Asus Zenfone 9 VS Apple iPhone 12 Comparison

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China, CDMA 800 / 1900

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

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, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2172, 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 - A2403, A2404, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2402

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, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2172, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - A2402, A2403, A2404

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat20 2000/211 Mbps, 5G 4.5/0.9 Gbps

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

2022, July 28

2020, October 13

Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, August

Available. Released 2020, October 23

146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm (5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 in)

146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)

169 g (5.96 oz)

164 g (5.78 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), polymer back, aluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by), IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China, IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak)

Super Retina XDR OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)

5.9 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~84.6% screen-to-body ratio)

6.1 inches, 90.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~445 ppi density)

1170 x 2532 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Always-on display

Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating, Wide color gamut True-tone

Android 12, ZenUI

iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 15.1

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)

Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)

Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)

Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)

Adreno 730

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

No

No

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, UFS 3.1

64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, NVMe

50 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 113° (ultrawide), 1/2.93", 1.4µm, AF

12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6"

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.

12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF

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4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

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12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

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HDR

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, 32-bit/384kHz audio

No

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

5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LDAC

5.0, A2DP, LE

Yes, with A-GPS. Up to dual-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (2), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC (1)

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS

Yes

Yes

No

No

USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go

Lightning, USB 2.0

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Li-Po 4300 mAh, non-removable

Li-Ion 2815 mAh, non-removable (10.78 Wh)

Fast charging 30W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Reverse charging

Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) USB Power Delivery 2.0 MagSafe wireless charging 15W Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W

Black, Blue, Red, Silver

Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple

AI2202-1A006EU

A2403, A2172, A2402, A2404, iPhone13,2

About 800 EUR

€ 780.00 / $ 549.00 / £ 634.99 / Rp 12,275,000

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0.99 W/kg (head)     0.99 W/kg (body)    

Photo / Video

Photo / Video

-26.7 LUFS (Good)

-24.4 LUFS (Very good)

Endurance rating 108h

Endurance rating 84h

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AnTuTu: 568674 (v8) GeekBench: 4067 (v5.1) GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

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Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)