Asus Zenfone 8
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- Anonymous
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- 23 May 2021
SweeeTy, 23 May 2021Will be available 7 june 21 in France, for 700 €, 128 GB ... moreThe Asus Zenfone 8 has a Snapdragon chipset in all markets where it is available as opposed to the Samsung Galaxy vanilla flagship that has an Exynos chipset in markets other than US and China, (i.e. where I live). Based on that alone, I'd get the Zenfone 8 if I were willing to spend that much on a mobile phone, even though an Exynos Samsung Galaxy flagship would still have a higher resale/trade-in value. But if any "unknown" android manufacturer would also make a phone this size with a midrange less power-hungry chipset for the midrange market, that's what I'd buy.
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- javieralreves
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- 23 May 2021
Kedar284, 23 May 2021Yes, also Silver looks fine to me If Asus is unknown to you, maybe you should get out of your cave more often
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- Anonymous
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- 23 May 2021
SweeeTy, 23 May 2021Will be available 7 june 21 in France, for 700 €, 128 GB
... moreWhat's wrong with Taiwan?
Also, the S21 is plastic and no headphone jack.
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- 23 May 2021
Anonymous, 21 May 2021I don't care about any of that, but I do care that it ... moreWhy not wait for US release, they'll add it there definitely :D
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- 23 May 2021
SweeeTy, 23 May 2021Will be available 7 june 21 in France, for 700 €, 128 GB ... moreYes, also Silver looks fine to me
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- 23 May 2021
Will be available 7 june 21 in France, for 700 €, 128 GB
S21 is the same price since it has a 100 € discount at the moment...
Honestly, why buy an unknown ugly taiwanese phone when you can get a samsung flagship...
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- 22 May 2021
ReptVlad, 21 May 2021Hey, got mine yesterday, been using for the whole day alrea... moreWhat is the camera compared to iPhone 12, and the battery?
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- ReptVlad
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- 22 May 2021
javieralreves, 22 May 2021How did you got the phone if it's coming on May 31? Wh... moreNot addressed to me, but it's already available in Europe (or at least at the country I'm at, Poland).
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- Anonymous
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- 22 May 2021
javieralreves, 22 May 2021How did you got the phone if it's coming on May 31? Wh... moreNot the same guy but I've imported the Global version from Hong Kong and it's arriving on Monday.
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- 22 May 2021
javieralreves, 22 May 2021How did you got the phone if it's coming on May 31? Wh... moreIts in the stores here in Norway.
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- 22 May 2021
Is it possible to provide SAR value of 8z?
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- 22 May 2021
Tekk, 20 May 2021I was a bit, until i got mine. On top of a few levels of po... moreHow did you got the phone if it's coming on May 31? Where are you from?
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- Anonymous
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- 22 May 2021
tykkmann, 21 May 2021Have ordered the phone now and are pretty excited. Does any... moreIn the package from the phone you get a high-quality case for free
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- ReptVlad
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- 21 May 2021
Hey, got mine yesterday, been using for the whole day already. A bit weird using it after a much chonkier device (LG V20), would honestly prefer a Flip, but sadly it lacks a better screen and a jack. Although it feels much better than iPhone 12 (have it for a couple of months, work-issued) in the hand (which is almost the same size) due to matte glass and a bit of rounded edge on the back.
Jack and DAC is good, though it definitely "lacks" in volume capacity, not that I'll ever use it on max, or even near max, but for example, with my HyperX Cloud Core (which are btw a bit more "power-hungry" than regular earphones, 60 Ohm instead of regular 16-32), V20 was loud enough at around 30-40% of volume, Asus needed somewhere around 70%, so if you care about this, keep in mind. Speakers are fine, again, not that I'll ever use them.
Battery life is okayish, obviously better than LG (even with 4200mAh battery from Perfine), but I wouldn't be confident in it lasting 8-22 if you also use some heavier apps.
Design-wise, I like that it's very strict and bland in terms of colors, but despise the camera placement, it's easy to get used to, but nonetheless. And still hate the punch-hole, it's atrocious.
Performance, didn't yet test at all, and don't really care, mainly wanted a flagship chip so that it would last for at least 3-4 years without major performance issues later.
Screen is brilliant, I was using 144hz panel on my PC for some time, and finally having same experience of holy smoothness on a smartphone is blessing for the eyes.
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- 21 May 2021
Have ordered the phone now and are pretty excited. Does anyone know if there is a site where you can order cases for the phone? A site that ships to Europe.
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- Anonymous
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- 21 May 2021
emika, 15 May 2021oh sorry, I miscounted the version, R is 11The Singapore site is currently broken, but I think that it ships with Android 11, yes
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- 21 May 2021
Anonymous, 19 May 2021USB type c, but only 2.0 speed? next.Yeah, a big deal breaker for me as well. I'm still using a Mate 10 Pro right now since 2018, and its USB Type-C 3.1 is really handy for the things I do as a student. The Zenfone 8 is the closest phone to perfect for my usage but then they provided Type C 2.0, a huge deal breaker.
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- 21 May 2021
Anonymous, 20 May 2021Anyone else worried about battery life?You can extend it by changing the refresh rate to 60 hz. Judging from the battery hour rating on here, it should last you around 7-8 hours of SoT with medium intensity in usage with the 120hz refresh rate on.
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- 21 May 2021
Anonymous, 20 May 2021Well, Asus you just lost my money because you removed the r... moreThis is to GSMArena, not Asus. You know this, right?
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- 21 May 2021
Anonymous, 19 May 2021It needs to have a 10,000mAh battery, wireless charging, re... moreI don't care about any of that, but I do care that it lacks support for LTE band 13. After all, this is supposed to be a phone first and foremost, right? Band 13 is basically the backbone of Verizon's network, so a phone that isn't compatible with that band is essentially incompatible with the largest cellular network in the US. That seems like a rather egregious oversight, in my opinion.