ASUS 8z launched in India | Price, specifications and availability

ASUS 8z (ASUS Zenfone 8 Overall) was finally launched in India with a very long delay. This phone was introduced in May 2021 and succeeded the ASUS 7 series. The flagship features a compact design with a perforated camera, two rear cameras and an in-display fingerprint sensor. The specs of the Asus 8z include a 5.9-inch integrated AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 888 chipset and a 4,000mAh battery with 30W fast charging.

ASUS 8z Price in India

Here we will look at the price, date of sale and full specs of the ASUS 8z India. The ASUS 8z in India is priced at Rs 42,999 for the variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The phone is available via Flipkart online and is available in black and silver options. ASUS 8z will go on sale from 7 March.

ASUS 8z Specification and Features

ASUS 8z features a 5.9-inch AMOLED FHD + display with HDR10, 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sample rate, 1100nit brightness, 20: 9 aspect ratio and Gorilla Glass Victus. The phone has an in-display fingerprint sensor for security, an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance, a 3.5mm audio jack, and Dirac HD and Hi-Res Audio. A 4,000mAh battery that supports 30W fast charging and Quick Charge 4 powers the phone.

Unfortunately, the phone runs on the older Android 11 OS with a custom ZenUI 8 skin on top. The device is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G SoC paired with an Adreno 660 GPU. The chipset is paired with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of UFS 3.1 memory, expandable via microSD card. It comes with two Cirrus Logic CS35L45 amplifiers, three OZO audio zoom microphones and ASUS noise reduction technology and FM radio.

In terms of optics, the phone has a 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 primary sensor with f / 1.8 aperture and OIS, along with a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens that supports macro mode, dual PD autofocus and f / 2.2 aperture. It has a 12MP Sony IMX663 Selfie Snapper camera in the front with dual PD autofocus. Connectivity features include 5G, 4G VoLTE, dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, USB Type-C, and NFC.