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

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Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL)
9.0
Asus ZenFone 8
Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) Asus ZenFone 8
Released · May 01, 2018
Released · May 13, 2021
6.2-inch · 2246x1080px
5.9-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
6GB · 64GB
6GB · 128GB
3300 mAh
4000 mAh

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 5.9-inch
Resolution
2246x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 402 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI
Technology
Super IPS+ LCD AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
83.69 % 82.76 %
Peak brightness
550 cd/m2 (nit) 1100 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

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

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 4
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
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Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 11min
Browsing
10h 12min
Video
11h 23min
Gaming
8h 42min
Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) 12 MP (PDAF), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2, Yes
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),tri-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 3(1800), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 599

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2018 May 12, 2021

Alternative variants

with 4 GB RAM
RAM 4GB
With 8GB RAM
RAM 8GB
With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 16GB
Internal storage 256GB
Global
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500)
3G Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
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