Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) vs Asus Zenfone 9 Specs Comparison

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Asus Zenfone 9
Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) Asus Zenfone 9
Released · Dec 11, 2018
Released · Sep 15, 2022
6.3-inch · 2280x1080px
5.9-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
5000 mAh
4300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 11, 2018 Jul 28, 2022

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches
157.9 x 75.5 x 8.5 mm
5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches
146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g 5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 83.12% screen-to-body 5.9-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 450 nits Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1100 nits
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 400 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 2.3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm) Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 260
Octa-core
1x3.2GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x2.0​Ghz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 512 Adreno 730
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
16GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (12)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1784
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 4290
3D Mark High
Untested 2822
3D Mark Low
Untested 1488

Battery

Type
5000 mAh 4300 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
7h 37min
Browsing
17h 13min
Video
12h 14min
Gaming
8h 12min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
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 (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
13 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p
12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
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, 17, 18, 19, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 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
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 16GB/256GB
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