Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 4 vs Asus Zenfone 8 vs Asus Zenfone 8 Flip

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced January 2014 2021, May 12 2021, May 12
Status Available - June 2014 Available. Released 2021, May 13 Available. Released 2021, May 13
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver Galactic Black, Glacier Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.4 x 61.4 x 6.3-11.2
(4.9 x 2.42 x 0.25-0.44)
148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
165 x 77.3 x 9.5 mm
(6.5 x 3.04 x 0.37 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) 230 g (8.11 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
5G Network - SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 77, 78, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android 11 Android 11
User Interface - ZenUI 8 ZenUI 8
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520 Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 660 Adreno 660
RAM 1 GB 16 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1100 nits (peak)
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1000 nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.9 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (446 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (395 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.74% 82.92% 84.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 64 MP + 12 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP
Flash No LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚, 14mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, Panorama
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 80mm (telephoto), PDAF, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚, 14mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, Auto Panorama (motorized Rotation)
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar] Motorized flip-up main camera module, Dual-LED flash, HDR, auto panorama (motorized rotation), 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA)
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD,, aptX Adaptive
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 USB Type-C USB Type-C
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser HTML Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Reverse charging
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W, 60% in 34 min, 100% in 93 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Capacity 1200/1600 mAh 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 192 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h - -