![]() ![]() I’ve spent a lot of time using big devices over the last six months, and I’ve gotten used to it. I’ll admit up front that I have a personal bias toward smaller phones, but the ZenFone 8 just feels great in my hand. Same for the in-screen fingerprint sensor: the target appears to be positioned higher on the screen than usual, but that actually puts it within a comfortable reach of my thumb. The power button (an exciting shade of blue!) is well-positioned so my right thumb falls on it naturally with the phone in my hand. There’s even a headphone jack on the top edge as a treat. The phone’s frame is aluminum, giving the whole package a high-end look and feel. At 169 grams (5.9 ounces), it’s heavy for its size, and it feels surprisingly dense when you first pick it up. The front panel is flat, but the rear features a slight curve on the long edges for an easier fit in the hand. The front panel is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus and houses an in-display fingerprint sensor, while the back uses Gorilla Glass 3 with a frosted finish that’s on the matte side of the matte / glossy spectrum. ![]() I can’t get it all the way into a back jeans pocket, but it mostly fits The ZenFone 8 is rated IP68 for dust protection and some water submersion. More importantly, it fits well inside a jacket pocket and doesn’t feel like it’s going to flop out if I sit down on the floor to tie my shoes. I can’t get it all the way into a back jeans pocket, but it mostly fits. The company says it settled on this slightly narrower format so the phone would fit more easily into a pocket, and it does. The display’s 20:9 aspect ratio was carefully considered by Asus. By default, the phone will automatically switch between 120 / 90 / 60Hz depending on the application to save battery life, but you can manually select any of those three refresh rates if you prefer. The display is a 5.9-inch 1080p OLED panel with a fast 120Hz refresh rate that makes routine interactions with the phone - swiping, scrolling, animations - look much more smooth and polished than a standard 60Hz screen or even a 90Hz panel. This is performance fitting of a flagship device. It feels responsive, animations and interactions are smooth, and it keeps up with demanding use and rapid app switching. I can’t find fault with this phone’s performance. The ZenFone 8 may be small, but that hasn’t kept it from offering the latest flagship processor: a Snapdragon 888 chipset, coupled with 6, 8, or 16GB of RAM (my review unit has 16GB). Asus designed the ZenFone 8 with one-handed operation in mind. ![]()
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