Both the ASUS Zenfone 8 and the Zenfone 8 Flip are now official and these are two latest flagship smartphones from the company and they feature some unique and interesting features with the ASUS Zenfone 8 pegged as the portable flagship smartphone while the Zenfone 8 Flip is just like predecessor in where we got a flippable camera.
ASUS Zenfone 8 Specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Chipset
- 5.9″ Samsung AMOLED Full HD+ Display, 120Hz refresh rate, 112% DCI-P3, Gorilla Glass Victus
- 8GB/16GB LPDDR5 RAM
- 12GB UFS 3.1, 256GB UFS 3.1, 64GB UFS 2.1
- 64MP IMX 686 sensor + 12MP ultra wide camera
- 12MP front-facing camera
- Quick Charging 4.0 and PD Charging
- 4000mAh battery
- Android 11 with ZenUI 8
ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip Specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Chipset
- 6.67″ Samsung All-Screen AMOLED Full HD+ Display, 90Hz refresh rate, 110% DCI-P3, Gorilla Glass 6
- 8GB
- 12GB UFS 3.1, 256GB UFS 3.1
- 64MP IMX 686 sensor + 12MP ultra wide camera + 8MP telephoto camera
- Quick Charging 4.0 and PD Charging
- 5000mAh battery
- Android 11 with ZenUI 8
The ASUS Zenfone 8 is a portable flagship smartphone with a 5.9-inch display but it comes with a 120Hz refresh rate. Surprisingly, despite the smartphone being small, it still comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack which makes the smartphone one of the few to have this feature.
ASUS is also proud of their two-layered PCB with interposer which gives them more space for the smartphone, hence, giving them a smaller footprint for the smartphone. As for the Zenfone 8 Flip, it has a lot of similarities from the previous generation but it will now come with an updated processor and camera. And of course, you can still use the flippable camera of the smartphone as a selfie camera which is great for vloggers and content creators.
The ASUS Zenfone 8 will start at 599 euros while the Zenfone 8 Flip will start at 799 euros.