Asus Zenfone 9
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	Asus Zenfone 9	Sony Xperia 1 IV	Difference
Device Name	Asus Zenfone 9	Sony Xperia 1 IV
Release Date	September 2022	June 2022
Price	$ 878.9	$ 961.4	82.5 (9%)
Weight	169 g	185 g	16 (9%)
Internal Storage	128 GB	256 GB	128 (100%)
RAM Memory	8 GB	12 GB	4 (50%)
Screen Size	5.9"	6.5"	0.6 (10%)
Display Panel Type	LED	LED
Pixel Density	445 ppi	643 ppi	198 (44%)
Main Camera	50 MP	12 MP	38 (76%)
Battery Performance	4300 mAh	5000 mAh	700 (16%)
CPU	Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Processor Speed	3.2 GHz	3 GHz	0.19 (6%)
Performance Index	4000 points	3950 points	50 (1%)
Game Performance	12338 points	11226 points	1112 (9%)
Selfie Camera	12 MP	12 MP	0 (0%)
Audio Jack 3.5mm	Yes	Yes
Fingerprint	Yes	Yes
Iris Scanner	No	No
Face ID	No	No
Waterproof	Yes	Yes
Expandable Storage	No	Yes
USB Version	Version 2	Version 3.2	1.2 (60%)
Battery Performance
	2022	2022	0 (0%)
	9	6	3 (33%)
Models
Average 1080p Game Performance	199.0 FPS	181.1 FPS	17.9 (9%)
Average 1440p Game Performance	76.2 FPS	69.3 FPS	6.9 (9%)

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Zenfone vs Xperia Specifications Comparison

Battery Performance

	Asus Zenfone 9	Sony Xperia 1 IV
Charging	Fast charging 30W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Reverse charging	Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) Fast wireless charging Reverse wireless charging USB Power Delivery
Screen Panel Type	Li-Po 4300 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable

Body

	Asus Zenfone 9	Sony Xperia 1 IV
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame
Height (mm)	146.5	165
SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Thickness (mm)	9.1	8.2
Weight	169	185
Width (mm)	68.1	71

Communications and Connectivity

	Asus Zenfone 9	Sony Xperia 1 IV
Bluetooth	5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, LDAC	5.2, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS. Up to dual-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (2), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC (1)	Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC	Yes	Yes
Radio	No	No
USB Version	USB Type-C, USB On-The-Go	USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go, video output
Wireless	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, DLNA, hotspot

Display Panel Type

	Asus Zenfone 9	Sony Xperia 1 IV
Aspect Ratio	20:9	21:9
	Always-on display	Runs at 1096 x 2560 pixels except for select use cases
Vertical Pixels	2400	3840
Horizontal Pixels	1080	1644
Pixel Density	445	643
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Resolution	1080x2400	1644x3840
Screen to Body Ratio	84.6	84.2
Screen Size	5.9	6.5
Screen Panel Type	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak)	OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020

Features

	Asus Zenfone 9	Sony Xperia 1 IV
Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum

	Asus Zenfone 9	Sony Xperia 1 IV
Date Announced	2022, July 28	2022, May 11
Availability	Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, September 15	Available. Released 2022, June 11

Main Camera

	Asus Zenfone 9	Sony Xperia 1 IV
Camera	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/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.3, 85mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 125mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3.5x-5.2x continuous optical zoom, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.5", Dual Pixel PDAF 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth)
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
Video	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR	4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS

Memory

	Asus Zenfone 9	Sony Xperia 1 IV
Memory Card Slot	No	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal Storage (GB)	128;256;256	256;512
	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.X
RAM Memory	8	12

	Asus Zenfone 9	Sony Xperia 1 IV
Colors	Black, Blue, Red, Silver	Black, Violet, White
Models	AI2202-1A006EU	XQCT62-B, XQCT54, XQCT54C0V.YD, XQCT54C0B.YD, XQCT54C0W.YD, XQCT54C0V.EEAC, XQCT54C0B.EEAC, XQ-CT72, XQ-CT54
Price	€ 799.00 / $ 718.00 / £ 674.70	$ 874.00 / £ 1,045.45 / € 1,211.72

Network

	Asus Zenfone 9	Sony Xperia 1 IV
2G Bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Bands	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - A version	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Europe
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 77, 78 - A version	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 - B version	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 - C version	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia
Speed	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
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Platform

	Asus Zenfone 9	Sony Xperia 1 IV
Chipset	Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)	Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)	Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.40 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.70 GHz Cortex-A510)
CPU Cores	8	8
CPU Speed	3.19	3.00
GPU	Adreno 730	Adreno 730
Operating System	Android 12, ZenUI	Android 12

Selfie Camera

	Asus Zenfone 9	Sony Xperia 1 IV
Camera	12 MP, f/2.5, 27.5mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF	12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

Sound

	Asus Zenfone 9	Sony Xperia 1 IV
Audio Jack (3.5mm)	Yes	Yes
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
Sound	24-bit/192kHz audio	24-bit/192kHz audio Dynamic vibration system

Tests

	Asus Zenfone 9	Sony Xperia 1 IV
	Endurance rating 108h	Endurance rating 100h
Main Camera	Photo / Video	Photo / Video
Display Panel Type	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker	-26.7 LUFS (Good)	-27.6 LUFS (Good)
	AnTuTu: 1083092 (v9) GeekBench: 4338 (v5.1) GFXBench: 89fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	AnTuTu: 838832 (v9) GeekBench: 3403 (v5.1) GFXBench: 74fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Asus Zenfone 9

The Asus Zenfone 9 smartphone runs on Android 12, ZenUI operating system. The phone is powered by Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor. It runs on the Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) Chipset. It has 8 GB RAM and GB internal storage.

The Asus Zenfone 9 smartphone has a Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak) display. It measures 146.5mm x 68.1mm x 9.1mm and weighs 169 grams. The screen has a resolution of 1080x2400 pixels and 445 ppi pixel density. It has an aspect ratio of 20:9 and screen-to-body ratio of 84.6 %.

The main camera is a 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. It features LED flash, HDR, panorama and for video, it is capable of 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR. For the front selfie camera, it offers a 12 MP, f/2.5, 27.5mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF. The device is backed by a 4300 mAh battery.

Asus Zenfone 9 Price

The Asus Zenfone 9 smartphone price is around $ 878.9. Asus Zenfone 9 was launched on September 2022 (Official). As for the colour options, the Asus Zenfone 9 smartphone comes in Black, Blue, Red, Silver colours.

Sony Xperia 1 IV

The Sony Xperia 1 IV smartphone runs on Android 12 operating system. The phone is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor. It runs on the Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) Chipset. It has 12 GB RAM and GB internal storage.

The Sony Xperia 1 IV smartphone has a OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR BT.2020 display. It measures 165mm x 71mm x 8.2mm and weighs 185 grams. The screen has a resolution of 1644x3840 pixels and 643 ppi pixel density. It has an aspect ratio of 21:9 and screen-to-body ratio of 84.2 %.

The main camera is a 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.3, 85mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 125mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3.5x-5.2x continuous optical zoom, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.5", Dual Pixel PDAF 0.3 MP, TOF 3D, (depth). It features Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking and for video, it is capable of 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS. For the front selfie camera, it offers a 12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm. The device is backed by a 5000 mAh battery.

Sony Xperia 1 IV Price

The Sony Xperia 1 IV smartphone price is around $ 961.4. Sony Xperia 1 IV was launched on June 2022 (Official). As for the colour options, the Sony Xperia 1 IV smartphone comes in Black, Violet, White colours.

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