Today ASUS is launching their new mainstream line-up of flagship gadgets, the Zenfone Eight sequence. Unlike final yr’s iteration of the Zenfone 7 which was outlined by the flip-camera design, ASUS is mixing up the method this yr with the brand new Zenfone 8, a totally completely different telephone in a totally completely different form-factor, concentrating on a distinct segment out there which ASUS sees as a chance to distinguish itself in.
The Zenfone Eight is outlined by its measurement: with a 5.9” display and a width and peak of 68.5 and 148mm, it’s by far one of many smallest flagship SoC powered gadgets out there. It’s an excessive departure from the Zenfone 7 – nevertheless ASUS additionally introduces the Zenfone 8 Flip, primarily a Snapdragon 888 improve over what we’ve seen within the Zenfone 7, although this variant of the Zenfone Eight might be restricted by way of market availability, and at present’s article will concentrate on the smaller Zenfone 8.
| ASUS ZenFone 8 Series | |||||
| ZenFone 8 Flip |
ZenFone 8 |
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| SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 1x Cortex-X1 @ 2.84GHz 3x Cortex-A78 @ 2.42GHz 4x Cortex-A55 @ 1.80GHz Adreno 660 @ 840MHz |
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| DRAM | 6 GB LPDDR5 | 6/8/16 GB LPDDR5 | |||
| Storage | 128GB UFS 3.1 + microSD |
128/256GB UFS 3.1 | |||
| Display | 6.67″ AMOLED 2400 x 1080 (20:9) 90Hz 200Hz Touch |
5.9″ AMOLED 2400 x 1080 (20:9) 120Hz 240Hz Touch |
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| Size | Height | 165.08 mm | 148.Zero mm | ||
| Width | 77.28 mm | 68.5 mm | |||
| Depth | 9.6 mm | 8.9 mm | |||
| Weight | 230 grams | 169 grams | |||
| Battery Capacity | 5000mAh
30W charging (PD3.0) |
4000mAh
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 |
n/a | |||
| 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 |
12MP IMX663 1.22µm |
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| I/O | USB-C | USB-C 3.5mm headphone |
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| 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 | IP68 Dual Speakers Under-screen fingerprint sensor |
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| Dual-SIM | Dual nanoSIM | ||||
| Launch Price | 21,999 TWD (USD~748, EUR~626) |
beginning 599€ | |||
The Zenfone Eight and eight Flip are powered by the brand new Snapdragon 888. We’ve reviewed the SoC fairly extensively over the previous couple of months in a variety of gadgets from varied distributors – the chip is characterised by elevated efficiency coming at a value of fairly increased energy utilization as a result of shift to a regressed 5nm course of node.
ASUS equips the Zenfone Eight from 6 to 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM relying on the SKU mannequin you selected, and comes geared up with 128 or 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage, with no microSD possibility this time round.
As famous, what actually differentiates the Zenfone Eight from its predecessors in addition to from different smartphones out there is its extra diminutive stature. At 148 x 68.5 x 8.9mm and solely 169g weight, the Zenfone Eight is without doubt one of the smallest telephones out there, particularly amongst gadgets powered by the newest flagship {hardware} internals.
ASUS states that this was a deliberate market positioning that they’re experimenting with: the corporate has seen that whereas there’s tons of rivals within the now common “larger” form-factor of telephones, there’s truly little or no choices on the subject of smaller gadgets. Sony’s Xperia 5 sequence was one of many uncommon ones on the market with a telephone width under 70mm, nevertheless many individuals didn’t like Sony’s extraordinarily elongated facet ratio, and ASUS mentioning that the Zenfone Eight is now additionally the one possibility on the market with a tool peak of under 150mm.
ASUS’s technique right here is I feel wonderful, and permits them to fill a distinct segment out there and compete for patrons…
