Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 9 vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S23

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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Apple Samsung
Announced 2022, July 28 September 2022 2023, February 01
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, August Coming Soon - September 2022 Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, February 17
Price - Rs. 129,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 74,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Blue, Red, Silver Space Black, Silver, Gold, Deep Purple Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.6 x 68.2 x 9.5 mm
(5.77 x 2.69 x 0.37 in)
147.5 x 71.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.81 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm
(5.76 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and eSIM), Dual eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2890, A2892
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A2650, A2889
LTE
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2890, A2892
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2650
SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Face ID
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 12 iOS 16 Android 13
User Interface ZenUI - One UI 5.1
Processor Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) Hexa-core (2x3.46 GHz Avalanche + 4x Blizzard), Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 730 Apple GPU (5-core graphics) Adreno 740
RAM 16 GB 6 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 1 TB 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1100 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
Dolby Vision
1000 nits (typ), 2000 nits (HBM)
Scratch-resistant Ceramic Glass, Oleophobic Coating
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors 16M Colors 16M Colors 16M Colors
Size 5.92 inches 6.1 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (445 ppi) 1179 x 2556 pixels (461 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.46% 86.74% 88.27%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio Unspecified No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps
10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec.
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Cinematic Mode (4K@30fps)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call
Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to dual-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (2), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 1 TB, 6 GB RAM or 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1/4.0
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 30W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Reverse charging
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Charging, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
MagSafe wireless charging 15W
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W, PD3.0
10W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity 4300 mAh - 3900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -