ASUS final week launched the model new ZenFone 7 and ZenFone 7 Pro sequence, and as we speak’s we’re able to publish our testing of the corporate’s latest “mainsteam” flagship machine.
This 12 months’s ZenFone 7 sequence, consisting of the common ZenFone 7 and the ZenFone 7 Pro are sticking to the fairly nicely acquired and revolutionary flip-camera design, enhancing upon its specification by including in an additional digicam module. We’ve additionally seen key specification enhancements on the a part of the cellphone itself, with an necessary shift from an LCD display screen to a brand new 90Hz AMOLED show, in addition to adoption of Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 865 and 865+ chipsets.
This 12 months, the corporate can also be releasing two variants of the cellphone – past greater DRAM and storage configurations, the higher-end mannequin includes a higher-binned SoC in addition to differentiates the digicam programs by solely using OIS – which is an attention-grabbing technique to section issues.
| ASUS ZenFone 7 Series | |||||
| ZenFone 7 | ZenFone 7 Pro | ||||
| SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 1x Cortex A77 @ 2.84GHz 3x Cortex A77 @ 2.42GHz 4x Cortex A55 @ 1.80GHz Adreno 650 @ 587MHz |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ 1x Cortex A77 @ 3.1GHz 3x Cortex A77 @ 2.42GHz 4x Cortex A55 @ 1.80GHz Adreno 650 @ 670MHz |
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| DRAM | 6 GB LPDDR5 | eight GB LPDDR5 | |||
| Storage | 128GB UFS 3.1 + microSD |
256GB UFS 3.1 + microSD |
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| Display | 6.67″ AMOLED 2400 x 1080 (20:9) 90Hz 200Hz Touch |
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| Size | Height | 165.08 mm | |||
| Width | 77.28 mm | ||||
| Depth | 9.6 mm | ||||
| Weight | 230 grams | ||||
| Battery Capacity | 5000mAh
30W charging (PD3.0) |
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| Wireless Charging | – | ||||
| Rear Cameras | |||||
| Main | 64MP IMX686 0.8µm pixels (1.6µm 4:1 16MP) f/1.7 |
64MP IMX686 0.8µm pixels (1.6µm 4:1 16MP) f/1.7 w/OIS |
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| Telephoto | 8MP 3x optical zoom f/2.4 |
8MP 3x optical zoom f/2.4 w/OIS |
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| Wide | 12MP IMX363 1.4µm pixels Dual PDAF 113° FoV ultra-wide |
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| Extra | – | ||||
| Front Camera | Flip-camera Design Front cameras = Rear cameras |
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| I/O | USB-C | ||||
| Wireless (native) | 802.11ax WiFi-6 Bluetooth 5.1 LE + NFC |
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| Other Features | Triple-function Power Button w/ Capacitive Fingerprint Sensor | ||||
| Dual-SIM | Dual nanoSIM | ||||
| Launch Price | 21,999 TWD (USD~748, EUR~626) |
27990 TWD (USD~952, EUR~797) |
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Starting off with the hear of the cellphone, the ZenFone 7 and seven Pro make use of Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 865 SoCs and are thus 5G-capable gadgets because of the X55 modem. ASUS right here employs the newer higher-performance Snapdragon 865+ on the 7 Pro mannequin which brings with it 10% greater CPU and GPU efficiency because of the elevated frequencies of those IP blocks.
Further variations between the common ZenFone 7 and the 7 Pro is within the DRAM and NAND storage division. The common variant comes with 6GB of LPPDR5 and 128GB of UFS 3.1 storage, while the Pro will get respectively eight and 256GB.
The key promoting level and differentiating issue of the ZenFone 7 versus different telephones available in the market proper now’s the truth that it employs a full-screen show with none notch or digicam cut-out, enabling a seamless display screen expertise with out distractions.
An enormous improve this 12 months in comparison with final 12 months’s mannequin is the shift from an LCD to an OLED display screen, which makes this 12 months’s mannequin considerably extra engaging to customers. The 6.67” display screen includes a 2400 x 1080 decision in a 20:9 facet ratio, and includes a 90Hz refresh fee functionality.
Although 90Hz isn’t the very prime of the road for 2020, it’s nonetheless an enormous enchancment over different 60Hz telephones and ASUS did handle to make use of a 200Hz sampling contact controller which has a big impression on fluidity and responsiveness if you work together along with your cellphone.
The again of the cellphone sees a glass back-panel which comes both in a “Pastel White” (pictured) or an “Aurora Black” color variant. The cellphone lacks wi-fi…
