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Asus ROG Phone 3 vs Asus Zenfone 9 Specs Comparison

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Asus Zenfone 9
Asus ROG Phone 3 Asus Zenfone 9
Released · Jul 23, 2020
Released · Sep 15, 2022
6.6-inch · 2340x1080px
5.9-inch · 2400x1080px
Triple camera
Dual camera
12GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
6000 mAh
4300 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 22, 2020 Jul 28, 2022

Design

Dimensions
6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches
171 x 78 x 9.85 mm
5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches
146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm
Weight
8.47 oz / 240.0 g 5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black glare

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 79.98% screen-to-body 5.9-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1000 nits Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1100 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 391 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
12 (Poor) 2.3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 (7 nm) Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
3090 MHz
Kryo 585
Octa-core
1x3.2GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x2.0​Ghz Cortex-A510
GPU
Yes Adreno 730
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
12GB/256GB
12GB/512GB
16GB/512GB
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
16GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10) Android (12)
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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1784
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 4290
3D Mark High
Untested 2822
3D Mark Low
Untested 1488

Battery

Type
6000 mAh 4300 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Qualcomm Quick Charge 4, USB Power Delivery Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W Wired: 30.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
10h 41min
Gaming
7h 48min
Battery Life Estimate
7h 37min
Browsing
17h 13min
Video
12h 14min
Gaming
8h 12min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Dual camera
Main camera
64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 11 mm
12 MP
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 14.4 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
24 MP 12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1 5.2
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79 n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 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
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 22, 2020
FCC ID value: MSQI003D
Measured SAR
Head: 1.15 W/kg
Body: 0.62 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg
Phablet: 3.53 W/kg