Asus Zenfone 9 vs iQOO 9 Pro 5G

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Comparing the Asus Zenfone 9 vs iQOO 9 Pro 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Asus Zenfone 9 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.2 GHz, while iQOO 9 Pro 5G runs at 3.0 GHz, making Asus Zenfone 9 the better performer.


Display: iQOO 9 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Asus Zenfone 9 offers 5.9 inches, making iQOO 9 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Both Asus Zenfone 9 and iQOO 9 Pro 5G feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Both Asus Zenfone 9 and iQOO 9 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: iQOO 9 Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Asus Zenfone 9 offers 12 MP, making iQOO 9 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: iQOO 9 Pro 5G delivers longer battery life with 13h 39m, while Asus Zenfone 9 delivers None, making iQOO 9 Pro 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: iQOO 9 Pro 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Asus Zenfone 9 offers 128 GB, making iQOO 9 Pro 5G the better option for storage.

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Asus Zenfone 9
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Summary

Release Date

26 Nov, 2022
23 Feb, 2022
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.9 inches (14.99 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
16 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2.5x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

12 MP
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4300 mAh
4700 mAh
6500 mAh
30W Fast Charging
120W Flash Charging
90W Flash Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stunning design
  • Captivating display
  • Excellent performance
  • Charges stupendously fast
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • No IP rating
  • Cannot relay HDR media via Netflix
  • Lots of bloatware
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A
4.1/5
(1,332 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
993,826
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
13h 39m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Feb 23, 2022
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v12
Android v12
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Funtouch OS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.75 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510
Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.5 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
4 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 730
Adreno 730
Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
993,826
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
17.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
5.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
23.0 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED (Curved Display)
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.9 inches  (14.99 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1100 nits
1500 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

446 ppi
518 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.24 %
89.55 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
Yes
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
92.22 %
94.38 %

Design

Height

146.5 mm
164.8 mm
150.83 mm

Width

68.1 mm
75.2 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

9.1 mm
8.8 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

169 grams
204 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle23.8 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide Angle1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN5 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14.4 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.27 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.7" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
16 MP
f/2.23 Telephoto Camera60 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 24 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Dual Video Recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera27.5 mm focal length 1/2.9" sensor size Exmor RS 1.22µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4300 mAh
4700 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 120W Flash Charging 100% in 20 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
13h 39m
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
0h 0m 0s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
N/A
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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