zenphone 9 represents what happens when you make your phone slightly thicker to allow for a larger battery. Huge battery performance gains. and its thick enough to gasp, add a headphone jack.

@JorgeAFlores

Жыл бұрын

I agree, I think nobody will complain by having a little thicker phone if the battery is that amazing.

@gockartzz8272

Жыл бұрын

@@JorgeAFlores and headphonejack

@Iamfatbatman

Жыл бұрын

and an IP68 rating

@Duplex39

Жыл бұрын

This phone was on my short list and I didn't get it because of the software support, I do regret that decision though. I really hope Asus phones start becoming popular, they deserve it.

@cresbonz5554

Жыл бұрын

​@@Duplex39 just get it. I've been getting amazing battery life with the ZenFone 9, and Asus has been surprisingly good with updates as I'm already on Android 13 and recently got the latest February security patch.

The Zenfone 9 is beyond impressive. It’s really shocking how good the battery life is

@Young_Dab

Жыл бұрын

If PhoneArena was actually honest why did they blur the status bars of each phone in their battery test? Check it out for yourself they blur the status bars

@furieux6742

Жыл бұрын

Yea and after 1 year. -1000mah verry bad quality asus battery. My róg phone 5 after 1 year and 2 month Sot its bad than s21+ . My rog phone 5 do about 7h and s21+ 9h Sot same apps and usage

@leotravel85

Жыл бұрын

That's right, it's just a shame it didn't have the zoom lens, so I had to go for the S23.

@imgettingold9407

Жыл бұрын

It's a bigger battery... ofc it's good

@ppp8488

Жыл бұрын

ZenFone 9 - 2 years Security Updates then Nothing - FORGET!!!!!!!

Immense love respect and support for battery tests like these. These are more accurate than those 99% tests on internet having mix scenarios

@Young_Dab

Жыл бұрын

Tell PhoneArena to un-blur the status bars of each phone so we can see the REAL percentages and the time on the phones

@shivamkrishn

Жыл бұрын

@@Young_Dab think about from creator's perspective. One who has shed endless hour in making the video doesn't want obviously to let people see the %. Elsewise people will skip and jump to conclusions and resulting in lessrr watch time

@Young_Dab

Жыл бұрын

@@shivamkrishn Okay considered, but I don't think that's the reason why. They have time markers in the video which allows the viewer to jump to any part of the video. So you're incorrect. I don't think this battery test is accurate nor honest. The very least they can do is un-blur the time on the status bar so we can see how much time has really passed.

@amirtorhan2762

Жыл бұрын

While it's a nice test it's really not a good representation of how good battery life you can expect out of these phones in real life, since they only test 2 apps. It's more about how optimized the phone is for chrome/safari and and KZread app. Samsung phones for instance, always performs worse when it comes to streaming videos in the KZread app.

@bLaffix

Жыл бұрын

@@Young_Dab they said they don't shoot the test itself as it is many hours. They are recreating the results. I guess that's why they're blurring the %.

Thank you so much for covering the base s23! So hard to find anything on it.

This is the best battery test I had ever seen..good job 👍

This style of battery test makes more sense that others who run a mix of different tasks from gaming to browsing to watching vids, since that mix would obviously differ from one person to the other. Thanks for the useful comparison; the S23 seems to have fixed the one problem that stopped me from buying it last year which was the subpar battery life. The Zenfone 9 would've been an option for me if it had wireless charging and was available where I live; maybe that will change with the Zenfone 10.

@AlexandreG

Жыл бұрын

They do it to save time Running 30 minutes benchmarks and video exports and 1 hours 4k recording, as we all do each time we charge our phones 😂 They just don't want to spend 30 hours doing a battery test, those 🤡 spend 9 hours on battery tests and by the end of the video they're already crying that it didn't let them sleep and asking for subs because of it. It's so pathetic, like bro everybody knows you're lying, you either just fake crying for subs or you're actually retarded to not expect phones to last 9 hours in 2023, and do the test on your Saturday or your off day, right?

@benjiize

Жыл бұрын

Not realy because noone charges there phone then sits and watches continuous youtube vids until it dies do they.peoples daily usage consists of a bit of instagram,facebook,reading sending replies on whatsapp and messenger,surfing internet sites,bit of youtube,takes some photos etc etc so the other type of battery tests are more realistic in my opinion

@sammyt3514

Жыл бұрын

@@benjiize That's not the point; the point I'm making is that people can relate to the impact of browsing the web or watching youtube on their batteries, while other tests that use an arbitrary mix of tasks is harder to relate to since everyone uses their phone differently, imo anyway.

@arnav.w2672

Жыл бұрын

@@sammyt3514 I think you should go for s23. Zenfone provides only two year software upgrades

@sammyt3514

Жыл бұрын

@@arnav.w2672 I know, that's why I'm leaning towards the S23, but I will still check out the Zenfone 10 to see if it's going to be meaningfully smaller than the S23 and add wireless charging (the current version doesn't have it), which would outweigh the longer software update period offered by Samsung for me. That is if Asus sells the phone where I live to start with.

Ditched the Pixel 7 for the 23. Standby drain on Pixel 7 is 2-3x higher then on the S23. SOT in everyday use (my personal usecase) is around 7-8 hours on S23, whereas the Pixel 7 just got me around 5-6 hours. Love the stock Android experience, but Tensor G2 is just too damn inefficient.

@kiriakis7449

Жыл бұрын

Same except i ditched mine for a S23+. The Pixel 7 had okay SOT for me but as you said the standby drain was bad to the point i had to turn on full batterysaving mode while asleep. That along with the hollow/plasticy feeling(edge bonded display) while typing/tapping which made the phone feel cheap and some pixel features missing in my country made me switch. I like googles software but their phone hardware is not quite there yet imo.

@Sanjay-yu4kc

Жыл бұрын

​@HeIsKawie no. During overnight, my s23 battery was reduced by just 2%

@Edgar...

Жыл бұрын

@HeIsKawie93 Nah having owned a Pixel 6 and currently having a Pixel 7 I can confirm that standby battery drain is a real thing. Unless I put my phone on bedtime mode it will drop 10%+ overnight.

@user-sq2uh3cd4p

Жыл бұрын

And it's not as optimized as sd or mtk. Some games will lead to laggy, and glitches, which is unplayable just like exshitnos, which y'all should worry about.

@sovanpaul4459

Жыл бұрын

​@HeIsKawie You are absolutely wrong here my friend..S23 standby drain is absolutely amazing..only lost 1-2%

what a great battery test man!!! you earned a sub!❤

Thank you.i have been waiting for the S23 battery test.

Very very Meaningful & much required comparisons. Thank you

You are the only one that allowed to make battary test in my opinion.....great video

Great video! Like how real and honest your reviews are

I just want zenfone to have longer software & security update

@hans-petermaier9000

Жыл бұрын

and wireless charging

@salymzs

Жыл бұрын

Who wants to hack ur phone

At how many nits do you set the screens with your battery tests?

MKBHD wasn't lying.

@ray101892

Жыл бұрын

what did he say??

@zimashe5446

Жыл бұрын

@@ray101892 watch his Smartphone Awards 2022.

@sxransh

Жыл бұрын

​@@zimashe5446just tell the guy what he said

@sanketnegi1

Жыл бұрын

@@sxransh he gave award to this for best compact phone.. Great camera.. and best battery for compact phone.

@___Amal_

Жыл бұрын

​@@sanketnegi1and even without ltpo panel.

can you do the test with light performance profile on the s23 please?

What i like about the s23 is light mode. I tried 60 hz on light mode and got 37 hours on 1 charge. 7 hours sot and 30 hours standby. Nice video!

@haniakashaf9703

Жыл бұрын

what about camera? like if you want to shoot videos and making pictures, how many hours you can record on full battery?

@ChadH2023

Жыл бұрын

@@haniakashaf9703 I'm not sure. I haven't really recorded any videos yet.

@giffarmasabih8108

Жыл бұрын

Was that using wifi or mobile data?

@ChadH2023

Жыл бұрын

@@giffarmasabih8108 4g mobile data

@emerge8

Жыл бұрын

Amazing. What did you run in those 7 hrs sot? Give us rough percentage between browsing, gaming, chatting, watching KZread / netflix, etc.

Huge respect to the Zenphone. Since my purchase with the iPhone 14 Pro battery life was amazing and still is. It’s a 1,5 half day phone for my use case scenario, on LTE I’m averaging about 6:30 to 7 hrs of SOT.

I was thinking about to replace my zenfone 9 with the new galaxy s23 but after this test i will keep the zenfone. Thank you!

do you do standby test as well for light users?

A test well executed! Thank you

I haven't seen a full battery comparison for the zenfone 10 yet but seeing this and hearing that it's even better than the 9 makes me very excited

@MrCyslav

10 ай бұрын

Me too, can't wait for delivery 😊

Comparing smartphones with different refresh rates doesn't have much sense. For example, S23 and iPhone 13 are similar in this tests, but to be fair, the S23 should be setted at 60Hz too. Bruh. Pixel 7 have 90Hz... Also: S23 is a BIG step toward S22 not for SOT only, but for idle battery drain that is way lower... SOT is not all

@_Digitalguy

Жыл бұрын

very good points Federico

@yuze1050

Жыл бұрын

But why would you set it to 60hz when it has 120hz? If I’m using my phone I’m definitely going to use 120hz and I wanna see how that compares to other phones

@crazywayout

Жыл бұрын

​@@yuze1050 it's because 120hz is adaptive refresh, which can go down to as low as 24hz so yeah a bit unfair? And 60hz is locked.

@dxyxtnx8819

Жыл бұрын

😂 Why ? Buy 120hz phone to use like 60hz ???? Also S23 has adaptive refresh rate. If you think it is unfair why dont you drain S23 battery to get capacity like iphone 14 and test 😂😂😂😂 ???

@GGGrandMaster

Жыл бұрын

​@@dxyxtnx8819also, iPhone 14 has a higher resolution display. Same as Pro.

iPhone 13 and 14 isn't impressive by considering the fact that they have just 60hz refresh rate in comparison to s23. So S23 is very impressive.

@rahuldasgupta5996

Жыл бұрын

@Andri Juliansyah yes it has, that's why it deserves to be compared with s23 plus rather than the regular s23. Just like 14 Pro Max with s23 ultra.

@hayden172

Жыл бұрын

@@rahuldasgupta5996 Yes, but iPhone makes up for it with a lower battery capacity, so the test is fair

@rahuldasgupta5996

Жыл бұрын

@@hayden172 I understand your point but still it's not fair, since iPhone has its own OS and chip which is helpful for it since iOS is a very lite OS in comparison to Samsung OneUI which is having a base of Android with a skin of Samsung on top, as a result of which it has way more background processes running than iOS. Also the change in refresh rate between 60 and 120 gives a battery backup difference of upto 2 hours.

Well done test. Thanks!

Please do camera test as you as well.. Like you did tests on youtube and browsing...

Excellent review!

Assus has developed the excellent product for small phone funs. Especially while current trends appreciate big phones first. Keeping fingers crossed they are going to deliver same experience with model 10

Web browsing test is what I wanted. Bunch of other videos test about watching video which uses small electricity. Web browsing is more realistic test. Good job Thanks

Finally a battery test of the regular S23. Thanks.

Only reason why i prefer my s23 over my zenfone 9 is the camera and display. Otherwise the z9 is a perfect compact phone. I was hoping someone will make aramid case for it.

@j00ktau

Жыл бұрын

Also the regular software support and update. 4yrs vs 2yrs

@Doc_Raphy

Жыл бұрын

You forgot that Samsung has better software updates than Asus, which happens to be the reason why not everyone is fond of Zenfones

@miloagalovelol7230

Жыл бұрын

Me too, s23 have number year of updates, usb 3.2 can connect mhl and Samsung deck. The only downside is the storage, they doesn't come with 512gb model.

@user-sq2uh3cd4p

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but 6.0 inches would be perfect for me

@_Digitalguy

Жыл бұрын

@@j00ktau 4 years plus one of securiy for Samsung

The video we all wanted !

I would love other companies to investigate and know how did zenphone9 was able to Stay up for that long and optimise those other phones even more...

@zimashe5446

Жыл бұрын

8+ gen 1, 5.9 inch, 4300mah, Stock Android with no bloat. Zenfone 10 will be even better.

@_observado

Жыл бұрын

Smaller phone, smaller screen, with a very good 4300 mAh battery, Samsung should increase next year again to compete

@lordlopes2424

Жыл бұрын

@@_observado Samsung can't Their OS is so heavy that is impossible to have a great battery life

Can you include pixel 6a in the battery rangers with the s23

I am using zenfone 9. I got it as gift. Its travel buddy phone. Can take a lot of pics without losing much juice. I have already synced 90 gb of pics and videos to my google account just last year.

Very good video, thank you!

You have the best phone battery test. I like that you test per type of activity how long a full battery can last. 👍

Can you do Xperia 10 v, scored a crazy battery runtime 175h, just released, and see how it holds up against iPhone pixel Samsung

Nice comparison

And back in my country the zenfone 9 cost a lot less than all these phones it's impressive.

Food for thought ..... Pixel 6 ..... According to their own videos the pixel 6 made 11 hours for video playback. Great videos!!

I believe the reason why the pixel u lasts as long as it does on youtube was because of hardware codec support for all codecs that youtube uses, while every other phone besides the s23 has too ise software too compensate for processing the vid

ZenFone 9 Vs Xperia 10 iv! 2 battery beasts face off.

Is that s22 the Snapdragon version?

I didn't get the Zenphone because of the 2 year software support and went for the S22 instead, I am regretting that choice a little right now

@lordlopes2424

Жыл бұрын

That's the thing people fell for it The number of updates They think more updates means the phone will last longer Updates are just that,updates If the OS is bad and the chip is not ok then forget it,will not last a year.

@peterpan6821

Жыл бұрын

It's rubbish but at least you'll have to put up with it for many years 😂

What about mixing the tests on devices. I mean 1 hour of browsing, 1 H of games playing, 1H video playback. 1H camera etc. It will be a more realistic usage of a phone. Please consider this for the next tests.🙏

@peterpan6821

Жыл бұрын

You mean like every other test on KZread?

Bro 1 year back when i was planning to buy iphone i visited a shop to test gogle pixel i was thinkin to buy that but then when i tested iphone 13 i was literally fallen in love with that device everything freking thing is perfect ❤and end up buying iphone 13 starlight (128gb)❤ rn its been 1 year totally satisfied with iphone ❤

That snapdragon chip was key but a 4000mah battery would've been nice

i love your worked.thxx for ....

I was using the Zenfone 9 for 2 months and yes the battery life is so damn amazing. But switches to S23 coz the screen, camera and UI are just better in my opinion

@lordlopes2424

Жыл бұрын

Sorry but ain't no way OneOS is that great

@billykohar

Жыл бұрын

@@lordlopes2424 sorry but it's called One UI and it's totally personal preference, don't really care if it's not to your liking

@lordlopes2424

Жыл бұрын

@@billykohar It's "OneUI" But is so heavy and bloated that should be called OneOS It got some features,but to have that you make the phone have a lot of problem That's a big no

@billykohar

Жыл бұрын

@@lordlopes2424 yeah OneUI without the space, not One OS. Again, personal preference, so don't care your opinion buddy

you should all test in KZread watching,that's the main stream usage nowadays

You need to do gaming test

S23 128gb tem muito diferença na bateria comparado a versao 256gb?

Amazing that 120hz same battery life as 60hz iphones

@jujhaarsekhon9705

Жыл бұрын

The Samsung has a bigger battery to make up for it.

@Alienfromgalaxy

Жыл бұрын

But higher refresh rate drain battery like nuts.Samsung has done good job here.

Thank you

Phone arena Team I'm waiting this vdo

The S23 has a 120 Hz screen, so it cannot be compared to the iPhone 13 and 14, as it only has 60 Hz.

My Pixel 7 barely gets 5hrs SOT on mixed use- browsing+streaming YT/OTT :(

Why do you blur out the top portions of the screens where battery percentage is shown🤔❔

@sapio2000

Жыл бұрын

If u watched the video from begining without skipping, u would have known why...

@JackMaslovCZLive

Жыл бұрын

I couldn't find the reason either. Probably because the iPhones over-report their percentages at the beggining. But it shouldn't matter since he skips to the end of the test either way.

How did the pixel 7 lose to the s23 for the browsing test ? It doesn't make sense when the pixel 7 got 3rd place on video test but how didn't get 3rd place In the browsing it's less power

The Zenfone 9 wiped the floor with everyone lol , it is probably the most underrated phone in history

@_Digitalguy

Жыл бұрын

yes and no, given the short OS support

@lordlopes2424

Жыл бұрын

@@_Digitalguy short os support is not a thing people should have problem with it

@_Digitalguy

Жыл бұрын

@@lordlopes2424 If you read comments online a lot do...

@lordlopes2424

Жыл бұрын

@@_Digitalguy Yeah read my comment "Is not a thing people should have problem with it" Meaning that people shouldn't care about it You want a phone to last longer not to have a lot of updates And tbh the Android ain't getting that big change rn

@_Digitalguy

Жыл бұрын

@@lordlopes2424 Personally it's not a big factor because I am tech saavy enough to know how small is the risk of getting malware on a phone, especially if you know your stuff, but most people are scared and change phone as soon as it doesn't get updates anymore... Having said that, every now and then there are some nice features that come with updates, like dark mode or battery health protection that you simply don't get if you don't get the update...

I proud i am using white zenfone 9 right now...batery truly amazing...system so smooth ,no lag..video amazing, photo just moderate,screen super amoled samsung so pretty, have gaming system app like rog and it have 5 to 6 antena around phone to get best signal compare to other phone😁😁😁

This isn't an accurate depiction of realistic usage. This is why you're supposed to test all apps with equal usage time to the realistic battery life that you can expect, testing apps separately on their own doesn't really show what real world battery life they will get on their phone. Please test all general apps

I could not be happier with my Zenfone 9. Best compact phone since the S10e.

@_Digitalguy

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, only software support sucks

@AlphonsePhoenix

6 ай бұрын

Isn't it bigger than the s23??

@BrtoLopz

6 ай бұрын

@@AlphonsePhoenix the Zenfone 9/10 are narrower than the S23 and the Battery is superior.

I doubt they are all in 60hz, Light mode + 60hz on s23 = easy win over the others except zenphone, that thing is a beast.

@lordlopes2424

Жыл бұрын

Lmfaooo Get a load of this guy

Holy cow!!! Zenfone 9 is really a small wonder 🤩

I think like many people watching this video we were tempted to get the Zenfone 9 during the summer but then they said it would only get two years worth of updates and so it became dead on arrival ….It gets great battery life that won’t get updated more than two years. It’s a joke at this point.

@lordlopes2424

Жыл бұрын

The number of updates is a joke Bur it matters,no You're probably using a phone for 4-5 years You don't need a lot of updates you need a stable ui that won't screw your whole phone Samsung is taking L from this

@jejunamja

Жыл бұрын

@@lordlopes2424 I guess when I say updates, I mean security patches more than anything so I can use my banking , investing and buying apps that I have my credit card attached to it so that’s my main concern you’re right I don’t really care if I’m an android 12 or 13 or whatever it’s pretty much reached a point where it’s not any new features that we need just keeping the phone running smooth

@lordlopes2424

Жыл бұрын

@@jejunamja Correct The S20 FE was a very popular phone But didn't take a year for people to see the problems of the software Same was with some Xiaomi phones released in 2021 The Zenfone 9 will be like the LG v60 Something to win the test of time

@leonidasmiglioriniplaster

Жыл бұрын

​@@lordlopes2424I used the base zenfone 4 with the snapdragon 425, that a pay 200 dollars for 3 years and it never lag, I'm saying to you never even have a single lag and I switched to Sansung and I got the iPhone 13 pro max as a birthday gift and all off then where less stable than my old zenfone.

The zenfone 9 battery life is very impressive for a compact phone. 👏🏼👏🏼

@user-sq2uh3cd4p

Жыл бұрын

It's average on a small screen size.

Zenfone 9 just have only 4300mah battery, similar to iPhone but getting much more battery backup.

Pixel 7 is the real surprise here. My Pixel 7 was REALLY, REALLY BAD. I was lucky if I could get 4 hours of SOT. The phone would get really HOT, and later died of minor water exposure. Downgraded to Iphone 12, now iphone 12 would get me around 5 hours of SOT. Seems like it's a hit or miss with Pixel 7, not consistent enough. It was the best camera and software experience I've ever had.

@j48543

7 ай бұрын

I have one and it's better after some updates

Why the battery level is blur?

That's not fair you just put the normal version of s23 up against 14 pro you should've put s23+ against 14 pro then it would have been a fair comparison.

Great performance by Asus Zenfone 9! Makes me think to get one just for a new experience.

@ppp8488

Жыл бұрын

ZenFone 9 - 2 years Security Updates then Nothing - FORGET!!!!!!!

@bumkyukim9950

Жыл бұрын

Ugly phone

@primusjc77

Жыл бұрын

@@ppp8488 this phone is just to keep it no more than 1 year.

@lordlopes2424

Жыл бұрын

@@primusjc77 Bro don't listen to him You can stay with him for a lot of time The UI is great and let's you have that

@MrCyslav

9 ай бұрын

​@@ppp8488security updates are for 3 or 4 years, the big updates with new android versions are provided for 2 years

I love this comparison.. not bias.. and I use s23 and love it!

@PhoneArena

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

The ZenFone has great battery but their software support is awful.

Excellent

Pixel 7 lasts this long? I barely make it to evening before I am hunting for the charger. I have been using Pixel line for 6 years now and upgraded each year... One thing that has remained consistent is that... THE BATTERY LIFE S*CKS!!!

In my Opinion based on other battery tests above test doesnt reflect real life usage at all since we dont phone consistantly only on one job. Hence this is not a practical test

Can you test the s23+ pleaseee!?

Y'all shoulda tested the Xiaomi 13!!

would go for asus ıf they were also giving at least 4 years of software support like samsung and apple

I need the s23+ and the xiaomi 13 pro in these tests

Now imagine Zenfone 10 with Snapdragon 8 gen 2 🔥

@Czyb20

Жыл бұрын

Zenfone had potential but unfortunately 2 years of update now you may as well get any other phone which at least have 4-7 years of update

@peterpan6821

Жыл бұрын

Imagine how good the Zenfone 11 will be with 8 gen 3 or even better the Zenfone 12 with 8 gen 4 or even better....

I'm all in on the asus , I almost puked the trigger on it. .my problem is the third party market it slim at best on this phone .I want a decent array of accessories for a phone and this one doesn't have it and it's too bad cause it's a awesome phone

wish you can add the Xiaomi 13 as it also has great battery life....me personally im done with with Samsung phones....just wait a few months down the line and that battery life will be cut in half.

oh how i wished that zenphone 9/10 to be launched in India.

Zenfone is chilling on a whole another level

@PhoneArena

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree!!

If only Zenfone had the cameras, screen and updates as close to the others it would be such a tempting device

Damn I didn't realise how good the battery life was especially for it's battery size.

Zenphone 9 is being a clown bastard. Becoming kinda irrelevant for the last 5-7 years and then suddenly becoming one of the best eye-catcher in the flagship territory

Great!!

i will wait for zenfone 10 to come out

While Zenphone 9 battery is excellent it's hard to buy it than S23 because in my country Samsung has very excellent after service.

The zenfone 9 hooow!!! This beast even beat the iPhone 13 pro max

Zenfone 9, what an absolute beast

@PhoneArena

Жыл бұрын

Agree!

Proud of my zenfone❤

Damn what happened to the Zenfone 9?!! Isn't it supposed to have bad battery life thanks to the SD 8+ Gen 1?

@izcondoralexander

Жыл бұрын

8 gen1 is the bad one. 8+ gen1 way more better

@ashyouknow7420

Жыл бұрын

@@izcondoralexander Yeah, fair enough.

@miloagalovelol7230

Жыл бұрын

i think you mean zenfone 8

@user-sq2uh3cd4p

Жыл бұрын

It's average. Thanks to sd 8+gen1 thanks to a small screen.

Movie beats reality, same as always. My Pixel 7 barely gets 4h SOT compared to my wife's IPhone 13 which easily breaks 7h SOT, and neither of us are 'power users'. Massive battery drain in stand by, bugs, green screens. Just, overall, bad experience with the Pixel.

Respect ✊🏾💯🗣️

i cant find zen phone on my area