As if the recent launch of its ROG Phone 5 gaming phone was not enough, Asus had a mobile presentation event last day where it announced its new high-end under the names Asus Zenfone 8 and Asus ZenFone 8 Flip , an improved version with a rotating chamber.

Regarding the standard model, the Taiwanese brand has wanted to maintain the best performance that can be expected in these times but without taking its overall dimensions through the roof . Being marketed in both white and black, mention is made of an official size of 148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm and a weight of 169 grams.

Asus ZenFone 8 features: Asus ZenFone 8, this is the standard version of the new high-end

Asus Zenfone 8 on par with the Flip version

Without large bezels in sight and with a front camera located in a hole on the same screen (12 megapixel Sony IMX663 sensor with f / 2.45 aperture and 4K recording at 30 fps) it has also been chosen to place its fingerprint sensor below of this panel. Its size of 5.9 inches responds to a Full HD + resolution, that is, 2400 x 1080 pixels , including support for a maximum refresh rate of 120 Hz.

Internally, the chosen processor is none other than the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G , accompanied by different memory configurations that allow you to choose 6, 8 or 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM , as well as internal storage space of 128 or 256 GB UFS 3.1.

Another positive point considering that it is not a robust Smartphone is in the integrated 4000 mAh capacity battery with support for 30W fast charging , while its operation is logically based on the Android 11 operating system with the customization layer of the home ZenUI 8. Its connectivity includes WiFi 6, 6E with support for triple band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz) and Bluetooth in the 5.2 standard.

To finish, Asus ZenFone 8 has the particularity of adding only two rear cameras, a main Sony IMX686 64 megapixel with optical image stabilization , lens with aperture f / 1.8 with 78.3 degrees of field of view and support for video in resolution. 8K at 30 fps, while its secondary Sony IMX363 sensor has a wide-angle lens with a 113-degree field and f / 2.2 aperture, dual PDAF and support for macro shooting.

The ASUS ZenFone 8 will be available at a price starting from 599 euros for the 6 GB of RAM + 128 GB of storage version.