Asus Zenfone 8

Also known as Asus Zenfone 8z

Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2

3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 – International

 
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 71 – USA

5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 77, 78 SA/NSA – International

 
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 38, 40, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA – USA

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G

Launch
Announced
2021, May 12

Status
Available. Released 2021, May 13

Body
Dimensions
148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm (5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 in)

Weight
169 g (5.96 oz)

Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame

SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 700 nits (HBM), 1100 nits (peak)

Size
5.9 inches, 84.0 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~446 ppi density)

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

 Always-on display

Platform
OS
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13

Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

CPU
Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3×2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU
Adreno 660

Memory
Card slot
No

Internal
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM

 UFS 3.1

Main Camera
Dual
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73″, 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚, 14mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55″, 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF

Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video
8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR

Selfie camera
Single
12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF

Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

Sound
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack
Yes

 32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res audio

Comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

Positioning
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)

NFC
Yes

Radio
FM radio (market/region dependent)

USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery
Type
Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable

Charging
30W wired, PD3.0, 60% in 25 min, 100% in 80 min (advertised)
Reverse wired

Misc
Colors
Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver

Models
ZS590KS, ZS590KS-2A007EU, I006D

Price
£ 523.66 / € 402.50

Tests
Performance

AnTuTu: 676001 (v8) | 799738 (v9)
GeekBench: 3604 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 61fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Display

Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)

Camera

Photo / Video

Loudspeaker

-27.9 LUFS (Good)

Battery (old)

Endurance rating 88h