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Asus Zenfone 8

Asus Zenfone 8
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  • Released 2021, May 13
    169g, 8.9mm thickness
    Android 11, up to Android 13
    128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • 2.3% 1,937,851 hits
  • 534 Become a fan
  • 5.9"
    1080x2400 pixels
  • 64MP
    4320p
  • 6-16GB RAM
    Snapdragon 888 5G
  • 4000mAh
    Li-Po
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Also known as Asus Zenfone 8z

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - International
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 71 - USA
5G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 38, 40, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G
Launch Announced 2021, May 12
Status Available. Released 2021, May 13
Body Dimensions 148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm (5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display Type Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 700 nits (HBM), 1100 nits (peak)
Size 5.9 inches, 84.0 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~446 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
 Always-on display
Platform OS Android 11, upgradable to Android 13
Chipset Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 660
Memory Card slot No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM
 UFS 3.1
Main Camera Dual 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚, 14mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR
Selfie camera Single 12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
 32-bit/384kHz audio
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery Type Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging 30W wired, PD3.0, 60% in 25 min, 100% in 80 min (advertised)
Reverse wired
Misc Colors Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver
Models ZS590KS, ZS590KS-2A007EU, I006D
Price $ 429.00 / C$ 720.59 / £ 579.99 / € 559.99
Tests Performance AnTuTu: 676001 (v8) | 799738 (v9)
GeekBench: 3604 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 61fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -27.9 LUFS (Good)
Battery life
Endurance rating 88h

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128GB 8GB RAM $ 429.00 C$ 720.59
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256GB 12GB RAM $ 478.00 Lei 2,439.00

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Asus Zenfone 8 - user opinions and reviews

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  • Simon
  • 3kA
  • 17 Mar 2023

Incredible phone. Bought used for a few months. New March 2023 update. Super bright display, powerful audio, many functions, notification led, audio jack. Now I tried to set 60Hz display and I managed to do over 6.30 of screen on at 20%. Autofocus on...

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  • Bemcwayne
  • r39
  • 06 Mar 2023

Mine went dead in 8 months, great phone while it lasted but it didn't last long at all. My Huawei p20 which was bought in January 2019 still runs till today

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  • Anonymous
  • gqb
  • 31 Jan 2023

Because people still listen to FM Radio these days. Don't think because of streaming apps popularity that FM Radio is outdated. If anything, they are continuously growing bigger than before.

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128GB 8GB RAM
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  • C$ 720.59
  • £ 579.99
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