Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) vs Asus ZenFone 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2018	May 12, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	€599

Design

Dimensions
6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches 153 x 75.65 x 7.7 mm	5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches 148 x 68.6 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Blue	Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.69% screen-to-body	5.9-inch, 82.76% screen-to-body
Type
Super IPS+ LCD, 550 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits
Resolution
2246x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2.3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 509	Adreno 660
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 16GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4
Charge speed
	Wired: 30.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 11min

Browsing

10h 12min

Video

11h 23min

Gaming

8h 42min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.6 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)	12 MP (PDAF) Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,tri-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n38, n40, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 3, 2, 1	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 4 GB RAM

Memory	4GB

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/256GB

Global

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19

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