Asus Zenfone 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

699 USD

799 USD

Available

Available

Asus Mobiles

Samsung Mobile

AI2202-1A006EU

SM-S741B, SM-S741B/DS

2022, July 28

2026, August 27

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat20 2000/211 Mbps, 5G 4.5/0.9 Gbps

HSPA, LTE, 5G

146.5 x 68.1 x 9.1 mm (5.77 x 2.68 x 0.36 in)

161.6 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm (6.36 x 3.03 x 0.29 in)

169 g (5.96 oz)

193 g (6.81 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, IP65 & IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

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

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Black, Blue, Red, Silver

Blueberry, Graphite, Pistachio

Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1100 nits maximum brightness, HDR 10 and HDR10+ certified, 112% DCI-P3, 151.9% sRGB color gamut

Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 nits (HBM)

5.9 inches, 84.0 cm2

6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~88.7% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~446 ppi density)

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)

Android 12, ZenUI

Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)

Exynos 2500 (3 nm)

Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)

10-core (1x3.3GHz Cortex-X925 & 2x2.74GHz Cortex-A725 & 5x2.36GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A520)

Adreno 730

Xclipse 950

8GB/12GB/16GB

8GB

128GB/256GB/512GB

128GB/256GB/512GB UFS 4.0

No

50 MP, f/1.9, 23.8mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/2.2, 14.4mm, 113° (ultrawide), 1/2.93", 1.4µm, AF

8 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (telephoto), 1/4.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

LED flash, HDR, panorama, Photo, Video, Portrait, Pro (RAW file support, up to 32 seconds long exposure), Pro video, Light Trail(Beta)*, Panorama, Night, Timelapse, Slo-mo6-Axis Hybrid Gimbal Stabilizer, Quad Bayer technology - 12.5 MP, 2.0 µm large effective pixel size, Supports 4 cm macro shot, 113 ̊ field of view

LED flash, HDR, panorama, Best Face

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

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

12 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)

12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm

IMX663 flagship sensor - 1/2.93" sensor

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

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

Li-Po 4300 mAh, non-removable

Si/C Li-Ion 4900 mAh

Fast charging, USB Power Delivery 3.0, Reverse charging

45W wired, PD, QC2, 65% in 30 min 15W wireless, Qi2 compatible Reverse wireless

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, 32-bit/384kHz audio

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band or tri-band (market/region dependent), Wi-Fi Direct

5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

5.4, A2DP, LE

Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS (1), BDS (3), GALILEO (2), QZSS (2), NavIC

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Yes

Yes

FM radio (market/region dependent)

USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

-26.7 LUFS (Good)

Endurance rating 108h