Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 9 vs Google Pixel 6a

Asus Zenfone 9
asus zenfone 9
Google Pixel 6a
google pixel 6a
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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Google
Announced 2022, July 28 2022, May 11
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, August Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, July 21
Colors Black, Blue, Red, Silver Chalk, Charcoal, Sage
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.6 x 68.2 x 9.5 mm
(5.77 x 2.69 x 0.37 in)
152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm
(5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 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 LTE1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - GX7AS, GB62Z (USA/Canada)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - G1AZG (International)
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, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GX7AS (USA/Canada)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GB62Z (USA)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G1AZG (International)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 12 Android 12
User Interface ZenUI -
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) [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor (5 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 730 [Similar] Mali-G78 MP20 [Similar]
RAM 16 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1100 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
Colors 16M Colors 16M Colors
Size 5.92 inches [Similar] 6.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (445 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.46% 82.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 12.2 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Dual-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
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge 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 (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.2, 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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1
GPS Yes, with A-GPS. Up to dual-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (2), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC 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-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Capacity 4300 mAh 4410 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -