Asus Zenfone 9: great power and good cameras in one of the most compact phones on the market

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Asus Zenfone 9: great power and good cameras in one of the most compact phones on the market
asus zenfone 9: great power and good cameras in one

In addition to its range of phones focused on gaming, where it has just welcomed the ROG Phone 6 and 6 Pro, Asus has in its catalog the Zenfone family of high-end devices. Its latest exponent, the Zenfone 8, was introduced a little over a year ago along with the Zenfone 8 Flip and now, finally, it has a successor.

The new Asus Zenfone 9 has already been officially presented and brings on board, among other features, the latest from Qualcomm: the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. In addition, it boasts an AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of 120 Hz, up to 16 GB of RAM and a photographic equipment signed by Sony. And all this in one of the most compact designs you can find on the market today.

Asus Zenfone 9 technical sheet

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Screen

5.9-inch Samsung AMOLED
Ratio 20:9
FullHD+ at 2,400 x 1,080 pixels
120Hz refresh
240Hz Touch Refresh
1,100 nits maximum brightness
Contrast 1,000,000:1
Gorilla Glass Victus

Processor

Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Adreno 730 GPU

Versions

8/128GB
8/256GB
16/256GB
LPDDR5/UFS 3.1
NTFS hard drive support

rear cameras

Main: 50 megapixel SONY IMX766, f/1.9 aperture, 6-axis hybrid gimbal OIS stabilizer, 84.6° viewing angles
Wide angle / macro: 12 megapixels SONY IMX363, f / 2.2 aperture, 114º viewing angles, support for macro shooting at 4 cm
Video 8K@24fps/4K@60fps/FHD@60fps

Frontal camera

12 megapixels Sony IMX663, f/2.45 aperture, 76.5º viewing angles
4K@24fps/FHD@60fps video

Drums

4,300mAh
30W fast charge

Operating system

android 12
ZenUI 9

connectivity

Dual 5G/4G
WiFi 6E
Bluetooth 5.2
Dual-GPS
NFC
headphone jack
USB Type-C 2.0

Dimensions and weight

146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1mm
169g

Others

stereo speakers
IP68 against dust and water
Enabled fingerprint reader on the side

Price

From 829 euros (759 euros in presale)

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A double camera, but of a high level

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The first thing that stands out about the Zenfone 9 is its design, because we are facing a 5.9-inch phone with a very compact size, a textured surface and a weight of only 169 g. In addition, it has IP68 certification for protection against dust and water, and Corning Gorilla Glass Victus glass on the front.

Inside, we find the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 with up to 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage and the Android 12 operating system with ASUS ZenUI 9. Asus It has also renewed its cooling systemwhich now uses a steam chamber instead of heat pipes, and an advanced heat sink made of copper, graphite sheets and thermal paste.

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The Zenfone 9 has a Samsung AMOLED display with FullHD + resolution (2,400 x 1,080 pixels), a refresh rate of 120 Hz, HDR10 + support, a wide range of colors sRGB at 115% and another DCI-P3 at 112% of cinematographic quality. That panel has a hole in one corner where the front camera is housed, which includes a 12 MP Sony IMX663 sensor.

The rear camera is composed of a 50 MP Sony IMX766 sensor and a 12 MP Sony IMX363 secondary sensor, it has a six-axis hybrid gimbal stabilizer and is capable of recording 8K video at 24 fps. Its most important specifications are completed with the 4300 mAh battery compatible with 30 W fast charging and stereo speakers with Qualcomm amplifiers.

Asus Zenfone 9 price and availability

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The new Asus Zenfone 9 is available for reservation starting today, although it will go on sale in mid-August. It is marketed in four colors (Sunset Red, Mignight Black, Starry Blue and Moonlight White) and in three versions, all of them with a three-year guarantee:

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  • Asus Zenfone 9 8GB/128GB: 829 euros (during the first month, it can be purchased for 759 euros).

  • Asus Zenfone 9 8GB/256GB: 879 euros

  • Asus Zenfone 9 16GB/256GB: 929 euros

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