After months of delays, ASUS today launched the ASUS 8z, the company’s latest smartphone as the successor to ASUS 6z in India, as it had announced. It has a 5.9-inch 120Hz E4 AMOLED screen with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection, is powered by Snapdragon 888 SoC with support for 5G SA/NSA with support for several 5G bands, 8GB of LPDDR5 and 128GB storage .
The phone has a 64MP main camera with Sony IMX686 sensor and a 12MP ultra-wide camera, as well as a 12MP front camera. The phone has a frosted glass back, and packs a 4000mAh battery with support for 30W Quick Charge 4.0 fast charging.
ASUS 8z specifications
- 5.9-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED HDR 10+ 20:9 aspect ratio display with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, up to 1100 nits brightness, 112% DCI-P3 Color Gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Protection
- Octa Core Snapdragon 888 5nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 660 GPU
- 8GB LPDDR5 6400MHz RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.1) storage
- Android 11 with ZenUI 8, upgradable to Android 12
- Dual SIM
- 64MP camera with Sony IMX686 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, OIS, 12MP ultra-wide camera with IMX363 sensor, dual PD autofocus, f/2.2 aperture, 4cm macro mode, 8k video
- 12MP front camera with Sony IMX663 sensor, dual PD autofocus
- 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers, Dual Cirrus Logic CS35L45 amplifier, Dirac HD sound, Hi-Res Audio, Triple microphones with OZO Audio Zoom & ASUS Noise Reduction Technology, FM Radio
- Dimensions: 148×68.5x9mm; Weight: 169g
- Water and dust resistant (IP68)
- In-display fingerprint scanner
- 5G SA/NSA (1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n12/n20/n28/n38/n77/n78), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ax 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Galileo(E1+E5a), QZSS(L1+L5), NavIC(L5), USB Type-C, NFC
- 4000mAh (typical) with 30W fast charging, Quick Charge 4, PD charging
The ASUS 8z comes in Obsidian Black and Horizon Silver colours, is priced at Rs. 42,999 for the single 8GB + 128GB model, and will be available from Flipkart starting from March 7th.
Commenting on the launch of the ASUS 8Z, Leon Yu, Regional Head, South West Asia, System Business Group, ASUS India said:
At ASUS we consistently stay in touch with the evolving needs of our consumers and use our design thinking approach to create meaningful innovations. Our latest flagship ASUS 8Z, delivers this approach that is big on performance and compact in size, making it a perfect flagship for our discerning consumers who lead an active lifestyle. I would like to thank Qualcomm and Flipkart for enabling this experience for our consumers.
Dinesh Sharma, Business Head, Commercial PC and Smartphone, System Business Group, ASUS India said:
Today’s consumers are more experience-oriented and they are constantly looking for a better experience on their day-to-day mobile devices. Our aim is to provide the best features and ease to our customers, through constant innovations. Our latest flagship ASUS 8Z is the ultimate compact android flagship, an ideal choice for the customers who lead an active lifestyle and are always on the go. ASUS 8Z is our embodiment of ‘Defy Ordinary’ for a device that is big on performance and compact in size. With its sleek and compact design coupled with powerful performance, ASUS 8Z provides the most convenient fulfilment options to our customers.