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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Asus |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 11 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2021-05-13 |
| 5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black and White | Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 446 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 288 hours standby time 23 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenFone 8 has an overall score of 83, which is better than the Microsoft Lumia 950's 74.1 score. Asus ZenFone 8 has Android 11 OS, while Microsoft Lumia 950 comes with Windows 10 Mobile OS. The Asus ZenFone 8 design is noticeably newer, but a bit thicker and somewhat heavier than the Microsoft Lumia 950.
Asus ZenFone 8 features a greater hardware performance than Lumia 950, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores. Microsoft Lumia 950 counts with just a bit better looking display than Asus ZenFone 8, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels and a higher display pixels density.
The Asus ZenFone 8 has a bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Microsoft Lumia 950, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Asus ZenFone 8 features better battery lifetime than Lumia 950, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
Asus ZenFone 8 takes greater videos and photos than Lumia 950, because it has a much bigger camera sensor capturing way better quality pictures and videos, a much more mega-pixels camera, a much higher video resolution and a larger aperture to take better low light captures and video.
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