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| Global Score | |
| 83.9 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-01 | 2018-11-15 |
| 6.50 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches | 6.40 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.11 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Aurora black and Pastel white | Bubblegum pink, Caviar black and Lemonade blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.06 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.1 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A9 (2018) is just a bit better than Asus ZenFone 7, having an 85.2 score against 83.9. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy A9 (2018) is older than the Asus ZenFone 7, it's design is thinner and lighter. Asus ZenFone 7 features a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a little greater pixels amount in each display inch, a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a bit bigger screen.
Asus ZenFone 7 has a superior storage to install applications and games than Galaxy A9 (2018), and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Asus ZenFone 7 also has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Asus ZenFone 7 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018). Both of them have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores.
Asus ZenFone 7 has longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A9 (2018), because it has a 32% more battery size. Asus ZenFone 7 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photography and videos, it also counts with a lot bigger camera sensor which provides a way higher image and video quality, a lot more megapixels camera in the back and a way higher video resolution.
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