ASUS 8z launched in India at Rs.42,999 with 5.9-inch FHD+ 120Hz E4 AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888 SoC, 64MP Camera
ASUS has launched its latest flagship smartphone the ASUS 8z in India last week, which is the successor of ASUS 6z. The Asus 8z has a 5.9-inch E4 AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, and has Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection. It runs on the Snapdragon 888 processor with 5G SA/NSA Support, 8GB LPDDR5 RAM, 256GB UFS 3.1 storage, and is based on Android 11 with ZenUI 8, which is upgradable to Android 12 in the future.
It has a dual rear camera setup where a 64MP primary camera with a Sony IMX686 sensor along with a 12MP ultra-wide camera and a 12MP punch-hole front-facing camera. It comes with a frosted glass back panel and is powered by a 4000mAh battery that supports 30W Quick Charge 4.0 fast charging.
ASUS 8z Specifications -
| Display | 5.9-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED HDR 10+ 20:9 aspect ratio display with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, up to 1100 nits brightness, 112% DCI-P3 Color Gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Protection |
| Processor | Octa-Core Snapdragon 888 5nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 660 GPU |
| RAM/Storage | 8GB LPDDR5 6400MHz RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.1) storage |
| OS/UI | Android 11 with ZenUI 8, upgradable to Android 12 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| Rear Cameras | 64MP camera with Sony IMX686 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, OIS, 12MP ultra-wide camera with IMX363 sensor, dual PD autofocus, f/2.2 aperture, 4cm macro mode, 8k video |
| Front Camera | 12MP front camera with Sony IMX663 sensor, dual PD autofocus |
| Features |
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| Dimensions | 148 × 68.5 x 9 mm |
| Weight | 169g |
| Connectivity | 5G SA/NSA (1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n28/n38/n77/n78), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ax 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Galileo(E1+E5a), QZSS(L1+L5), NavIC(L5), USB Type-C, NFC |
| Battery/Charger | 4000mAh (typical) with 30W fast charging, Quick Charge 4, PD charging |
The ASUS ZenFone 8 comes in Obsidian Black and Horizon Silver colors, and the price is Rs.42,999 for 8GB RAM with a 128GB storage version. It will be available from March 7th only on Flipkart.
