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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 86.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Asus |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-07-28 | 2020-07-23 |
| 5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 inches | 6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 8.47 ounces |
| -- | Black glare |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 446 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3090 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 14.40mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ROG Phone 3 is much better than Asus Zenfone 9, with a overall score of 86.3 against 72.6. Asus ROG Phone 3's design is noticeably older, a little bit thicker and much heavier than Asus Zenfone 9. The Asus ROG Phone 3 has a much better looking screen than Asus Zenfone 9, because although it has a quite worse pixel density and a little lower 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bit bigger screen.
Asus ROG Phone 3's memory for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as Asus Zenfone 9's one, both have the same internal memory capacity. Asus ROG Phone 3 counts with a very superior processing unit than Asus Zenfone 9, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Asus ROG Phone 3 has a much longer battery performance than Asus Zenfone 9, because it has a 40 percent more battery size. The Asus ROG Phone 3 takes a bit better pictures and videos than Asus Zenfone 9, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor offering a worse image quality, and they both have the same video resolution, the Asus ROG Phone 3 also counts with better 30 frames per second video frame rate, a larger camera aperture for better low-light images and a camera with way more mega pixels.
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