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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-13 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 446 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 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 |
| 12.65 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2, EDR | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS is slightly better than the Asus ZenFone 8, having a general score of 84.2 against 83. The Apple iPhone XS body is somewhat thinner than Asus ZenFone 8, although it is just a little heavier and was released 3 years before. The iPhone XS counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Asus ZenFone 8, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Asus ZenFone 8 has a bit better looking display than iPhone XS, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a little bit less pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a little bit larger display and way more brightness. The Asus ZenFone 8 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Asus ZenFone 8 also has a much better 7680x4320 video resolution, a camera with much more megapixels and a lot bigger sensor providing a much better image quality.
Asus ZenFone 8 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity. Asus ZenFone 8 features a much longer battery life than iPhone XS, because it has a 50 percent bigger battery capacity.
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