Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro vs Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro vs Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra 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 Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro and Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra 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 Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro and Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra 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 Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro and Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra 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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Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro
₹32,490
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₹50,999
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Summary

Release Date

22 Sep, 2016
02 Dec, 2016
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 652
Snapdragon 652
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
23 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
4600 mAh
6600 mAh
Fast Charging
Quick Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Beautiful design
  • Great battery life
  • Good display
  • Good design and build
  • Smooth performance
  • Very good camera quality
  • Excellent battery life
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Average cameras
  • Slight bloatware
  • ZenUI is overwhelming
  • Tons of bloatware
  • No VoLTE support
  • Very pricey
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.2/5
(4,076 ratings)
3.9/5
(108 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Zen UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976
Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

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

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 510
Adreno 510
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB
4 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3
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
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
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
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

367 ppi
324 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.69 %
72.66 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

161.7 mm
186.4 mm
162.98 mm

Width

80.9 mm
93.9 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
6.8 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

210 grams
233 grams
232 grams

Build Material

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

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.91/2.8" sensor size CMOS image sensor
23 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
5536 x 4152 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
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 24 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.9 Primary CameraCMOS
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
4600 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 33 Hours(3G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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
N/A
15h 10m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
64 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 200 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

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 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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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)
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SIM 2

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 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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.353 W/kg
N/A
N/A

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
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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