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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2015-10-20 | 2021-05-13 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 429.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 446 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ZenFone 8 has a score of 83, which is better than the Google Nexus 5X's 73.7 score. Asus ZenFone 8's design is newer, but somewhat thicker and heavier than Google Nexus 5X. The Asus ZenFone 8 features a greater hardware performance than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster) and 4 GB more RAM.
The Asus ZenFone 8 counts with a brighter screen than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400px, a little greater count of pixels per screen inch and a quite bigger screen. The Asus ZenFone 8 has a lot bigger memory for apps and games than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Asus ZenFone 8 takes much clearer videos and photos than Google Nexus 5X, because it has a larger aperture to capture better low-light photos, a much higher 7680x4320 video resolution, a much better 64 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back and a way bigger sensor. Asus ZenFone 8 features a much better battery performance than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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