Honor 9 vs. ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 9 and ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor 9 vs. ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 9 ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - ZS672KS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 147.3 mm 165.04 mm ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip has greater height than Honor 9.
Width 70.9 mm 77.28 mm ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip has greater width than Honor 9.
Depth 7.45 mm 9.6 mm Honor 9 is narrower than Honor 9.
Weight 155 g 230 g Honor 9 is lighter than Honor 9.
Body Colour Sapphire blue Galactic black
Body Material Metal, glass Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.43 W/kg (head), 1.245 W/kg (body), 3.504 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 9 ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS TFT AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.15" 6.67" ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip has larger screen size than Honor 9.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip has better screen resolution than Honor 9.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 428 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1000 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR - Yes ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology - DC Dimming
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features - ASUS Glove Touch technology, Delta-E < 1, NanoEdge display, 105% NTSC, 110% DCI-P3
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 6 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor 9 ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Processor Number - SM8350
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2.84 GHz ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip has higher clock speed than Honor 9.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor 9 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 Qualcomm ADRENO 660
MEMORY Honor 9 ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip has more RAM than Honor 9.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip has more internal memory than Honor 9.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Honor 9 ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Rear Camera Design - Flip
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 64 Megapixel ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip has better camera resolution than Honor 9.
Sensor Size - 1/1.7"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX686 sensor
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip has better lens aperture than Honor 9.
Field of View (FoV) - 78.3 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 26.6 mm
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Sound & Shot, Beauty mode, Good food mode, Light Painting mode Slow motion video, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Auto Panorama
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 480 fps, 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 30fps, Slo-mo video 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Hybrid Zoom Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), 3-axis electronic image stabilisation, Wind Noise Filter, Motion tracking, Quad Bayer technology, HyperSteady, Free Zoom, Mic Focus, 2x1 On-Chip Lens (OCL), Quick Flip Angle camera
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Both phones have the same second camera resolution.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/2.55"
Sensor Name (2nd Camera) - Sony Exmor RS IMX363 sensor
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.4 μm
Minimum Focal Length (2nd Camera) - 14.3 mm
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Dual shooting mode -
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Real-time distortion correction, Dual Pixel image sensor, 4cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) - 1/2.55"
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) - 1.4 μm
Optical Zoom - 3x
Digital Zoom - 12x
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - Dual Pixel image sensor
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 0
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 -
Camera Modes (Front) Panoramic selfies -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 9 ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3200 mAh 5000 mAh ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip has larger battery capacity than Honor 9.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0, Power Delivery 3.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 1.7 hours
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 9 ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 11
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 ASUS ZenUI 8.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 9 ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, DC-HSPA+, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n77, n78, n12
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, n12
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2 EDR
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP A2DP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X60 5G
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 9 ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, 3GA, MP4, RA Apt-X, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP -
Sound Enhancements - Dirac HD Sound, Hi-Res audio certified, OZO Audio, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive
Audio Amplifier - Dual NXP TFA9874
FEATURES Honor 9 ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation MIMO technology, Power Saving Mode, AudioWizard, Smart Key, One Hand Mode, ASUS Noise Reduction technology, ARCore, dual stereo speakers, triple noise reduction microphones, system mode
OTHERS Honor 9 ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip
Included Accessories Power adapter, silicone cover, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, USB-C to USB-C cable, protective case, power adapter (30 W)
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
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