OnePlus 9 vs Asus Zenfone 9 Specs Comparison

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9.0
OnePlus 9
9.1
Asus Zenfone 9
OnePlus 9 Asus Zenfone 9
Released · Apr 02, 2021
Released · Sep 15, 2022
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
5.9-inch · 2400x1080px
Triple camera
Dual camera
8GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
4300 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 23, 2021 Jul 28, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$729

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches
160 x 74.2 x 8.7 mm
5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches
146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm
Weight
6.77 oz / 192.0 g 5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Winter Mist, Arctic Sky, Astral Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.27% screen-to-body 5.9-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 1100 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2.5 (Average) 2.3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 680
Octa-core
1x3.2GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x2.0​Ghz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 660 Adreno 730
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
12GB/256GB
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
16GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (11) 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
4500 mAh 4300 mAh
Charging
OnePlus Warp Charge
Qi wireless charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
Wired: 30.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
5h 50min
Browsing
11h 29min
Video
9h 16min
Gaming
9h 6min
Battery Life Estimate
7h 37min
Browsing
17h 13min
Video
12h 14min
Gaming
8h 12min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 14 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
12 MP
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 14.4 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Black and White)
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
16 MP (EIS) 12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2 5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, 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
Type-C, USB 3.1 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, 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, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78 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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 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
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19 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, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 24, 2021
FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EF136
Measured SAR
Head: 1.20 W/kg
Body: 0.78 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

Alternative variants

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Memory 12GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP) $829
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
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