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Google Pixel 6a vs Asus Zenfone 9

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Google Pixel 6a vs Asus Zenfone 9

70 out of 100
Google Pixel 6a
VS
78 out of 100
Asus Zenfone 9
Google Pixel 6a
Asus Zenfone 9

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.1-inch Google Pixel 6a (with Google Tensor) that was released on May 11, 2022, against the Asus Zenfone 9, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6a
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Asus Zenfone 9
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1217K versus 914K)
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 18W)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1791 and 1467 points
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 6a and Asus Zenfone 9 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pixel 6a
vs
Zenfone 9

Display

Type OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.1 inches 5.9 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 429 ppi 445 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits 1100 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 83% 84.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display 		- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 96.9% 98.8%
PWM 240 Hz 478 Hz
Response time 3 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 6a +5%
880 nits
Zenfone 9
835 nits

Design and build

Height 152.2 mm (5.99 inches) 146.5 mm (5.77 inches)
Width 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) 68.1 mm (2.68 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 9.1 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP68
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green White, Black, Blue, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Google Pixel 6a and Asus Zenfone 9 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Google Tensor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max clock 2800 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 		- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 4 MB 6 MB
Lithography process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Graphics Mali-G78 MP20 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1280 1536
GPU clock 848 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS ~2170.9 GFLOPS ~2764.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 6a
1467
Zenfone 9 +22%
1791
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 6a
3611
Zenfone 9 +32%
4754
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Pixel 6a
914585
Zenfone 9 +33%
1217519
CPU - 325882
GPU - 426064
Memory - 214511
UX 913000 249298
Total score 914585 1217519
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature 41.4 °C 39 °C
Stability 56% -
Graphics test 37 FPS -
Graphics score 6194 -
PCMark 3.0
Web score 6177 -
Video editing 5806 -
Photo editing 17969 -
Data manipulation 9425 -
Writing score 15432 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8, 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM Stock Android ZenUI 9
OS size 14.3 GB -

Battery

Capacity 4410 mAh 4300 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (42% in 30 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:51 hr 1:15 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:54 hr 11:15 hr
Watching video 16:44 hr 15:48 hr
Gaming 06:05 hr 07:00 hr
Standby 91 hr 90 hr
General battery life
Pixel 6a
32:11 hr
Zenfone 9
32:09 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 12.2 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 24FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 114° 113°
Lenses 2 (12.2 MP + 12 MP) 2 (50 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 12.2 MP
- Aperture: f/1.7
- Focal length: 27 mm
- Pixel size: 1.4 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9
- Focal length: 23.8 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 17 mm
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX386 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 14.4 mm
- Pixel size: 1.4 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support 		- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark -
Selfie camera
Megapixels 8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 3840 x 2160 4247 x 2826
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 24 mm 27.5 mm
Pixel size 1.12 microns 1.22 microns
Sensor type Exmor-RS CMOS Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8" 1/2.93"
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display 		- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG 		- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC * Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM * 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support * Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat * 20 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pixel 6a
87.4 dB
Zenfone 9 +1%
88 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced May 2022 July 2022
Release date June 2022 August 2022
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 		- Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 30 W
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Asus Zenfone 9 is definitely a better buy.

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