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Asus presents its proposal for compact mobiles that do not give up the best performance on the market by assembling a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor. We analyze the Asus ZenFone 8 and give you our opinion.
Mobile screens are getting bigger, but not all users are comfortable with these diagonals that predominate in the top ranges and should give up maximum performance in favor of greater comfort of use.
High-end compacts are back!
The current diagonal average is around 6.5 inches, which many people already consider to be a large mobile and some users may start to find it uncomfortable to use in the daytime.
This is where a compact design earns many integers from an audience that doesn't want to give up high-end performance without having to fill its pocket with a huge, heavy brick.
In Asus ZenFone 8 it is the most compact Android proposal in this field and it does so betting on a high-end mobile with dimensions of only 148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm and 169 grams in weight.
In case such a compact mobile wasn't enough to improve its daily use, Asus has accompanied it with some design tricks that make holding it in hand even more comfortable.
The curve is a constant in a very conservative design that does not risk the slightest and employs old tricks of proven solvency, but very manias in the telephony industry, so the result can present itself as something bland or lacking personality of its own.
We found a curved Corning Gorilla Glass 3 glass back on the sides that, in the case of the unit sent to us by Asus for this analysis, sports a Horizon Silver finish with a nice satin silver finish. It is also available in dark grey with an Obsidian Black finish.
To the comfort of having a back with curved sides adds, also rounded corners that draw a softer and rounded silhouette.
The rear is shown clean breaking the monotony with the presence of the make and model in the center of the rear. The counterpoint is placed by a scorned camera module in the upper left corner of the mobile.
It is a rectangular module consisting of cameras located vertically with an LED flash next to it. The black background of this camera module contrasts with the rear making something else stand out, although it is not really too prominent.
If we go to the edge of the terminal we find an aluminum chassis that gives it robustness. It is a chassis with a lot of presence and, we do not know if the result of an optical effect derived from the reduced dimensions of the terminal, gives us the feeling of being somewhat thicker than usual.
Despite that appreciation, the data speak for themselves and the Asus ZenFone 8 offers a thickness of 8.9 mm that places it in the average thickness of the high-end.
We really find ourselves in front of a smartphone with quite minimalist edges in which the buttons concentrate on the right side integrating a volume button with very good touch and a very special power button that not only stands out for its blue color but also offers Smart Key functionality to customize its operation.
At the top we find a 3.5 mm jack, while at the bottom we find the tray for the two NanoSIM cards with 5G support, the USB type C connector, a notification LED, and the lower speaker.
This may not be the most visible place to place a notification LED, but in any case, it is an approach to improving the user experience with an element that still has many followers.
In the upper left corner of the screen is the perforation in which the front camera is housed surrounded by a thin metal frame that lights up on certain occasions such as when activating facial unlocking, or shows a green LED next to it when in use.
The frames that run around the perimeter of the screen are not as tight as we would like to find on a mobile that seeks to minimize its size. We found reasonably narrow frames on the sides, which double their size at the top and bottom.
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