Apple Iphone 12 mini vs Asus Zenfone 9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - China; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - global, China, Hong Kong; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - Canada, Japan

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - A version; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - B version; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 71 - C version
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - USA; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79 Sub6 - global

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 77, 78 - A version; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 - B version; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 - C version
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

LTE-A, 1 Gbps download, 500 Mbps upload

LTE-A (5CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload
5G speed

-

4.5 Gbps download, 0.9 Gbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2020-10

2022-07
Status

2020-11

2022-08

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), polymer back, aluminum frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) / Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

131.5 mm

146.5 mm
Width

64.2 mm

68.1 mm
Thickness

7.4 mm

9.1 mm
Weight

135 g

169 g
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

-
Waterproof

IP68 (6m and 30 mins)

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

IP68

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Green, Red, White

Black, Blue, Red, Silver

Display
Display type

Super Retina XDR OLED

Super AMOLED
Physical size

5.4 inches

5.9 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

476 ppi

445 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

HDR10, 625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak), Dolby Vision, Wide color gamut, True-tone

Always-on display, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak)

Hardware
CPU

Hexa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 3.1 GHz Firestorm

Single-core 3.19 GHz Cortex-X2
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Icestorm

Triple-core 2.75 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
GPU

Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Adreno 730
Memory RAM

4 GB

8, 16 GB
Internal storage

64, 128, 256 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

No

No
Storage

NVMe

UFS 3.1

OS
OS

iOS 14.1, upgradable to iOS 14.2

Android 12, ZenUI

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.6 , 26 mm, 1.4 µm

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.9 , 23.8 mm, 1.0 µm, 84˚ , 1/1.56"
(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.4 , 120˚ , 13 mm, 1/3.6"

(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 113˚ , 14.4 mm, 1/2.93" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

8190 x 6120 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, RAW, Night Mode, Deep Fusion

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, RAW
DxOMark photo

132

-
DxOMark zoom

41

-
DxOMark video

112

-
DxOMark camera score

122

-

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 23 mm, 1/3.6"

(standard) , 12 MP, f/2.5 , 27.5 mm, 1/2.93" , 1.22 µm
SL 3D
Selfie camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, HDR

Dual-pixel phase detection autofocus, face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
DxOMark photo

101

-
DxOMark video

93

-
DxOMark camera score

98

-

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

No

No

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Type-C 3.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes