MyZenfone 8 has been sitting in my room as a paper weight for more than a month since it failed on me, haven't had the time to send it in. Personally, after reverting back to my old S10e, the difference really isn't that big, if you have a phone that is decently new (2 years old or less), I don't think it's worth it. Relevanceof ZF9 gone after S23 release. I wanted the ZF9 but the 2 years support kept me in doubt. Now that the S23 seems to have proper battery life the ZF9 is not so attractive anymore. S23 will give you: Better screen with better aspect ratio 3 cameras and better photos Faster SOC Wireless charging Latest gorilla glass Much better and Subredditfor the Asus Zenfone series of smartphones. Be kind to your fellow Redditor and follow the rules. The (un)official home of #teampixel and the #madebygoogle lineup on Thingis, the "newest" update available for the zenfone 9 on ASUS website is .142 update which i currently have. My issue is that the .142 update is roughly 7 months behind on Itseems the first 80 % of the brightness slider is almost the same, I have to fiddle the slider between 80 % and 100 % to match my other phones (80 % on my Zenfone equals 50 % on my Edge 30 Fusion). Volume levels from the 3.5mm jack is low and weak. Connecting my Bose NC 700 with cable, I have to turn the volume to max. ZF9is definitely more compact and handy, ideal for 1 handed use. Pixel 7 is wider and heavier. Pixel 7 has the edge when it comes to camera. Though I will say that ZF9 isn't as bad as some of the comments online. (even with the stock Asus camera app) Comingto the camera department, the Asus Zenfone 9 features a one-of-a-kind camera system. The smartphone comes with a dual-camera setup, consisting of a 50MP f/1.9 Sony IMX 766 lens and a 12MP Ifthere was one sleeper smartphone in 2022, it’s most likely the one I’ve been using for the past couple of months. The Asus Zenfone 9 received a bit of buzz 4qIk6.