Apple iPhone SE (2022) vs Asus Zenfone 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 08, 2022	Jul 28, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$429

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm	5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches 146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm
Weight
5.08 oz / 144.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body	5.9-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1100 nits
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3.1 (Poor)	2.3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 3220 MHz Avalanche and Blizzard	Octa-core 1x3.2GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x2.0​Ghz Cortex-A510
GPU
Apple 4-core	Adreno 730
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 16GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x)	Android (12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2234	1784
GeekBench 6 Multi
5168	4290
3D Mark High
2382	2822
3D Mark Low
1737	1488

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Battery

Type
2018 mAh, Li - Ion	4300 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 30.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

3h 57min

Browsing

11h 53min

Video

4h 28min

Gaming

4h 28min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 37min

Browsing

17h 13min

Video

12h 14min

Gaming

8h 12min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
	12 MP Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14.4 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps)	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
7 MP	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
	2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

With 128GB internal storage

Memory	128GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/256GB