Asus Zenfone 9 vs Google Pixel 6 Comparison and Differences
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Asus Zenfone 9 or Google Pixel 6 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Asus Zenfone 9 | Google Pixel 6 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2022, July 28 | 2021, October 19 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm | 5.77 x 5.77 x 2.68 in | 158.6 x 74.8 x 8.9 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.94 in | |
| Weight | 169 g | 5.96 oz | 207 g | 7.3 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red, Silver | Sorta Seafoam, Kinda Coral, Stormy Black | |
| Battery | 4300 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 4614 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 800 EUR | 650 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.9" in | 6.4" in | |
| Screen area | 84.0 cm2 | 98.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 83.4% | ||
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 446 PPI | 411 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz -HDR10+ -1100 nits (peak) |
- Always-on display -90Hz -HDR10+ |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Dual | 50 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 |
-50 MP, f/1.9, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Laser AF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm |
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| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED flash, 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 | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 132 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 144 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 115 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Single | 12 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/2.5, 27.5mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF | 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm | |
| Functions | Auto-HDR, panorama | ||
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 97 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 104 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 87 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 12, ZenUI | Android 12 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) | - Google Tensor (5 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) | - Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Adreno 730 | Mali-G78 MP20 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 820984 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 224459 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 261285 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 142559 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 224459 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 1083852 | 678267 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1361 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 3088 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 6359 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 6815 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1289 | 996 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4243 | 2721 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM and/or eSIM | |
| 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 CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA/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 (CA), 5G | |
| 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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, 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, QZSS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C, USB On-The-Go | USB Type-C 3.1 | |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LDAC | 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
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 | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), 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) |
- Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min -Fast wireless charging 21W -Reverse wireless charging -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Also known as Asus Zenfone 9z |
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