Asus ZenFone 8 smartphone in review: Compact and powerful

[Redaktion]

Asus already shows on paper that a powerful configuration can also be packed into a small smartphone with the Zenfone 8. We will find out what it is capable of in the end in our review.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-ZenFone-8-smartphone-in-review-Compact-and-powerful.543617.0.html

[Egor]

According to Asus and other reviews DC dimming is availiable only in 60Hz display mode. From the review I assume that you've tested display in 120 Hz mode, therefore DC dimming was not availiable. Can you put a try and measure PWM with DC dimming in 60 Hz mode? I think many people (myself included) would be very thankful for this.

[Whitycz]

I agree with Egor. I was playing with the phone myself at a store and found out that the DC dimming is fully working, however only in 60Hz mode. Then I compared it to some Xiaomi Mi11 (I think) and there the DC dimming was working also for 120Hz. I hope that Asus will add that possibility in some future update.

[VictorR]

Battery life is just a disaster. Just like any other Snapdragon 888 device.

[Parikna]

Battery life is not disaster at all here, its not head turning sure but for 4000mah, it works well here  - lasts a full day for me but I dont have AOD turned on

[Rajesh Kharat]

It would be great if reviewer went into bit more details regarding display. ∆e doesn't look good at all. Also, only 99% sRGB coverage..
What's going on in that phone?

[Heddy]

This review makes the battery life look awful. 7 hours WiFi test for Zenfone 8, versus 14 hours WiFi test for iPhone 13 Mini. Is it really that bad?

[IgorS]

The brightness curve looks like sinusoid. How the PWM can be applied in that case?