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Asus has finally launched the 8Z in India. The phone was launched globally—as the Zenfone 8—in May last year and was supposed to arrive in India at around the same time. Surge in COVID-19 cases however deferred the launch. The 8Z flips the script in that it is designed to be a compact and pocketable flagship, from a brand that’s usually known to make them big and quirky. We spent some time with the Asus 8Z leading into launch and here’s a quick first look at the phone—its design, specs, and top features. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Asus 8Z price in India is set at Rs 42,999 (8GB/128GB) and it will be available starting March 7. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Asus 8Z has a glass back with soft matte finish. This is Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It will come in two colourways— Obsidian Black and Horizon Silver. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The sides of the Asus 8Z are made of metal, while on the front, you get Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. The 8Z is the first Asus phone to come with an official IP68 rating. It measures 8.9mm and weighs just 169g. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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This Asus 8Z has a 5.9-inch Samsung-made HDR10+ ready E4 AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and optical in-display fingerprint reader. The panel can peak 1100nits. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The late arrival means the Asus 8Z is carrying older hardware, more specifically, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chip. This is paired with 8GB LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB UFS3.1 storage. This is not expandable. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Asus 8Z runs Android 11 with Asus’s Zen UI on top. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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The Asus 8Z has dual cameras on the back—a 64MP main (Sony IMX686/f/1.8 OIS) and another 12MP Sony IMX363 sensor behind an f/2.2 aperture lens (it has autofocus, too, which means it can double as a macro). The 8Z is capable of 8K recording (@24fps). On the front, the Asus 8Z has a 12MP selfie camera. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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Powering the Asus 8Z is a 4,000mAh battery with 30W fast wired charging. Rounding off the package are dual stereo speakers, headphone jack, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC and Wi-Fi 6E. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)
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Watch this space for our full review of Asus 8Z in the days to come. (Photo credit: Saurabh Singh/Financial Express)