Android Advisor - UK (2021-08)

ISSUE 88 • ANDROID ADVISOR 71

identicaltothatoftheZenFone7;it’s
a FHD+AMOLEDpanelwitha 90Hz
refreshrate,200Hztouchsamplerate
anda 1msresponsetime.The90Hz
refreshrateis a littlelowconsidering
thesmallerZenFone8 offersa faster
120Hz refreshrate, and some flagships
havegoneasfaras144Hz,butthere
comesa pointofdiminishingreturn

• especiallywhenit comesatthe
  sacrificeof batterylife.
  TheZenFone8 alsoofferssupport
  forHDR10+ content, but with a
  maximum brightness of 500 nits in tests
  it’s not the brightest panel out there,
  and you may struggle to use it in direct
  sunlight as a result.
  There’s an in-display fingerprint
  reader that works well much of the
  time, although there’s also facial unlock

available, too. It’s

a bit of fun seeing

the camera module

quickly flip to check

it’s you unlocking the

phone, too.

Above and

below the display

you’ll find stereo

speakers that sound

surprisingly loud

and clear when

watching videos

on YouTube and

they help provide a more immersive

stereo experience when playing games

too. The issue is that it lacks the 3.5mm

headphone port, a particular oddity

when you consider the smaller and

thinner ZenFone 8 does feature the port.

It’d be smart to keep the ZenFone 8

away from water too, as unlike its smaller

sibling, the ZenFone 8 offers no kind

of water or dust resistance. Underwater

selfies will have to wait!

PHOTOGRAPHY

Utilizing the flip camera system is the

selfie-taker’s dream. For those new to

the series, the ZenFone 8 Flip utilizes

a motorised flip module to make the

rear-facing camera setup available on

the front of the phone too, and that’ll

completely change your selfie game.

The Asus has a decent display that can play HDR10+ content.