Asus Zenfone 8

Platform

GPU
Adreno 660
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
OS
Android 11, upgradable to Android 12, ZenUI

Memory

 
UFS 3.1
 
Internal
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM
Card slot
No

Main Camera

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

Selfie camera

Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Single
12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF

Display

 
Always-on display
 
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~446 ppi density)
Size
5.9 inches, 84.0 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 700 nits (HBM), 1100 nits (peak)

Body

 
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
 
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame
Weight
169 g (5.96 oz)
Dimensions
148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm (5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 in)

Battery

Charging
Fast charging 30W, 60% in 25 min, 100% in 80 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Reverse charging
Type
Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable

Sound

 
32-bit/384kHz audio
 
3.5mm jack
Yes
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers

Features

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

Tests

Battery life
Loudspeaker
Camera
Display
Performance
AnTuTu: 676001 (v8) | 799738 (v9)
GeekBench: 3604 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 61fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Misc

Price
Models
ZS590KS, ZS590KS-2A007EU, I006D
Colors
Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver

Comms

USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Radio
FM radio (market/region dependent)
NFC
Yes
GPS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Launch

Status
Available. Released 2021, May 13
Announced
2021, May 12

Network

Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G
 
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 38, 40, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA - USA
 
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 77, 78 SA/NSA - 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
 
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - International
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Technology