ASUS Philippines has officially announced that the Zenfone 8 series will land in the Philippines which marks its return to the Philippine shores. The ASUS Zenfone 8 series comes with a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor inside and both smartphones come Samsung AMOLED displays with Delta-E<1 color accuracy with the Zenfone 8 featuring a 120Hz refresh rate and the Flip featuring 90Hz refresh rate.
The Zenfone 8 features a 5.9-inch display which makes it a very handy and portable flagship smartphone while the Zenfone 8 Flip features a triple-lens that you can flip up so you can also use it as a front-facing camera.
ASUS Zenfone 8 Specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Chipset
- 5.9″ Samsung AMOLED Full HD+ Display, 120Hz refresh rate, 112% DCI-P3, Gorilla Glass Victus
- 8GB/16GB LPDDR5 RAM
- 12GB UFS 3.1, 256GB UFS 3.1, 64GB UFS 2.1
- 64MP IMX 686 sensor + 12MP ultra wide camera
- 12MP front-facing camera
- Quick Charging 4.0 and PD Charging
- 4000mAh battery
- Android 11 with ZenUI 8
ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip Specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G Chipset
- 6.67″ Samsung All-Screen AMOLED Full HD+ Display, 90Hz refresh rate, 110% DCI-P3, Gorilla Glass 6
- 8GB
- 12GB UFS 3.1, 256GB UFS 3.1
- 64MP IMX 686 sensor + 12MP ultra wide camera + 8MP telephoto camera
- Quick Charging 4.0 and PD Charging
- 5000mAh battery
- Android 11 with ZenUI 8
As for the pricing, the ASUS Zenfone 8 will start at Php34,995 for the 8GB/128GB variant while the 16GB/256GB is priced at Php39,995. It will be available this May 2021. The ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip will be available only in 8GB/256GB for Php39,995 and it will be available this June 2021.
You can pre-order the ASUS Zenfone 8 starting today until May 25, 2021 while the ASUS Zenfone 8 Flip pre-order will last until June 10, 2021. For those who’ll pre-order, it will come with a free Rhinoshield Solidsuit and JBL Go 3