Screen size
PadFone4.3"
Zenfone 9Winner: 5.9"+27%
Quick verdict
Zenfone 9 leads the measured specs 19-3.
Measured wins
PadFone
3
spec wins
Ties
1
equal specs
Zenfone 9
19
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
PadFone
GSM / HSPA
Zenfone 9
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
PadFone
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Zenfone 9
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
PadFone
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Zenfone 9
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Speed
PadFone
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
Stereo speakers
Zenfone 9
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat20 2000/211 Mbps, 5G 4.5/0.9 Gbps
4G bands
PadFone
-
Zenfone 9
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - A version, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - B version, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 71 - C version
5G bands
PadFone
-
Zenfone 9
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 77, 78 - A version, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 - B version, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 - C version
Announced
PadFone
2012, February. Released 2012, June
Zenfone 9
2022, July 28
Status
PadFone
Discontinued
Zenfone 9
Available. Released 2022, September 15
Dimensions
PadFone
128 x 65.4 x 9.2 mm (5.04 x 2.57 x 0.36 in)
Zenfone 9
146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm (5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 in)
Weight
PadFone
129 g (4.55 oz)
Zenfone 9
169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM
PadFone
Mini-SIM
Zenfone 9
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
PadFone
Optional Padfone Station with 10.1 inches display, 1280 x 800 pixels.273 x 176.9 x 13.55 mm @ 724 g, 6600 mAh battery.
Zenfone 9
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Build
PadFone
-
Zenfone 9
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
Type
PadFone
Super AMOLED
Zenfone 9
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak)
Size
PadFone
4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~60.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Zenfone 9
5.9 inches, 84.4 cm2 (~84.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
PadFone
540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)
Zenfone 9
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~445 ppi density)
Protection
PadFone
Corning Gorilla Glass
Zenfone 9
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
OS
PadFone
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Zenfone 9
Android 12, upgradable to Android 14
Chipset
PadFone
Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon S4 Plus
Zenfone 9
Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU
PadFone
Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Zenfone 9
Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
PadFone
Adreno 225
Zenfone 9
Adreno 730
Card slot
PadFone
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Zenfone 9
No
Internal
PadFone
16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
Zenfone 9
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM
Other
PadFone
-
Zenfone 9
UFS 3.1
Single
PadFone
8 MP, AF
Zenfone 9
-
Features
PadFone
LED flash
Zenfone 9
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
PadFone
1080p@30fps
Zenfone 9
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR
Dual
PadFone
-
Zenfone 9
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, gimbal OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 113° (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
Single
PadFone
VGA
Zenfone 9
12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Video
PadFone
Zenfone 9
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Loudspeaker
PadFone
Yes
Zenfone 9
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
PadFone
Yes
Zenfone 9
Yes
Other
PadFone
-
Zenfone 9
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Snapdragon Sound
WLAN
PadFone
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Zenfone 9
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
PadFone
Yes
Zenfone 9
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
Positioning
PadFone
GPS, A-GPS
Zenfone 9
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
Radio
PadFone
No
Zenfone 9
No
USB
PadFone
microUSB 2.0
Zenfone 9
USB Type-C, OTG
NFC
PadFone
-
Zenfone 9
Yes
Sensors
PadFone
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Zenfone 9
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
PadFone
HTML5, Adobe Flash
Zenfone 9
-
Other
PadFone
MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264 player Organizer Document viewer Photo viewer/editor Voice memo/dial Predictive text input (Swype)
Zenfone 9
-
Type
PadFone
Removable Li-Ion 1520 mAh battery
Zenfone 9
Li-Po 4300 mAh
Stand-by
PadFone
Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 370 h (3G)
Zenfone 9
-
Talk time
PadFone
Up to 15 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
Zenfone 9
-
Charging
PadFone
-
Zenfone 9
30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, QC4 5W reverse wired
Colors
PadFone
Black
Zenfone 9
Starry Blue, Moonlight White, Sunset Red, Midnight Black
Price
PadFone
About 300 EUR
Zenfone 9
£ 895.00 / € 560.12
Models
PadFone
-
Zenfone 9
AI2202-1A006EU, AI2202, AI2202_B