Asus Zenfone 8

Overview Asus Zenfone 8

Important update: this model is updated to Android version 12.
Check the availability of the update version in your region on the manufacturer’s website.

Android version and market relevance

Asus Zenfone 8 is smartphone of 2021, which was officially announced in May the world′s electronics manufacturer — the company Asus. In addition, this smartphone supports the work of two SIM cards, here you are, and please, the first reason for buying this model (or any other dual-smartphone from the catalog).

In 2021 this new model works out of the box running the Android operating system 11. But in the market of android-smartphones an important factor when buying a new device is the possibility of updating it to a fresh version of the OS. So Asus Zenfone 8 can be updated to version 12, therefore, we believe that it can be added to the candidates for purchase.

There is another feature of this model — it works in the fifth generation networks (5G). This means that you can watch online video in 4K or even 8K quality without loading delay, you can play online games without freezing the interface. All 5G smartphones save battery power and can run longer than on 3G\LTE networks.

Screen, body and battery

Super AMOLED edge to edge touchscreen with a diagonal 5.9″ and refresh rate 120 Hz mounted on the front panel Asus Zenfone 8, thickness 8.9 mm, which has a dust and water protection.

The battery in Asus Zenfone 8 is installed on 4 000 mAh. It can be said that by today′s standards, such a volume is a very good indicator, of course there are models with even more volume, but they will probably be more expensive.

In addition to the described features of the body of this smartphone, we will add an important detail. To increase the screen area on the front panel, the producer added a rectangular cutout in the screen to fit in a selfie camera and several additional sensors.

Main camera and selfie camera

Asus Zenfone 8 has a very good camera with multiple lenses (dual camera smartphones): 64 MP Wide + 12 MP UltraWide. Thanks to this smartphone can safely be called one of the best cameraphones. In addition to the main camera, which is very important, it is also worth paying attention to the quality of the pictures from the front camera. And here at this model the front-seat camera has one lens: 12 MP with a regular lens, which is very little. If you really want to make quality smartphones on the smartphone, we advise you to look in the catalog selfie smartphones, in which the frontcamera of 13 Mp.

Processor and Internal Memory

A smartphone without a processor will not work. And the better the processor, the faster the smartphone works. Asus Zenfone 8 received 8-core processor Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm). The amount of RAM in it is 6 GB or 16 GB, depending on which option you choose.

But, more importantly, it′s the amount of built-in memory for storing your information (photo, video, music, etc.). Here you will receive 128/256 GB. This is again different versions of your choice. The more memory, the more expensive the version of the smartphone. If you want to buy this smartphone, then we recommend taking the maximum option for the amount of internal memory, because this model does not support memory cards.

Price for Asus Zenfone 8: buy or not to buy?

$725 is the price for Asus Zenfone 8 at the start of sales. For this money you get a smartphone with a fast processor, a large touch screen, with a very cool main camera that makes amazing photos and videos, and with a conventional front camera. And with such characteristics, the smartphone got into the price segment “Flagships smartphones from $500”, where you can choose any other similar model for a same price.

And how important is the battery capacity in your smartphone? This model received a very good battery with increased capacity.

Asus Zenfone 8 will be available after the beginning of official sales. We always recommend that you look at the smartphone before you buy it to make sure that it fits you in all respects — screen size, case materials and build quality, speed and smoothness of the interface, photo and video quality, etc. After you choose a model, then you already look at the different offers from the sellers — you can buy it on the Internet or in the offline electronics supermarket. Buy where you prefer, where there are stocks and discounts, and where the seller guarantees the service of the device under warranty.