ASUS has launched its latest flagship smartphone the ASUS 8z in India last week, which is the successor of ASUS 6z. The Asus 8z has a 5.9-inch E4 AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, and has Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection. It runs on the Snapdragon 888 processor with 5G SA/NSA Support, 8GB LPDDR5 RAM, 256GB UFS 3.1 storage, and is based on Android 11 with ZenUI 8, which is upgradable to Android 12 in the future.
It has a dual rear camera setup where a 64MP primary camera with a Sony IMX686 sensor along with a 12MP ultra-wide camera and a 12MP punch-hole front-facing camera. It comes with a frosted glass back panel and is powered by a 4000mAh battery that supports 30W Quick Charge 4.0 fast charging.
ASUS 8z Specifications -
| Display | 5.9-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED HDR 10+ 20:9 aspect ratio display with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, up to 1100 nits brightness, 112% DCI-P3 Color Gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Protection |
| Processor | Octa-Core Snapdragon 888 5nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 660 GPU |
| RAM/Storage | 8GB LPDDR5 6400MHz RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.1) storage |
| OS/UI | Android 11 with ZenUI 8, upgradable to Android 12 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| Rear Cameras | 64MP camera with Sony IMX686 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, OIS, 12MP ultra-wide camera with IMX363 sensor, dual PD autofocus, f/2.2 aperture, 4cm macro mode, 8k video |
| Front Camera | 12MP front camera with Sony IMX663 sensor, dual PD autofocus |
| Features |
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| Dimensions | 148 × 68.5 x 9 mm |
| Weight | 169g |
| Connectivity | 5G SA/NSA (1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n28/n38/n77/n78), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ax 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Galileo(E1+E5a), QZSS(L1+L5), NavIC(L5), USB Type-C, NFC |
| Battery/Charger | 4000mAh (typical) with 30W fast charging, Quick Charge 4, PD charging |
The ASUS ZenFone 8 comes in Obsidian Black and Horizon Silver colors, and the price is Rs.42,999 for 8GB RAM with a 128GB storage version. It will be available from March 7th only on Flipkart.
