Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro

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Comparing the Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro run at the same processing speed of 1.8 GHz.


Display: Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro offers 6 inches, making Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro features a Super AMOLED display compared to Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro offers 16 MP, making Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra offers 4600 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro offers 32 GB, making Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro equally at 7.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra has a rating of 3.9.

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Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra
₹50,999
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro
₹32,490
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
74%

Release Date

02 Dec, 2016
22 Sep, 2016

Performance

Snapdragon 652
Snapdragon 652
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

23 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

4600 mAh
5000 mAh
Quick Charging
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
32 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Good design and build
  • Smooth performance
  • Very good camera quality
  • Excellent battery life
  • Beautiful design
  • Great battery life
  • Good display

Cons

  • ZenUI is overwhelming
  • Tons of bloatware
  • No VoLTE support
  • Very pricey
  • Average cameras
  • Slight bloatware

User Ratings

3.9/5
(108 ratings)
4.2/5
(4,076 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

Zen UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 510
Adreno 510

RAM

4 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

324 ppi
367 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.66 %
75.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Design

Height

186.4 mm
161.7 mm

Width

93.9 mm
80.9 mm

Thickness

6.8 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

233 grams
210 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

23 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.91/2.8" sensor size CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5536 x 4152 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 24 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/1.9 Primary CameraCMOS

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

4600 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 33 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.353 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer