AT&T 8525 vs Asus Zenfone 9

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 1900, 2100

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

-

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, 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

HSDPA, 1.8 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

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

Display
Display type

TFT resistive touchscreen

Super AMOLED
Physical size

2.8 inches

5.9 inches
Resolution

240 x 320 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

143 ppi

445 ppi
Display colors

66560

16777216
Protection

-

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

-

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

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

2 MP

50 MP, (wide) , f/1.9 , 84˚ , 23.8 mm, 1/1.56" , 1.0 µm
(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 113˚ , 14.4 mm, 1/2.93" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

1600 x 1200 pixels

8190 x 6120 pixels
Primary camera video

video

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

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

-

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

Selfie camera
Secondary camera

No

-
Selfie camera type

-

Single
Selfie camera

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

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Selfie camera features

-

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

-

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

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g

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

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

1.1

Type-C 3.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v2.0

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

No

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes