Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-10-30 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.18 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.17 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black and White | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Glass and Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 599.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) is better than Asus ZenFone 4 Pro, with an 85.2 score against 75.5. Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018)'s body is newer than the Asus ZenFone 4 Pro's, but it's a little heavier and a little thicker. Asus ZenFone 4 Pro features a bit better display than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 1920px resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a little better amount of pixels per inch in the display.
The Asus ZenFone 4 Pro has a slightly better memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows up to 1,95 TB. Asus ZenFone 4 Pro counts with a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). Both have 6 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core CPU.
Galaxy A9 (2018) features just a bit better battery duration than Asus ZenFone 4 Pro, because it has a 6% more battery size. The Galaxy A9 (2018) captures slightly better photographs and videos than Asus ZenFone 4 Pro, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor giving a worse image quality, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, a same size diafragm aperture and the same video resolution, the Galaxy A9 (2018) also counts with a back-facing camera with way more MP.
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