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ASUS ZenFone Eight and flip digital camera ZenFone Eight Flip launched

ASUS has added two new smartphones to its Zenfone 8 range. The company announced the Zenfone 8 and the Zenfone 8 Flip. While the former is a compact flagship, the latter retains the characteristic design of the flip camera module. Both devices are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. The vanilla Zenfone 8 offers a dual rear camera setup. On the other hand, the Zenfone 8 Flip comes with a triple camera setup with a rotating camera module.

ASUS Zenfone 8

ASUS Zenfone 8

The vanilla ASUS Zenfone 8 has a 5.9-inch Full HD + (1,080 × 2,400 pixels) 120 Hz Samsung AMOLED display with an aspect ratio of 20: 9 and a peak brightness of 1,100 nits. It’s IP68 certified and dust and waterproof. The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. The Snapdragon 888 chipset is paired with up to 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM.

When it comes to optics, you get a dual rear camera setup led by a 64MP Sony IMX686 primary sensor with a f / 1.8 lens. It is accompanied by a 12MP Sony IMX363 ultra wide angle lens. On the front there is a 12MP Sony IMX663 camera for selfies. The smartphone has a 4,000 mAh battery that supports the Quick Charge 4.0 and Power Delivery standards.

Connectivity options include 5G, 4G LTE, WiFi 6 / 6E, Bluetooth v5.2, GPS / A-GPS / NavIC, NFC, FM radio, USB Type C and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The device supports up to 256 GB UFS 3.1 storage. The price is 599 EUR for the 6 GB + 128 GB memory variant and 669 EUR for the 8 GB + 128 GB memory model. You can also purchase a storage option of 16 GB + 256 GB for 799 EUR.

ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip

ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip

The ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip features the traditional Zenfone design language with a full screen display and a flip camera module. It is equipped with a 6.67-inch Full HD + (1,080 × 2,400 pixels) 90 Hz Samsung AMOLED display with an aspect ratio of 20: 9 and 1,000 nits of peak brightness, which is under the protection of Corning’s Gorilla Glass 6 is the same Snapdragon 888 SoC, coupled with up to 8 GB LPDDR5 RAM.

The ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip has a rotating camera module with three sensors. There is a 64MP Sony IMX686 primary sensor with a f / 1.8 lens, a 12MP Sony IMX363 sensor with a f / 2.2 ultra wide angle lens, and an 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom. This setup doubles as a selfie shooter.

Connectivity options include 5G, 4G LTE, WiFi 6 / 6E, Bluetooth v5.2, GPS / A-GPS / NavIC, NFC, FM radio and a USB Type-C port. You get a built-in fingerprint sensor. Both devices are equipped with triple microphones as well as OZO Audio Zoom and Asus’ Noise Reduction technologies. The Zenfone 8 Flip contains a 5,000 mAh battery with Quick Charge 4.0 and Power Delivery. The price for the single memory version with 8 GB + 256 GB is 799 EUR.


Prakhar Khanna

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