTu: 1083092 (v9)
GeekBench: 4338 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 89fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Display

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-26.7 LUFS (Good)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 108h