Asus is all geared up to launch the next generation of its flip camera smartphone Asus Zenfone 8 series on May 12. And just ahead of the official unveiling the renders and specs of both Asus Zenfone 8 Flip and Zenfone 8 have leaked on the web. This gives us a fair idea of how the upcoming phone will look like and what they are going to offer. The superior one, which is the Zenfone 8 flip will be bigger in size as compared to the mini model Zenfone 8 that would carry a much more compact form factor with a fixed camera module.
Citing information from tipster Ishan Agarwal in association with 91Mobiles the Asus ZenFone 8 Flip will be featuring a rotating camera on its rear that flips to the front to be used for taking selfies similar to what we have seen on the previous generations of Zenfone 6 and Zenfone7. As per the report, the device will be available in two colour options and a power button coloured in Blue. The swivel camera will flip 180 degrees to the top for taking selfies in addition to an edge-to-edge display with no hole-punch cutout or notch.
On the other hand, the Asus Zenfone 8 will not have a rotating camera module, instead it will feature a corner hole-punch camera and a rectangular rear camera module. Similar to Zenfone 8 Flip the regular variant will be available in two colour variants and a coloured power button.
Asus Zenfone 8 Flip specification (expected)
The report says that the Asus Zenfone 8 Flip will stride in with a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, it is expected to include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage. In addition to this, the device will be backed by a 5,000mAh battery with 30W fast charging support.
On the camera front, the Asus Zenfone 8 Flip is likely to include three sensors inside the motorised camera module that is a 64-megapixel main sensor, an 8-megapixel telephoto sensor and a 12-megapixel macro shooter. Apart from this, the cameras are also expected to support 8K video recording.
Asus Zenfone 8 specification (expected)
Asus Zenfone 8 will come with a more compact form factor due to its 5.92-inch FHD+ display. This mini model from the series is also said to be powered by the Snapdragon 888 chipset coupled with 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. Instead of a rotating triple rear camera module, there will be a dual-camera set up on the back of the device that is slated to include a 64-megapixel primary lens and a 12-megapixel secondary macro lens. Both the sensors on it will have 8K video recording support. Apart from this the Zenfone 8 is likely to have a 4,000mAh battery on board with 30W fast charging tech.
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