Asus Zenfone 9 review

28 July 2022


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  • 08 Aug 2022

Miex, 07 Aug 2022I owned a Zenfone 8 for ard 9months, sold it afterwards due... moreThank god I never expect any quality from smartphone camera especially the front facing camera, so it's never a deal breaker for me to begin with.

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    • Miex
    • w4L
    • 07 Aug 2022

    I owned a Zenfone 8 for ard 9months, sold it afterwards due to terrible front camera performance. Specifically speaking, low to no natural light selfie picture and video performance. Which is specifically not covered in all GSM reviews. There's a lotta folks out there that video calls their love ones at night, or even take night selfies in the pub with mates. For you folks, dont ever get a zenfone, its muddy and blurred looking like a 2014 phone, asked a youtube reviewer how was it at night. Yeah same exact setup as the zenfone 8, unacceptable. PS. Low light doesnt mean stepping away from an office window at daytime lol.

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      • PARVZ
      • Trn
      • 07 Aug 2022

      tooooo much costly better go for one plus yeah samsung for this price

        Bartieee, 03 Aug 2022If the phone finally reaches your country after 6 months or... moreThen there is only one OS update left. Android 13 is coming in September.

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          • Bounty Hunter44
          • vGc
          • 06 Aug 2022

          salarx, 05 Aug 2022All that is possible expect for 4300mah battery. No way you... moreWhat's the need for LTPO panel when you get 108 hr of endurance ratings.

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            • nUk
            • 05 Aug 2022

            Anonymous, 03 Aug 2022I was wondering if the usb-c port also supports video output?No

              Debatreyo, 04 Aug 2022What if this phone came out with the 6.1" panel used f... moreAll that is possible expect for 4300mah battery. No way you can have 3 cameras and 4000mah+ battery.
              But yeah that LTPO display would have been nice touch. It'll get rid of chin too.

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                • Debatreyo
                • Dk5
                • 04 Aug 2022

                What if this phone came out with the 6.1" panel used for the S22. It could have dialed to 24, 30, 48, 50, 60, 90 & 120Hz when needed. It would save the battery and make the display LTPO adjacent. They could have fitted a telephoto lens there - 2x or 3x. The gimbal could have been transferred to the telephoto lens which need more stabilization. 4300 mAh for a 6.1" panel is still good. The charging could have been more optimised. It would technically still be a small phone. A perfect competitor for the iPhone 13. Or the 13 Pro.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • smT
                  • 03 Aug 2022

                  I understand the phone rocks if paced on a flat surface because of the camera rings. Does it still rock if the phone cover is on?

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                    • LuayT
                    • x07
                    • 03 Aug 2022

                    Anonymous, 03 Aug 2022This phone is really nothing special. I had once ASUS and ... morecould you elaborate more? what is your take on the matter?

                      If the phone finally reaches your country after 6 months or so, there's only 1.5 years of security updates left.
                      Only 2 android updates, ok, but security updates should be at least a few years more.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 03 Aug 2022

                        I was wondering if the usb-c port also supports video output?

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                          • Anonymous
                          • EUk
                          • 03 Aug 2022

                          This phone is really nothing special.
                          I had once ASUS and no more!
                          Many folks thinks the same after they try it.... if you really like it, try it...only then you will realize why asus is not a good option.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • EUk
                            • 03 Aug 2022

                            Anonymous, 28 Jul 2022just in display Speakers+performance+battery life = zenfone 9dont forget about the updates which are not so frequent with ASUS

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                              • wongwatt
                              • L9v
                              • 03 Aug 2022

                              I had an 8, it was alright but the display (which they've reused on this one) always felt a bit cheap with those bezels.
                              It also had an odd bug with the default Clock/weather widget throughout my ownership where after I removed it I couldn't put it back.
                              Was always a month or so behind on updates but that's not too bad, overall I found the 8 to be just OK, it didn't draw me in enough to want to keep it or get this one.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • var
                                • 02 Aug 2022

                                Can you please do a comparison between the newer small form factor android flagships please? This, Sony, Samsung... any others?

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                                  • Russel
                                  • sSM
                                  • 02 Aug 2022

                                  Hemedans, 31 Jul 2022you are suggesting s22 its not alternative because doesnt h... moreMini is much smaller. But yea. It is ridiculous when he's highlighting those xD

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • uI7
                                    • 02 Aug 2022

                                    It think the camera bump resembles 8 cuz like it's a o on the top and o one the down

                                      Anonymous, 02 Aug 202213 mini is better than S22, it‘s only worse in GSMArenas we... moreGsmarena test seems fine to me, 4 things are tested, standby, web browsing, call time and video playback.

                                      I checked notebookcheck test same as Gsmarena with difference in video (13 mini is better there)but still both 13 mini and s22 has below average SOT (load with max brightness)

                                      13 mini has Endurance of 5 hr and 02 min
                                      S22 has endurance of 5 hours and 24 min

                                      Also i check phonearena
                                      Browsing 120hz s22 has 12H 23min
                                      Browsing 60hz 12 mini has 12H 33min

                                      Gaming 120hz s22 has 4H 29min
                                      Gaming 60hz 13 mini has 5H 49min

                                      So Nothing prove 13 mini has good battery life or is tier above s22, from big reputable site phonearena, Notebookcheck and Gsmarena.

                                      If you have reliable source you can post here.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 3SI
                                        • 02 Aug 2022

                                        Hemedans, 01 Aug 2022But its worse compare to s22, if s22 has worse battery life... more13 mini is better than S22, it‘s only worse in GSMArenas weird test which expects 3hrs SoT which is why even those two phones have 3-4 days battery life (70 hours and more)