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ASUS Zenfone 9
The compact-flagship answer everyone else refused to build: 5.9 inches, 169 grams, a gimbal-stabilized main camera, a headphone jack, and full 8+ Gen 1 power. A cult phone for good reason.
Pros
- Genuinely small with zero performance compromise
- Gimbal OIS main camera
- Headphone jack on a flagship
- Excellent haptics and buttons
Cons
- 30W charging, no wireless
- Two OS updates only
- Camera processing behind Pixel
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the ASUS Zenfone 9
Display
- Screen size
- 5.9 ″
- Panel type
- AMOLED
- Resolution
- 2400x1080
- Pixel density
- 445 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,100 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
- AnTuTu 10
- 1,300,000Top 31%
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,800Top 40%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 4,600Top 40%
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB / 256GB
- Storage type
- UFS 3.1
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.9
- Ultra-wide
- 12 MP
- Max video
- 8K@24fps
- Front camera
- 12 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 4,300 mAh
- Wired charging
- 30 W
Design
- Weight
- 169 g
- Thickness
- 9.1 mm
- IP rating
- IP68
- Frame material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 12 (ZenUI)
- OS update pledge
- 2 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
Quick answers
Is the ASUS Zenfone 9 good in 2026?
The ASUS Zenfone 9 earns an Inno Score of 46.1/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The compact-flagship answer everyone else refused to build: 5.9 inches, 169 grams, a gimbal-stabilized main camera, a headphone jack, and full 8+ Gen 1 power. A cult phone for good reason.
What is the ASUS Zenfone 9 AnTuTu score?
The ASUS Zenfone 9 scores 1,300,000 points in AnTuTu 10. That puts it in the top 31% of the chips and devices we have measured in this category. In Geekbench 6 it reaches 1,800 single-core and 4,600 multi-core.
What are the key specs of the ASUS Zenfone 9?
Chipset: Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 · Screen size: 5.9 ″ · Capacity: 4,300 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the ASUS Zenfone 9?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Samsung Galaxy S22, OnePlus 9, Infinix Note 60 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
