Zenfone 9 Vs. iPhone 13 mini: Compact Asus & Apple Flagships Compared

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The Zenfone 9 and the iPhone 13 mini are both compact flagship smartphones with premium features, but how do they compare with one another? Released as a successor to the Zenfone 8 that came out last year, the Zenfone 9 has everything it takes to be one of the best compact Android flagships on the market.

Thanks to an identical price and similar form factor, the Zenfone 9 competes with the iPhone 13 mini. Apple released the iPhone 13 mini as part of the iPhone 13 lineup last year. The smartphone has all the features of the iPhone 13 but in a smaller package. It is an excellent deal for those who want the features of a flagship iPhone model in a compact size.

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When it comes to design, the Zenfone 9 and the iPhone 13 mini are very different. The Zenfone 9 has curved sides, a polymer back, and a punch hole front camera. On the other hand, the iPhone 13 mini follows the standard iPhone design with flat edges, a glass back, and a wide notch in the front. While the Zenfone 9 comes with a 5.9-inch Super AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a pixel density of 445 PPI, the iPhone 13 mini has a smaller 5.4-inch Super Retina XDR OLED display with True Tone technology and a sharper resolution of 476 PPI. Unfortunately, the iPhone 13 mini sticks to a standard 60Hz refresh rate. As far as water resistance is concerned, both the Zenfone 9 and iPhone 13 mini have an IP68 rating.

In terms of performance, Asus Zenfone 9 is powered by (currently) the fastest chipset for Android smartphones, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. The iPhone 13 mini is powered by the A15 Bionic, the same chipset that powers the iPhone 13 Pro models. Both chipsets are pretty much on par,