The ASUS Zenfone 10 is almost ready for you as the smallish power-house Android phone that wants to be a proper alternative for those looking to leave the world of massive devices. Pre-orders are open with prices starting at $699.
For those who missed the original announcement in June, ASUS announced the Zenfone 10 at $699 with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. You can bump storage to 256GB and 512GB or the RAM to 16GB if you want to spend a bit more.
In the specs department, the Zenfone 10 has a lot going for it. It’s powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 like all other flagship-level phones. It has up to 512GB storage and 16GB RAM, as I already mentioned too. Then you get a 5.92″ full HD AMOLED display with refresh rate up to 144Hz (Gorilla Glass Victus covering it), IP68 water and dust resistance, 4300mAh battery with 30W wired charging (and wireless charging), a clean version of Android 13, and a dual camera. The dual rear camera is made up of 50MP main and 13MP ultra wide cameras. You’ll find a 13MP selfie shooter up front.
The big sell, obviously, is that this phone is on the smaller end of the phone spectrum, yet doesn’t lack in specs. The price is pretty nice at $699.
If you are wondering which carriers this phone will work on, well, it’s T-Mobile and AT&T officially. ASUS says on their website that it is not supported on CDMA networks, like those from Verizon, Sprint, and US Cellular. Sprint doesn’t exist anymore, so that’s odd. Verizon shut its CDMA network down at the end of last year and isn’t really a CDMA carrier any longer. You really just need to check 5G bands to see if and where the Zenfone 10 (and any other phone) will work.
In terms of pre-order timing, some models are listed as being available with 24-hour shipping (Black, 8GB-128GB). Others show a 9/11 shipping date. You can play around with configurations to see the date change.
Pre-order Asus Zenfone 10 | Amazon Link
Cheers Chad!
I don’t understand why there are so many modem variants, especially in the US. Apple seems to be the only one that gets it right supporting all bands for all the carriers unfortunately. This would have been my next phone, but needs all the Verizon Bands.
This is a cheap phone except for the Snapdragon chip.
But of course, Nobody is complaining about the price.
They reserve that for the Pixel devices.
Based on what? Nothing about this phone is cheap quality wise
Yeah, I think this will replace my Pixel 5 after a long line of Pixel/Nexus phones. Current Pixel size and Tensor are just major turn-offs for me now. Unless we’re surprised with a smaller Pixel 8 and they somehow fix battery efficiency, it’s either this or the S23 for me.
The Pixel 8 is supposed to be smaller, but not as small as this phone. I think Tensor G3 should get more efficient moving to 3 nm, but I doubt it’ll be anywhere near as efficient as the 8 Gen 2 currently is.
No band 13 so very limited coverage with Verizon. If it had band 13 I’d buy it in a heartbeat.
If this worked on Verizon I would definitely give it a try. I work in the basement of a hospital and Verizon is the only network which gets signal there, so sadly this phone is a no go.
To get the nice colors you need to go to 8GB/256GB for $749. I’m intrigued
I’m trying to get ahold of one! Really looks fun.
I would buy this today but I need to do homework on using with my Verizon network. Love everything about this phone.
Same. I think they’ve gotten a lot better with unlocked phones, but still not taking the chance.