DON'T BUY THE iPhone 14, BUY THE ASUS ZENFONE 9 INSTEAD! - Review
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- I've been using the Asus Zenfone 9 for well over 30 days and it's hands down my favorite phone out right now, it's also still in my pocket and likely will be until the Zenfone 10 launches. It comes with all the latest high end hardware specs that you'll find in the bigger premium flagship phones but in a smaller package. I don't know how Asus did it, but this is THE small phone to get, especially if you're looking at the Samsung Galaxy S22.
00:00 Zenfone 9
00:14 build & design
01:15 speakers
01:49 awesome fingerprint reader
02:33 display!
03:05 performance
04:08 software experience
05:37 battery life, baby!
06:37 the cameras
08:42 wrapping up
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It's ashame Asus only commited 2 years of OS upgrade on their flagship phones. Add another year on their OS upgrade policy plus 4 years of security updates and I won't be looking somewhere else for sure.
Same, the only reason why I still hold my S22 from upgrade to this Zenfone 9 is because of software update & camera quality, which is will be really downgrade for me, the only downside of S22 for me are decent battery life
That's what most of us want. The phone just upgraded to 13, so only android 14 left... really.
2 years of updates means 3 years of phone use. After that, the non-replaceable battery will be dead and technology will be so far ahead you won't want to keep it anyway
@@dirremoire nope, this phone was launched with android 12, now we got android 13 so you only have 1 left major OS update next years, that means after next year this phone already outdated, nowadays smartphone already reached at peak of their development and design so you won't see any major improvement/innovation for the past few years now instead of just some minor increase in camera megapixel count, charging speed, battery capacity etc
Same reason im hesistant. Longevity was killed in the crib by asus.
This is a great phone. I'm happy to see a smaller phone that's not skimping on battery or hardware. Also glad it's polymer, not sure who decided glass was "premium", glass isn't premium. Ceramic, Kevlar, leather etc are premium. Glass is glass lol.
Exactly why I steer away from most flagships. I'm clumsy af lol
To me at least, the Zenfone 9 feels like the true spiritual successor to the Samsung Galaxy S10e.
Yes yes yes yes !!!
Totally! And that was one of the best phones ever, i still miss it. S22plus is just not it.
I am still using my S10e and while I would really love the to keep the side fingerprint reader, this phone is longer (just as long as the S22, but with more bezels and with a screen basically the size of the S10e) and has only 2 years of support (and maybe 1 more year of security, maybe...). Meantime the camera is not great in low light. I'll be waiting to see how the S23 is doing with battery life and camera, but if it's not good enough I'll try to make my S10e last until the S24 or maybe the zenfone 10...
looking at this to upgrade from my s10e. but im abit disappointed with the camera... so might wait for the next refresh
@@acatch22 If you can make your S10e last, I'll wait for either the S23 or the Zenfone 10
I've had my ZF9 for a few days now, got the 16/256 version. Love it. The only thing I preferred better in my old ZF6 was the rear mounted fingerprint sensor.
What about the image processing and flagship level ?
I had a s10e and having it on the side is very logical. I also had a phone with it on the back and that worked very well too.
a fellow zf6 user, nice... i don't think and don't find still zf9 as an upgrade over my zf6, though... I'm still waiting for something more of an upgrade. zf6 was just too good when it came out. sadly i wish they would have still market zf7 pro and obviously wished they'd continue and upgrade further the flip camera models... I have a good bunch of 4k videos taken with my zenfone 6 ... sadly youtube converted them into shorts (most of them) so i can't even tell about the quality anymore here...
what are the haptics like? Is it punchy like a pixel or does it vibrate when you press buttons on the keyboard?
isnt the camera too big & ugly?
Keep it up man, vids are better than 98% of other reviewers with millions of subs
Wonderful i was just in the market for a new phone. I owned the Zenfone 3 and just adored it. The camera still holds up today. Glad to see Asus still dropping quality phones.
Great video!! Killed it again
I want the Asus Zenfone 9, but my last 2 phones lasted me 4 years each so the Zenfone's two years of updates is a deal breaker for me. Such a shame. Add one more year and I am sold. I hope Asus is reading the comments and do something about it
Maybe use an antivirus after security updates stop?
@@nachiketdaithankar4405 Please, tell me that u joking.
It has 2 years of major update but followed by 2 years of security updates. Technically, it has four years of updates.
@@BioShocklt why do you say so? So many people use phones years after discontinuation of updates. At least an anti virus gives you something.
@@nachiketdaithankar4405 I guess you dont know much about phones. This is not early 2000's anymore. Antivirus is a scam that comes with bloatware, it will destroy battery life, will slow down phone badly and do only harm. Android is based on kernel, which means its linux, but even windows doesnt need external antivirus. What you actually need to do after 4 years or something, just install custom rom, they come with latest security patches.
Another great review, pleasure to watch. Zenfone 9 looks cute ;)
You got another subscriber because of the approach of the content. Way to go, Jared!
Absolutely love it. I have learnt to try different phones. I have used Samsung, I phone, Huawei, Oppo & one plus & this is my next phone from my one plus 7 & I phone 13
Keeping it real even after all of these years! Graduated recently and thanks for making these videos so professionally and exceptionally! ✨
wtf?
Really like your content bro...nice review... definitely going for this phone! 🔥
I was so excited for this to come out, unless another company comes out with a phone that improves upon this, I will be replacing my s10e with this phone.
Are you bought
@@berkaysutcu haven't bought it yet, still have the s10e, I'm broke.
@@patchacuti7338 Samsung will also never use samsung as long as it has emojis. I don't like the interface very much either
@@berkaysutcu The emoji's are kinda goofy but I don't hate them that much, The interface I agree is very bad and it runs like crap on older phones.
@@patchacuti7338 No matter how good Samsung is, I won't buy those emojis quite a lot, I hate emojis.not to mention the interface. As for Asus, if it was sold in my country and if it wasn't sold for (really) 2 times the price with taxes, it would be my next phone.
Awesome vid bro! Keep it up!
Thank you Jared for the great video 🍻
just always great informative videos.. this phone looks like a small powerhouse.. kinda reminds me of the pixel 4a with more beefed up features..
we need more phones like this or even smaller :D
Love ur video dude….keep pushin
Finally a perfect COMPACT phone..great work by Asus zenfone actually they always make great phones 🔥
Great video as always. What game were you playing
Nice.... see you tomorrow with the Zenfone 10
Phone is on pre-order, just hope and pray that Lineage will be there after the software support runs out.
Nice review mate
Great video, and photos of BC that I miss
I was looking for a small compact smartphone. I've always had Samsung but the s22 battery is pants. So I thought I'd try a zenphone 9 and I must say I'm impressed.
What nice review, and i really do love the zenfone9
Bought it and I love it!
I want to try this phone!
For wireless charging it doesn't bother me that much since I use magnetic adapter that is able to be plugged it recklessly. Absolute life-changer. Although wireless-charging is still better for some folks.
as a compact camera phone would u suggest zenfone9 , s22 or sony xperia 5 VI????
I'm on a galaxy S8 and I have been tempted by the zenfone 9 the past 2 months, and if the second sim slot was interchangeaeble with a micro SD card I probably would order one now. Another phone that almost got me is the Sony Xperia 5 IV which has a micro SD Card reader, a 5000mAh battery, a beautiful screen without a notch, good camera software and even DisplayOut through USB-C(something that the Zenfone 9 lacks). However, the Xperia 5 IV has overheating issues after 1 minute of camera usage, and its SoC is the less power efficient Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, which may not be an issue for the 5000 mAh battery but causes the performance to drop to an half after a minute. If the Sony Xperia had the 8+ Gen 1 SoC(like the Zenfone 9) or if the Zenfone 9 had and SD card reader(like the Xperia) I would have bought one of the two but I guess I'll wait and see what the Galaxy S23 will have to offer, hoping the compact S23 will have better battery life and more storage than its predecessor. Camera wise all these phones are great but the Zenfone is inconsistent and the Xperia lacks a night mode
every phone will have something lacking tbh, you gotta pick what u gotta pick
@@vamsibandi8300 I'll have to choose between the compact size of the S23 and bigger battery and storage of the S23 Ultra. We'll see
Go for it, vote with your wallet, I am personally buying the zenfone 9 to replace my sony Xperia 5 (og) in hope that by the time it is old, Sony pulls their sh..t together and fixes all the problems that I had on the 5 (og) and are still on the 4th generation. eg: supper dim flashlight (seriusly, my smart watch display shines brighter, flash is quite bright, but they dim the led for constant lighting) overheating while filming, buggy software without fancy features (sometimes lacks even stock android ones)... The main selling points are still excellent, i love the design, cameras are no "BS", speakers are good, display is excellent...
The zenfone 9 is probably just a better smartphone experience than 5IV
If you want the Sony, just buy 5 III which has better telephoto camera, and is cheaper
@@davidrajchman1415 did you end up getting the zenfone 9? If so, how has your experience been so far? I'm waiting for the galaxy s23 lineup but still have a zenfone 9 in my wishlist, although I am probably not going to buy it at this point (the zenfone 9 and the S22 are priced about the same here)
I have an Exynos S21 and it heats up like mad when recording via Instagram. Slows down a lot. I also read S22 suffers the same fate being a slim profile. Tempted to just get the ZenFone 9 if I want to stick with Android. iPhone 14 Pro was a bit buggy at launch especially with the cameras and Bluetooth for me.
Man! I love this phone. It's a bummer that Asus did not launch it in India.
Great video. I just bought the Zenfone 8, which seems to be a younger brother of the 9. How do you take a comparison between the 2? Are they similar overall or the ZF9 is a noticeable upgrade of the ZF8? Thanks. Keep it up.
I've had my Zenfone 8 for about 8 months now, and battery life has taken a noticeable hit. Fingerprint reader barely works and it's the main reason I would upgrade to Zenfone 9
I have a Zenfone 8.and it has given me headache.. especially self dailing when in pocket....
Nice, this seems to give my iPhone 12 mini a run for its money. Compact phones for life
I enjoying review and perfect compact, thank you
I'm in love with this phone If I end up changing soon it might have to be this one Also I don't understand people that prefer glass backs...
Thanks for bringing up bloatware and unnecessary services (every reviewer should do this). This is one of the reasons I haven’t had a android device since the Galaxy S6, it’s refreshing to hear about a device with little to none compared to competitors.
Same. Too much bloatware on the s5. Been on pixels ever since. Will probs get the zenfone 10. Hopefully the audio jack is still on it.
If that is really, really the ONLY thing stoping you to buy android, you can just turn it off, it'll disappear from your app drawer just completely gone.
Its android, you can do pretty much anything to it, even change the os to ios.
@@mcul3474 When is the Zenfone 10 coming out??
@@SalsHQ I don't know :(
@@SalsHQ next years, so you need wait about 10+- months
The prices on this Amazon pre-order promo for September are quite good.
I upgraded to this from my S10e. I admit it was hard to part with my S10e but the Asus 9 is amazing. The battery is a beast and the phone is fast. Only thing I didn't like is the selfie camera the quality was fuzzy. And the included case is slippery couple of times I dropped my phone. Overall I'm really happy with the Asus 9 and highly recommend it if you want a compact phone.
S10e the best ever made, I love mine and I'm thinking about the Zenfone 9 too
@@Tucaa26 I still miss my S10e. There were times when I felt like selling my Zenfone just to go back to the S10e. But for what you get on the Zenfone it's definitely a big time upgrade and well worth it. You won't be disappointed.
Ugh, I'm on an LG G8 and have been thinking about the Zenfone 9. I still think there's life left in my G8 so it's been tough to pull the trigger (since now they're selling the preorder on Amazon now)
@@ahslan18 I bought my Zenfone 9 on Ebay before it was even made available for pre order here in North America. I paid $935 USD for the 16gb ram/256 internal memory. I really enjoy this phone and I think it's definitely an upgrade from your LG G8. I mainly appreciate it's overall size and it's battery capacity. Lasts me for 2 and a half days on a single charge. To be honest my S10e could've lasted me for another 3 years I miss that thing. It's in my closet and it's still my favorite phone.
@@ahslan18 LG G8 is suppose to have a great DAC, does it? The Z9 has a jack but I wonder if the audio is as good.
I have an HTC 10 and it feels I should get a new phone but I also don't really want to..
Great review! Any recommendations on where to get in Canada? Mi4?
Thanks for paying attention to sound.
great video, how many years of update?
I concur. I've been using it for slightly over a month now, and it has been great. It's a massive improvement over the ZenFone 8, and the ZenFone 8 was really good. So... yeah. If you want a more compact Android phone, this is the way to go. ASUS nailed it!
I wish they went for a more efficient processor, also making it a bit cheaper which would be nice since its basically flagship level price, otherwise this would be a perfect phone for me, especially with that headphone jack
@@___echo___ The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is a lot better than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in terms of efficiency (amongst other things). The battery life on this phone is excellent, and that's coming from a power user (in every way except gaming). If the processor gives you pause, that's a non issue, trust me. If you do want a compact device, and can afford this one... I cannot recommend it enough.
@@MrKrisWhyNot for me its asus zenfone 9 vs sony xperia 5 iv. and the zenfone wins because of that processor indeed
@@namelesssnitchy oh I'd definitely go for the ZenFone 9 between the two. Literally the only thing that annoys me is occasional overprocessing of images, and the fact it has a tendency to tune up the saturation a bit too much sometimes. The camera is good, but it's nowhere near the Pixels. I installed the GCam mod today, and it looks promising thus far.
Reach back if you decide to get one of the two, I'd love to hear your impressions.
But there is only 2 years of software (security) updates...
This is the first brand new phone I bought in five years. It’s the perfect phone for me. The only problem is AT&T has it blacklisted, so I’m on the hunt for a new carrier.
Also, side note, the 4Runner is sick. Once we have another auto industry bubble burst bringing prices back down I might pick one up lol
It will work with att, just buy the unlocked version. T-mobile supports the device. Verizon doesn't
@@MJG70 It doesn't. I know because I've owned the unlocked version for two weeks. Last year, AT&T started blacklisting phones they didn't sell/approve, even if the phone supports all the bands on their network.
@@Garrettdx1988 oh wow.. yeah def new carrier I use mint and it works perfect for me.
@@racerxion88 awesome, that's who I've been looking into
So it doesn't work on ATT ?
I'd wait for Zenfone 9 Flip tbh, those flip cams are awesome
This time they will not release flip model
So keen to buy this beast, but it's not available here in Canada. Any suggestions on where to buy it from in Canada?
What happened to the bits of text on the back? Did those rub off already?
what game were you playing in the performance section?
I'm looking forward for zenfone 10😀since I'm into gaming and storage and also hope they don't have a big bulk camera on the back I hope its my type. zenfone 9 is also too expensive for me
I still rock the Pixel 5. Camera quality is great, battery holds two days.
Is it unlocked? Is it esim compatible? Can you turn on wifi calling on it?
Centralize the front facing camera and increase software update to 3-4 years and I’m a fan!
How've you guys been able to get it? Can barely find stock anywhere
Thank u and Thank God for a bloat-free compact phone. I have a bloated phone which just makes space disappear without using adding any data!!!
..."Pivots like scales of Justice".. That was good.
Thanks Jared
How does the camera and audio compare to the Zenfone 8?
Nice video ! 👍🏻
Could you please share the wallpaper ?
Thanks a lot from Germany 😏
Wait wait wait, did that pro mode let you shoot from both the main and wide?!
Do you know how to activate the 3 button navigation in the Zenfone 9? I cant find it.
Only thing stopping me from getting this is the very short software support. Only 2 years of updates and 2+ years of security updates.
Go to Samsung s23
S22 has even smaller battery than you mentioned - 3700 mah, instead of 3800 mah.
I use this phone (Galaxy S22), but battery really sucks 😔
Would be a perfect phone for me except I don't need gaming and the price is nuts. Make a mid-range version please.
I want This phone but I had bought to 22ultra not too long ago. Might trade in my 12pro max for this though, I really like compact phones.
Would anyone recommend switching from the Pixel 6 to this? I love the photos and battery life, but aside from that this huge brick gave me a lot of frustration, and I can't properly type on it because it's touchscreen seems way too sensitive (extra sensitiv disabled) and interprets false taps everywhere. I'm holding off because purchasing a new phone just half an year later and the fear of having another experience full of software issues keep away from high investments now.
I believe pixel 6 takes much better photos.
Can you please review the Realme gt2 pro? I think it's a real contender to the Zenfone 9
My only concern, talking about software, is the ASUS update/patch program that really sucks... I bought a ROG phone 3 and it was a nightmare in terms of bugs and delays in receiving patches: they fixed one problem out of ten and new problems used to come up... never again with an ASUS phone...
typical clickbait nothing more, too bad people focus more on catchy names for titles and specs but seem to forget about security and updates.
@@ErMachtIrgendwas how was anything he said click bait??? He gave an honest, decent review and many other tech RUclipsrs loved the phone too. Get outta here with yo hating ass.
@@BlackHazama why hating ass, if its my opinion. I guess you can't differentiate.
@@BlackHazama he replied not meant to Mola repa but for video title, which is most of reviewer ignored the important of software update just for battery life from their videos title
Really love the whole package this phone offers. That silver ring around the front cam is just plain stupid though. Why did they do it? I'm currently broke otherwise would definitely consider getting this.
How many hours of active screen does it support?
starlight blue and red are only with the 128gb model at least the asus website so that sucks. i do need 256gb internatl memory for sure these days
is there any way to adjust the sensitivity on the fingerprint sensor slider? I've seen multiple people complain that it's too sensitive
no
I wish they offers a larger size version of this phone man
Yeah I want a bigger screen
We can’t take your word for it, should’ve let us listen to the audio speakers if it is as great as u say it is
The only thing I don't like about the fingerprint reader being on the power button is that, like you, I tend to accidently unlock it a lot of the time.
Solution:
Settings > Security & lock screen > Fingerprint > Screen off unlock > Press only
What a relief, once I found that option!
Please can you tell me if I can use this with at&t???
What fps game is that? Cod?
Lol I was just looking at phones and wondering where to get this at a reasonable price and then I noticed in your video you're in my town. I presume Asus sent you this for review?
Asus is amazing they are doing pretty 🔥 well work on last year after Rog 5 come
Where do you buy one that's supports North American 4g and 5g bands?
Its ok if that phone doesn't have or doesnt support wireless charging...the wireless charger of the phone still needs to plug to the power socket and wireless charger is much slower than the regular charger.
Will the build a Pro or Ultra model.
This should've been the Pixel 7 mini
Agreed, amazing phone but what a shame it won't work on Verizons network!
How is the service in the USA on TMobile with this phone?
How's is support handled?
Can anybody tell me if I'll get here the same sound experience with wired headphones like I got on Sony Xperia or maby Zenfone 8 is even better in sounding??
Unfortunately I don't have the ability to buy Sony again.
A lot of reviewer praise the Zenfone 9 have really good audio quality for both speaker & also from audio jack, so you shouldn't have any problem if you have good wired headphones
I would love to buy this phone but where tf do you buy this in Canada?
that wink is hilarious lol
How to set clock on AOD like yout phone. On me, i only can set as a default not custom.
If this has a notification light this would be a perfect phone, atleast for me
“If u wanted to know what it looks like on Mushrooms”. Now I do wanna know. Shit. Lemmi buy it.
Zenphone 9 has only 2 years software update support. But iPhone has software support for years. An iPhone user can use it for 6 years but Zenphone user can use it for 4 years (maybe)
Currently using S22 bcoz I want a compact phone at the moment. I want the Zenfone 9 as my secondary phone but it isn't available in my country...damn and it's like such a perfect combination
You should definitely try Zenfone 👍
@@Aman-ye4cv I want to, aiming to have it as my secondary phone as S22 is my primary. The problem is the Zenfone 9 isn't released yet in my country Indonesia. Had to import it and the price goes up making it not worth it
@@billykohar sama juga di Malaysia. Ga dibawa masuk hm
How much battery you get with the S22? i have a Mi 9 SE and wanna change it but the S22 its the only small phone in the country, any other need to import it
@@Jmr0223 I mostly get around 4 hours or so SOT, sometimes above 5 hours but there's only like 10% left. For me who's not a heavy user it's more than enough
For camera you can use gcam, because it uses the same sensor as pixel androids.
How is your gcam experience so far?
@@alpantelic2177 really good compared to original app, its more smooth and natural looking :)
@@BioShocklt thank you. Hopefully it will get even better with the time.
@@alpantelic2177 they use the same camera as in pixel 6, so it should we decent, cant wait for android 13 release 0_0
@@BioShocklt keep us posted :D
Hard to get in Canada, especially if you want to finance or discounted.
I would love the idea to go for this phone instead of the s22, but the lack of telephoto for zoom on a flagship doesn't justify the prize of the device. What are your thoughts about this?
It’s $699, a solid $100 less than the S22. It’s up to you to decide if you really take enough zoomed/portrait photos to justify a crappy battery, crappy SOC, overheating piece of Samsung junk.
@@dfv15 what are your thoughts about the Xperia 5 mark IV?
honestly $100 for the telephoto camera might just be worth it. I probably take more pictures using the digital 2x zoom than 1x
Has anyone in the US been able to order this phone or even pre-order?
It's listed as unavailable on amazon which is the only officially purchase entity for the US that I could find.
Yes, I ordered the US version of it just earlier today from Mobile Advance (not yet arrived to confirm the US radio bands of course). The official Asus website appears to also have the US version now.
I really wanted the red one, but alas the 16GB version was only available in black, so I got that one.
What if rolling display phones start coming next year?
Everything is correct, but the camera in the ZF9 is unfortunately much worse than in the S22