Asus Zenfone 9 vs Google Pixel 6a

General Info

Manufacturer
Asus	Google
Announced
2022, July 28	2022, May 11
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, August	Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, July 21
Colors
Black, Blue, Red, Silver	Chalk, Charcoal, Sage
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
146.6 x 68.2 x 9.5 mm (5.77 x 2.69 x 0.37 in)	152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm (5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
Weight
165 g (5.82 oz)	178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM Type
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42	LTE1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - GX7AS, GB62Z (USA/Canada) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - G1AZG (International)
5G Network
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GX7AS (USA/Canada) 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GB62Z (USA) 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G1AZG (International)
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

Hardware and OS

OS
Android 12	Android 12
User Interface
ZenUI	-
Processor
Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor (5 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 730 [Similar]	Mali-G78 MP20 [Similar]
RAM
16 GB [Browse Similar]	6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	128 GB
External Memory
No	No

Display

Type
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10+ 1100 nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	FHD+ OLED Screen HDR
Colors
16M Colors	16M Colors
Size
5.92 inches [Similar]	6.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels (445 ppi)	1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
84.46%	82.38%
Multi-Touch

Camera

Rear Camera
50 MP + 12 MP [Similar]	12.2 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	Dual-LED Flash
Features
50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, AF HDR, Panorama	12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera
12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]	8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm Auto-HDR, panorama 1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack

Radio
Unspecified	No
Games
Yes + Downloadable	Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive	5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
USB Type-C 3.0, USB On-The-Go	USB Type-C 3.1
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS. Up to dual-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (2), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
Browser
Yes	Yes

User Memory

Internal
256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1	128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage
No	No
USB OTG
Supported	Not Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery Charging 30W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Reverse charging	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery Charging 18W USB Power Delivery 3.0
Capacity
4300 mAh	4410 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-