The ZenFone 9 sports a 5.9-inch Samsung AMOLED Display with a 20:9 aspect ratio, 1100 nits peak brightness, HDR10+ support, and a Refresh Rate of 120Hz. It is protected with Gorilla Glass Victus. Further, it is powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. It gets up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage and up to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM. On the back, there are two cameras with a LED flash along with support for the six-axis gimbal stabiliser.
The camera unit is headlined by a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 f/1.9 primary sensor with a 12-megapixel Sony IMX363 f/2.2 ultra-wide camera. There’s a 12-megapixel Sony IMX663 sensor for selfies. For security, the fingerprint sensor is embedded into the power button. Besides, the power key can also be used to scroll through various UI pages.
Further, the Asus Zenfone 9 packs a 4,300mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging. It also gets multi-magnet stereo speakers with Dirac Audio, Hi-res audio and a 3.5mm audio jack.
There are two microphones with OZO Audio Noise Reduction Technology. The handset comes with an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance. The connectivity features include 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ax 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Galileo(E1+E5a), QZSS(L1+L5), NavIC(L5), USB Type-C, and NFC.