Nokia 8 vs Asus Zenfone 9 Specs Comparison

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7.0
Nokia 8
9.1
Asus Zenfone 9
Nokia 8 Asus Zenfone 9
Released · Aug 28, 2017
Released · Sep 15, 2022
5.3-inch · 2560x1440px
5.9-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 128GB
3090 mAh
4300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 16, 2017 Jul 28, 2022

Design

Dimensions
5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches
146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm
Weight
5.64 oz / 160.0 g 5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP54 Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
5.3-inch, 69.44% screen-to-body 5.9-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 700 nits Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1100 nits
Resolution
2560x1440px, 554 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) 2.3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2500 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
1x3.2GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x2.0​Ghz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
16GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) 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
3090 mAh, Li - Ion 4300 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 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
13 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
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
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 4K UHD
12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,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, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording 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, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 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

Alternative variants

Memory 6GB/128GB
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 16GB/256GB
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