Asus Zenfone 9 vs Apple iPhone 13 mini Comparison and Differences
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Asus Zenfone 9 or Apple iPhone 13 mini Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | Asus Zenfone 9 | Apple iPhone 13 mini | |
Rating | 0) | (+0) | (+|
Release date | 2022, July 28 | 2021, September 14 | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm | 5.77 x 5.77 x 2.68 in | 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.7 mm | 5.18 x 5.18 x 2.53 in | |
Weight | 169 g | 5.96 oz | 141 g | 4.97 oz | |
Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Black, Blue, Red, Silver | Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red | |
Battery | 4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 2438 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 17 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 55 h |
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Approximate price | 800 EUR | 800 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | Super AMOLED | Super Retina XDR OLED | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
Screen size | 5.9" in | 5.4" in | |
Screen area | 84.0 cm2 | 71.9 cm2 | |
Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 85.1% | ||
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1080 x 2340 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 446 PPI | 476 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating | |
Other specs | - 120Hz -HDR10+ -1100 nits (peak) |
- Wide color gamut -True-tone -HDR10 -Dolby Vision -800 nits (HBM) -1200 nits (peak) |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Dual | 12 MP, Dual | |
Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.9, 23.8mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS -12 MP, f/2.2, 14.4mm, 113° (ultrawide), 1/2.93", 1.4µm, AF |
-12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide) |
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Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | |
Video | 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 60fps), stereo sound rec. | |
DxOMark Main Score | 130 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 138 | ||
DxOMark Video | 117 | ||
Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Single | 12 MP, Dual | |
Specifications | 12 MP, f/2.5, 27.5mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'' SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
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Functions | HDR | ||
Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | |
DxOMark Selfie Score | 99 | ||
DxOMark Photo | 102 | ||
DxOMark Video | 95 |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 12, ZenUI | iOS 15 | |
Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) | - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) | - Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard) | |
GPU | Adreno 730 | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | |
External memory | No | No | |
Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM | 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 10 Total | 1267374 | ||
Antutu 10 CPU | 323565 | ||
Antutu 10 GPU | 419915 | ||
Antutu 10 Mem | 219078 | ||
Antutu 10 UX | 323565 | ||
Antutu 9 Total | 1083852 | 806920 | |
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 2204 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 5208 | ||
GeekBench 6 Metal | 17412 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1289 | 1688 | |
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4243 | 4487 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - Sub6/mmWave |
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Speed | 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 | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
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 | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS. Up to dual-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (2), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC (1) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | |
NFC | Yes | Yes | |
USB | USB Type-C, USB On-The-Go | Lightning, USB 2.0 | |
Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LDAC | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
Radio | No | No | |
Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
Other extras |
- Fast charging 30W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Reverse charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation -Ultra Wideband (UWB) support - Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -MagSafe wireless charging 15W -Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
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Versions |
- Also known as Asus Zenfone 9z |
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