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| Global Score | |
| 85.5 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2021-05-13 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.50 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.11 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Galactic Black and Glacier Silver | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 2 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 is just a bit better than Asus ZenFone 8 Flip, with an 88.7 score against 85.5. IPhone 12 comes with iOS 15.x OS, while Asus ZenFone 8 Flip counts with Android 11 OS. Even when the iPhone 12 and Asus ZenFone 8 Flip were only released 7 months apart, the iPhone 12 is notably lighter and way thinner.
The Apple iPhone 12 has a slightly better screen than Asus ZenFone 8 Flip, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a quite more brightness, a just a bit more pixels per screen inch and a slightly better 1170 x 2532px resolution. Apple iPhone 12 has a superior hardware performance than Asus ZenFone 8 Flip, because although it has 4 GB less RAM memory and 2 less cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Asus ZenFone 8 Flip features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 2 TB and 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The Asus ZenFone 8 Flip takes greater photos and videos than Apple iPhone 12, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for shooting images and/or video in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a way higher 7680x4320 video definition.
The Asus ZenFone 8 Flip features a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 12, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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