The ASUS Zenfone 9 is one of the smallest Android flagship smartphones, but it has great performance and cameras
Today ASUS officially launched zenfone 9 in Indonesia, bring slogan “Compact dimensions, great possibilities”. Successor zenfone 8 This was first revealed by ASUS in late July 2022 and still maintains the design compact with a 5.9-inch screen that makes it one of a kind smartphones Android flagship smaller.
Inside the tiny body Zenfone 9 contains a lot of great things. Covers great performance with chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, 50MP Sony IMX766 image sensor, 4,300mAh battery, Audio with Tuning Diracand many others.
Flagship smartphone It is very attractively priced, you can get the ASUS Zenfone 9 in Indonesia today, November 17 with prices starting at IDR 7,999,000 (6/128GB). An 8/256GB memory configuration is available for Rp. 9,999,000 and 16GB of RAM for Rp. 11,999,000. Available in four color options, including midnight black, sunset red, starry blueAnd moonlight white.
Returning to the body, the dimensions of the Zenfone 9 are 146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm and weighs 169 grams. Compared to the Zenfone 8, in an identical size, the Zenfone 9 incorporates a 10% larger SoC, 40% larger camera, 7.5% larger battery, and 230% larger thermal material.
The middle frame is made of aluminum and a polymer on the back that is more scratch resistant than plastic and more resistant to shattering than glass. The face is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus, the body is water and dust resistant with IP68 certification.
The 5.9-inch screen uses a Super AMOLED panel supported by a resolution of 1,080 x 2,400 pixels. supported refresh rate 120 hertz, touch sample rate 240Hz, low-light DC dimming and peak brightness up to 1100 nits. In addition, it has a screen coverage of 112% DCI-P3 and 151.9% sRGB.
ASUS has moved the fingerprint sensor from the bottom of the screen to the right of the smartphone, which also serves as a Smart key or Zen Touch. With this new power button, users can swipe up or down and set up shortcuts by double-tapping or long-pressing.
Returning to the back, you can find two camera modules with quite large dimensions. The main camera is 50MP with 1/1.56-inch Sony IMX766 image sensor and 1.0µm pixels. Be equipped Hybrid 6-axis gimbal stabilizer which is said to be three times more effective than standard OIS.
No lenses telephoto, but the main camera features a 2x lossless zoom that produces 16MP resolution photos. The second 12 MP camera with ultrawide lens uses a 1/2.55-inch Sony IMX363 image sensor and 1.4 µm pixels. Packed with features auto focus so that it can be used for macro shooting at a distance of 4cm and has the latest EIS algorithm for stabilization Hyperconstant.
Another camera is up front, 12MP with a Sony IMX663 image sensor measuring 1/2.93 inch and 1.22µm pixels with Dual PDAF function. So you can create more content with the front camera, incl video blogs and more reliable for live stream.
For video recording, the 50MP main camera can record video up to 8K 24fps with EIS and 4K 60fps with EIS. While the front camera reaches 4K at 30 fps or 1080p up to 60 fps.
ASUS is also working seriously on the audio sector, combining Qualcomm hardware with Dirac Tuning. Zenfone 9 is equipped with dual stereo speakers with Qualcomm W5A8835, the super linear speakers below are 7 magnets design (12x16mm) and above 3 magnets (10x12mm).
I am happy to see that Zenfone 9 still maintains the 3.5mm audio jack with Qualcomm WCD9380, because I still rely on the 3.5mm ecosystem. For those who love wireless, ASUS provides support for Qualcomm aptX Lossless, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive, Dirac, LDAC and AAC.
As interested in owning Zenfone 9, the basic configuration starts from IDR 7,999,000. 6GB of RAM isn’t really an issue, but 128GB of internal storage without microSD slot support is worth considering again. Ideally choose the 8/256GB model.
Especially for purchases from November 17 to 30, 2022, you can get reimbursement starting at IDR 300,000 at Erafone, Tokopedia and ASUS Store. Especially for buying Zenfone 9, you will get the highest variant 16/256GB reimbursement IDR 500,000 and a special bonus in the form of Smart backpack mount case worth IDR 1,000,000.
