Android Advisor - UK (2021-08)

ISSUE 88 • ANDROID ADVISOR 79

camera system
remains unique in
the smartphone
landscape, offering
a versatile shooting
experience simply
unmatched by the
competition, even
if the cameras
themselves aren’t
quite as high spec
as the likes of
Samsung Galaxy
S21 Ultra or iPhone
12 Pro Max.
The ability to accessallthreerear-
facing cameras on thefrontofthedisplay
is great too, particularlyforthosethat
shoot vlogs and takehigh-qualityselfies.
There is an issuethough;it seems
Asus doesn’t want theZenFone8 Flip
to steal the spotlightfromthesmaller
ZenFone 8. The 8 Flipfeaturesa lower
display refresh rate andlessRAM,
and it doesn’t offer anykindofwater
resistance, optical imagestabilisationor
a 3.5mm headphonejack– allfeaturesof
the standard model.
The 8 Flip remainstempting,butthe
decision to ‘clip its wings’meansit can’t
truly compete with someofthebest
flagships out there. Itreally comesdown
to whether you wantthatmotorised
camera or not. LewisPainter

SPECIFICATIONS

• 6.67in(2,400x1,080;395ppi)Super
  AMOLED,90Hz,HDR10+display


• Android11,ZenUI 8


• QualcommSM8350Snapdragon 888
  5G(5nm)processor


• Octa-core(1x2.84GHzKryo680,3x
  2.42GHzKryo680,4x1.8GHzKryo
  680)CPU


• Adreno 660 GPU


• 8GBRAM


• 128GB/256GBstorage


• Threerear-facingcameras:64Mp,
  f/1.8,26mm(wide),1/1.73in,0.8μm,
  PDAF;8Mp,f/2.4,80mm(telephoto),
  PDAF,3xopticalzoom;12Mp,f/2.2,
  112-degree,14mm(ultra-wide),
  1/2.55in,1.4μm,dualpixelPDAF


• Triple selfie camera: Motorized flip-up

The flipping camera system offers a versatile shooting experience

simply unmatched by the competition.