Asus Zenfone 9 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Asus Zenfone 9 - in pursuit of individuality

The flagship line of smartphones from the Taiwanese company Asus has gone through quite a lot of changes lately. The eighth generation of gadgets decided to surprise fans of the brand with its compactness (model without indices) and a folding camera (Flip), the hero of today's review tries not to break this rule and offers impeccable durability, manufacturability and ease of use. But it was not without unpleasant cons.

As noted earlier, the manufacturer has somewhat redesigned the exterior of the novelty in comparison with that of its predecessor. The block of the double photomodule and the texture of the back panel have changed. The gadget is still made of metal and glass, excellent ergonomics are preserved thanks to rounded corners and edges, as well as the use of a relatively small AMOLED display with a diagonal of almost six inches. It would also have thin frames ... The screen combines good picture clarity thanks to FullHD + resolution, impressive contrast and brightness indicators and, of course, a newfangled increased image refresh rate. It was as much as 120Hz, so the output content is excellently smooth. The fingerprint sensor is built into the AMOLED panel and works out most touches accurately.

The technical characteristics are chosen popular in modern flagship CPUs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, 8GB / 12GB / 16GB of RAM and GPU Adreno 730. The bundle received a noticeable increase in performance, which can be seen both in benchmarks (more than a million points in Antutu) and in gaming applications. Genshin Impact got rid of micro-lags even at the maximum graphics presets, however, the power of the processor after hours of sessions in resource-intensive games is reduced due to throttling. The hot dust of the chipset is not eliminated by the cooling system. Autonomy was one of the main drawbacks of the corporation's last Android smartphone, so it was increased with a 4300 mAh battery. As a result, the device withstands a day of active use. The amount of ROM is 128/256GB without the possibility of expansion.

50 and 12-megapixel cameras led by the Sony IMX 766 sensor are responsible for high-quality photography. Hybrid stabilization honed to the smallest detail, software optimization and high-quality lenses make it extremely difficult to get an unsuccessful frame without proper detail even at night. 8K video also causes only positive emotions. A number of other advantages of the phone are stereo speakers with rich, juicy sound, NFC contactless payments, 30W fast charging and IP68 waterproof standards. Thus, the only significant obstacles to the device on the way to the buyer will be only an overpriced price tag and design flaws.