Weekly poll results: tiny Asus Zenfone 9 stirs big excitement

07 August 2022
It's pricey, sure, but a lot of people are strongly considering buying one. The limited software support drew some criticism, but not enough to turn the vote negative.

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observer, 08 Aug 2022So you read people claim that on Reddit but come here inste... moreWhere did you get the impression that most readers who voted yes are its target customers?

Do you honestly believe that most people that voted yes or maybe are actually going to spend 800 for this phone? Yeah right....

Dude most people in gsmarena(if you have checked comments in many articles)are with redmi/poco devices or similar priced phones from other manufacturers.

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    • Anonymous
    • rKa
    • 08 Aug 2022

    It's quite disturbing to use bigger phone for calls and for single hand usage

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      • 08 Aug 2022

      LoneOwl, 08 Aug 2022Well you obviously havent checked gsmarena(or reddit)becaus... moreSo you read people claim that on Reddit but come here instead for your counterargument? Because I don't see anyone saying that in the comments section of this particular article (since we're commenting here) nor is there anyone saying that's the impression they got from this. I mean how could you get that impression when the article basically said the survey results are favorable to the phone only because most readers who voted are its target customers (so not a good representative sample)?

      What I noticed here and in other comments section of similar GSMArena articles are the minorities essentially having to defend the existence of this phone as one of their very few options while some people from the large-phone-loving majority keep putting down this niche market like it doesn't exist.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 08 Aug 2022

        Anonymous, 08 Aug 2022I don't understand why the companies aren't comin... moreShould go buy 2019 flagship like me.
        Snapdragon 855 still hold until middle of 2023. Middle to low tier phone today still struggle to get close to any aspec of s855 flagship.
        You are not gonna get 3 solid lens with OIS and headphone jack, also SDcard if lucky all bundled together in any cheap phone.
        You can shoot 4k 60fps with old flagship, but not with any mid tier phone today.

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          • Anonymous
          • YUE
          • 08 Aug 2022

          Rameswar Pattanayak, 08 Aug 2022I would prefer to have a 4.5" screen, 6/128 memory, 12... moreYes

            observer, 08 Aug 2022I don't think anyone has ever argued that this is &quo... moreWell you obviously havent checked gsmarena(or reddit)because thats exactly what many people are saying. That these phones have a bigger audience and arent niche products.

            And they get this impression from articles like this one.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 08 Aug 2022

              Rameswar Pattanayak, 08 Aug 2022I would prefer to have a 4.5" screen, 6/128 memory, 12... more4.5 would be a bit less, 5.5 is just the perfect size if it had less to no bezels

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                • Anonymous
                • XSw
                • 08 Aug 2022

                I don't understand why the companies aren't coming with phones that are small in size and cheap. How many of the consumers can afford flagship phones? Many a people is looking to buy a small phone, but they can't because all the small phones are coming with a huge price tag.
                Not all are looking for flagship performance. And not all the common people use phones to consume multimedia content in a big screen.

                  I would prefer to have a 4.5" screen, 6/128 memory, 12/12 camera and good sound enabled smartphone. This is palm friendly.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 61x
                    • 08 Aug 2022

                    There is really a huge difference between having excitement and actually buying it.

                    Pixel and Sony are both wins people enthusiasm, but in real world each of them only has fewer than 1% market shares.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 63x
                      • 08 Aug 2022

                      blue, 07 Aug 2022No, they probably don't. But they also don't need... moreLol, sales number don't tell everything. You can jack up the numbers, but you can't jack up the mentality.

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                        • vaS
                        • 08 Aug 2022

                        LoneOwl, 08 Aug 2022No one said Asus shouldnt release these phones. We are j... moreI don't think anyone has ever argued that this is "what most people want/need". And I certainly did not claim that "Asus in general relies on Zenfone sales". (What's up with this? Are you saying Asus should give up on Zenfone because they don't rely on its sales anyway?)

                        You can literally count with your fingers how few the phones in this niche are, even including those that barely fit the bill, but some people here act like that's still too many options for a market they're not a part of. Smh

                          observer, 08 Aug 2022Deniers of this niche market out here acting like the exist... moreNo one said Asus shouldnt release these phones.

                          We are just pointing out that these type of phones are indeed niche market products and not ''what most people want/need''.

                          Also, Asus in general doesnt rely at all on Zenfone sales in general.

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                            • vaS
                            • 08 Aug 2022

                            Deniers of this niche market out here acting like the existence of Zenfone 9 is a crime committed against them lol. What are you trying to accomplish exactly? For Asus to stop selling/making this phone?

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                              • Anonymous
                              • nHA
                              • 08 Aug 2022

                              Too expensive and stock Android is as attractive as acne.

                                IpsDisplay, 07 Aug 2022By "stirs big excitement" Really translates to... moreI would add that outside the Asian/Chinese market, i highly doubt Asus sells in general.

                                  blue, 07 Aug 2022Theory proven wrong again, because if that was true, no iPh... moreThese are not my theories. This is how market works.

                                  Why do you think the mini series is going away?Because people want smaller phones?

                                  And as for the S22,like somebody else mentioned, still the most sold one is the more expensive and bigger Ultra.

                                  Iphone SE is irrelevant when we are talking about flagships.... And as for Asus, let me remind you their true flagship and the phone they are most well know for, the gaming Rog series.

                                  If people really cared about compact flagships, Xperia 5 series would sell like hotcakes.

                                    blue, 07 Aug 2022Theory proven wrong again, because if that was true, no iPh... moreUnderstand the difference between contributing factor and determining factors

                                    The SE final determining factor is NOT the screen size it is it's cost

                                      By "stirs big excitement"

                                      Really translates too:

                                      Super small amount of people in real world will actually buy and

                                      Big numbers in tech enthusiast spaces almost always translates to tiny amount of customers don't be fooled by the ZenFone 9 being number 1 in daily hits

                                      The non tech savvy folks don't even know gsmarena exists and they are in the billions

                                      Let's not live in an e c ho.e chamber people

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                                        • 07 Aug 2022

                                        LoneOwl, 07 Aug 2022People are using their smartphones way more than before, th... moreTheory proven wrong again, because if that was true, no iPhone SE would be made. No basic iPhone would be made. No S22 would be made etc. Yet they still are, therefore people want them. Asus sees potential in Zenfone 9, otherwise they wouldn't make it that small. And more come... Pixel 6a, Xiaomi 12X...
                                        Many are actually tired of the XXL useless slabs and want smaller size.
                                        Maybe you should say that "your" usage has changed. But don't try to speak for all others, if you are far from reality.

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