Asus Zenfone 8 Mini Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Asus Zenfone 8 Mini - compact manufacturability

The average screen size of smartphones is increasing every year. Technological progress also contributes to this process, thanks to which the display can be almost completely stripped of bezels. However, the number of people who want to get a frameless, but at the same time small in size, phone can hardly be called minimal. It is for this part of the audience that the hero of today's review is designed.

The novelty is not devoid of the quality characteristic of the latest representatives of the Zenfone line - the folding mechanism of the main cameras . As a result, the installed modules are ready to shoot amazing selfies. An Android smartphone made of metal and glass will fit comfortably even in a small palm, the side fingerprint scanner is also aimed at improving ergonomics. The 5.92-inch AMOLED screen with an image refresh rate of 90 hertz has both increased smoothness of the displayed content, and a huge margin of brightness, and excellent picture clarity at FullHD + resolution. Separately, it is worth noting the high-quality oleophobic layer, which improves the experience of working with the AMOLED panel.

They did not save on technical characteristics. The top Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor, along with 8GB of RAM and the Adreno 660 video adapter, still perfectly copes with most resource-intensive games, but the modest size of the case still affected the heating of the chipset and its throttling performance. On the other hand, it is difficult to notice any performance drops even in such demanding game projects as PUBG Mobile, Genshin Impact. The volume of internal storage is 128 / 256GB of UFS 3.1 format, you cannot expand the ROM with microSD cards.

The photographic capabilities of 64 and 8-megapixel cameras led by Sony IMX686 do not raise serious questions. Yes, the telephoto lens did not find a place in the device, but even without it, the sensors, thanks to sophisticated software, good lenses and optical stabilization, demonstrate detailed images with correct white balance and realistic color reproduction. The battery capacity was 3800mAh , but the reduced AMOLED display allows you to get about 8-9 hours of active screen time from such a battery. Other advantages of the device are stereo sound , contactless payment NFC and Android 11. Thus, we got not the cheapest, but productive, stylish and ergonomic device with almost no alternatives on the modern market.