A phone from Asus has grabbed my attention in a very long time, but that may have just changed with their announcement of the Zenfone 8. With a smallish body, an impressive specs list, and a very reasonable price, this could be a great option in a world filled with nothing but Samsung or OnePlus or Google.
The Asus Zenfone 8 ships with a Snapdragon 888 processor, 8GB or 16GB RAM, 128GB or 256GB UFS3.1 storage, 5.9″ 1080p AMOLED display at up to 120Hz, 4000mAh battery, stereo speakers, IP68 water and dust resistance, 3.5mm headphone jack, Bluetooth 5.2, WiFi 6/6E, dual rear camera, and Android 11 that’s pretty close to stock.
For cameras, you have a main 64MP shooter (Sony IMX686) that pulls in 16MP pictures at f/1.8. It can shoot at up to 8K and 24fps or 4K and 60fps. The secondary shooter on the back is ultrawide at 12MP and f/2.2. The front camera weighs in at 12MP.
At 148 x 68.5 x 8.9mm, it’s almost exactly the same size as a Pixel 5, which I can’t seem to put down because it fits so well in the hand. However, this Zenfone 8 absolutely puts the Pixel 5’s specs to shame.
What’s the price for all that goodness? It’ll apparently cost around $599 for 8GB-128GB and $799 for 16GB-256GB. That’s a wild deal if it holds up and Asus makes it easy to buy in the US. It should be here in a handful of weeks. Once it arrives, we’ll let you know.
Looks pretty awesome! Chances that it will work perfectly on Verizon… ????
a smallish phone sounds nice. I guess i could do without wireless charging. How is Asus software support recently?
Give me this unlocked and full support on VZW
I used to love their tablets…they really should come out with a high end and mid range tab..I need variety other than Samsung..
This is what I’ve been looking for! I loved my S10e size. Software could make or break this phone. We’ll see…
Let us know if they release a Zenfone 8 Ultra.
Just got done looking at a video review for this phone. Hopefully it does come to the US soon. Software support may be the only issue with this phone.
Yeah they aren’t great with updates. The rest looks nice!
Sees hole-punch on the display…
PASS
Now this looks like a really promising alternative.
Kind of want one. The last Asus phone I tried years back was garbage though…soooooo I’m scared.
Ya.. I hear you. Though the internals now are so good it is kind of hard to screw it up.
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Ya.. I hear you. Though the internals now are so good it is kind of hard to screw it up.
The Verge has their review up that for some reason I can’t link to and it seems like a solid little beast.
YouTube is flooded with reviews. Of course an Asus phone isn’t worthy enough for a Verge video
Not entirely unexpected. Motorola barely gets any and they’re more “in the game” in the U.S. than Asus. I was honestly surprised to even see a written review from them for this thing tbh.