Asus Zenfone 8
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- 15 May 2023
I bought the phone in August 2021. In January 2023, its WiFi and hotspot stopped working due to heatstroke. Apparently the antenna on the phone is really weak. I had a similar case with my previous device, Pixel 2, The Wifi and the hotspot there continued to work normally. So since I had to send the device for repair. The Asus support service in the country where I live asked me to pay 680 dollars, which is not worth it at all, so i preferred to buy a new phone already. very disappointed.
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- Bzuco
- mr1
- 29 Apr 2023
Wan Signature, 27 Apr 2023A13 latest update .269 is it better than the last update? i... moreHi @Wan Signature , I am on A13 .210 update and the CPU frequencies are set to minimum needed for 1080p 60fps recording(check more details in my post on xda forum https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/asus.4568845/ )...so the temps should not be very high. I forgot check this on A12 :(( .
I am on rooted phone and I set custom CPU frequencies only as high as needed for several apps I am using...also for every video recording mode(1080p/30-240fps, ...4k/30-120fps).
For me the battery life is great as my previous phone was redmi note 3 pro(28nm CPU). I don't use SIM card, so can't tell about 4G/5G battery life.
34min. of 1080p60fps recording(OIS on, HyperSteady off) costs 20% of battery, so in extreme situation I should be able to record almost ~150min., which is great for such a complex device. HyperSteady consumes more power, but it is useless as it produces blury video.
Also noticed that 14mm ultrawide camera consumes slightly less power as the default 26mm wide camera.
All these measurements are with 2 months old phone(45 batt. charging cycles).
I hope you will find something usefull in my post.
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- Wan Signature
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- 27 Apr 2023
Simon, 17 Mar 2023Incredible phone. Bought used for a few months. New March 2... moreA13 latest update .269 is it better than the last update? is the devise still getting hot when recording full HD video? and what about the battery life? many users experienced bad battery life when update to A13 before. is the problem solved on the latest .269 update?
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- Brice
- msC
- 21 Apr 2023
this phone asus zenfone 8 has a bad autonomy, I do not recommend it
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- Simon
- 6X$
- 10 Apr 2023
Chris T., 31 Mar 2023All the review talk about very bad battery life. Is it true... moreI can do 5 hours of screen time all in 5G/4G at 20% battery, setting the screen to 60Hz.
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- Chris T.
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- 31 Mar 2023
All the review talk about very bad battery life. Is it true even on android 13? I know about the rather problematic processor.. the snapdragon 888
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- harry
- pSF
- 26 Mar 2023
Bought my second laptop from Asus, the first is 9 years, and still okay. Just video edit is slow now. So with my new vivobook pro 16x, I am an Asus laptop fan. That is why I thinking of a Asus Zenfone 8. I've had a Nokia 7 plus, and a Nokia 8.3, screen broke. Zenfone 9 is expensive 780 euro, the 8 cost now 449 in Belgium. I have to choose, Sony, Google, Samsung, Nokia, they have all bad comments on internet... :-)
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- Simon
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- 17 Mar 2023
Incredible phone. Bought used for a few months. New March 2023 update. Super bright display, powerful audio, many functions, notification led, audio jack. Now I tried to set 60Hz display and I managed to do over 6.30 of screen on at 20%. Autofocus on all three cameras, the two rear and the selfie one. It just lacks wireless charging.
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- Bemcwayne
- r39
- 06 Mar 2023
Chocurry, 14 Nov 2022My motherboard is dead after 1 year and 3 months use. The s... moreMine went dead in 8 months, great phone while it lasted but it didn't last long at all. My Huawei p20 which was bought in January 2019 still runs till today
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- Anonymous
- gqb
- 31 Jan 2023
Anonymous, 09 Jul 2022It has a FM radio , why?Because people still listen to FM Radio these days. Don't think because of streaming apps popularity that FM Radio is outdated. If anything, they are continuously growing bigger than before.
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- Anonymous
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- 26 Jan 2023
These are good value now @ £299 in the uk.
Shame the software support will probably end the middle of this year though.
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- Janssen
- Sqr
- 03 Jan 2023
rohitverma1, 09 Dec 2022I bought this phone for 43k in india. So far the experience... moreExactly. Smaller phone, not typical bread board like the others. In comparision to Pixel 6 is super fast, has better screen, a lot better loudspeakers with more bass.
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- jimmybread
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- 21 Dec 2022
Chocurry, 14 Nov 2022My motherboard is dead after 1 year and 3 months use. The s... moreYep same thing happened to me. Wouldn't charge after 1 year 2 months. Asus wants the same price as the phone to replace the motherboard.
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- Anonymous
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- 20 Dec 2022
Kizzy, 05 Nov 2022I was thinking getting this phone but what I found out is t... morego with honor, is just a better version of huawei phones (better chipsets and google apps)
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- Swaraj
- Hkt
- 14 Dec 2022
a phone with one of the most beautiful , curated set of stock wallpaper . this is not something that'd push sell numbers but damn they are beautiful
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- rohitverma1
- rK3
- 09 Dec 2022
I bought this phone for 43k in india. So far the experience is amazing. It's small so easily we can operate with one hand without switching it to one hand mode. Audio is amazing. With the new update, it seems max audio level is decreased but it is clear none the less. Gaming is a breeze. This is a beast of a phone. I read about the ramdump and motherboard issue and some of us suggested to keep the refresh rate to 90HZ to be safe. I have kept it at 90 and luckily have not faced the issue.
Updates have been consistent so far. Optimizations done on Android 12 are good. Screen On Time (watching videos, playing games, intensive tasks) 6-7 hours (battery for this phone for some reason does not go below 3% easily. You really need to push it for that).
Overall, a good one.
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- Yassinovic
- Lhd
- 25 Nov 2022
Kizzy, 05 Nov 2022I was thinking getting this phone but what I found out is t... moreIndeed, there are newer versions. I can't believe you are going to stay on this phone forever
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- zwikow
- sX4
- 15 Nov 2022
Chocurry, 14 Nov 2022My motherboard is dead after 1 year and 3 months use. The s... moreshould i avoid buying it then ?
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- Chocurry
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- 14 Nov 2022
My motherboard is dead after 1 year and 3 months use. The screen showed ramdump after that can't turn on anymore. Lost all my data inside, never going to use asus phone anymore.
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- Kizzy
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- 05 Nov 2022
I was thinking getting this phone but what I found out is that there is no memory expansion and no built in FM Radio, that's no good for me. I'm currently happy with my Huawei P30 Lite New Edition and keeping it forever until if there is new one coming out with the requirements that I want.