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ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip smartphone with PTZ camera and Snapdragon 888 chip (7 photos)


ASUS flagship modified smartphoneZenfone 8 Flip becomes a full-fledged successor to the traditions of the previous top model of Zenfone 7. The novelty presented by ASUS together with the basic "compact" model Zenfone 8 features a full-fledged display without cutouts, holes and "eyebrows", high autonomy and a unique rotating camera block successfully applied in Zenfone 6 and Zenfone 7.


180-degree rotating main camerahas been the main distinguishing feature of the top-end ASUS models for several years now. This arrangement not only provides the user with a full-fledged display, but also allows high-quality selfies with a powerful main camera.


In the camera swivel of the Zenfone 8 Flipthree sensors are installed. The first sensor is a 64 megapixel wide-angle Sony IMX686 with optical stabilization, a 1 / 1.7-inch matrix, f / 1.8 aperture. The second sensor is an ultra-wide-angle 12 megapixel Sony IMX363 sensor with a 1 / 2.55-inch matrix, 113-degree viewing angle, f / 2.2 aperture. The third sensor - OmniVision OV08A with a resolution of 8 megapixels is used as a telephoto lens and works with 3x optical and 12x digital zoom.

Unlike the basic model of the smartphone lineZenfone 8 Flip has a 6.67-inch full-size AMOLED screen from Samsung with a refresh rate of 90 Hz. Corning Gorilla Glass 6 is used to protect against mechanical damage.


The hardware of the Zenfone 8 Flip smartphoneruns on a Snapdragon 888 processor, has 8 GB LPDDR5 RAM, and the UFS 3.1 persistent memory size may vary and, depending on the configuration, come with either 128 GB or 256 GB. Autonomous operation is provided by a 5000 mAh battery with support for 30 W fast charging.


Confidentiality ensuresa fingerprint sensor located under the display. In addition to two slots for SIM cards, there is a slot for microSD, which allows you to expand the storage capacity of the device by 2 TB. The Zenfone 8 Flip weighs in at an impressive 230 grams and measures 165.04 x 77.28 x 9.60 mm. The European price of the flagship ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip starts at 800 euros.