SpecEagle review · Asus

Asus Zenfone 10 review: A genuinely tiny flagship — a 5.9-inch phone with top-end power.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2023·$699
Overall
83/100
Class rank
#127 of 241
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

One of the very few true small flagships left.

The Zenfone 10 is a rare compact flagship with no performance compromise, a headphone jack and IP68. The short update policy and modest charging are the catches.

01Display

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.

TypeAMOLED, 144 Hz
Size5.9 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px (445 ppi)
Peak brightness1,100 nits
ProtectionGorilla Glass Victus

02Camera

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.9, Sony IMX766, gimbal OIS
Ultrawide13 MP, f/2.2
Selfie32 MP, f/2.5
Video8K @ 24 fps

03Performance

90/100

90/100 puts it above the 88-point average for flagship phones of 2023.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU8 cores
GPUAdreno 740
RAM8 GB / 16 GB
Storage128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

04Battery

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.

Capacity4,300 mAh
Wired30 W
Wireless15 W

05Build

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 84-point average for flagship phones of 2023.

06Value

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 78-point average for flagship phones of 2023.

What works
  • A true compact flagship — 5.9" and just 172 g.
  • Flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 performance.
  • Headphone jack and IP68 rating.
  • Gimbal-stabilised main camera.
What doesn't
  • Only 2 years of OS updates.
  • 4,300 mAh battery and 30 W charging are modest.
  • No telephoto camera.
  • USB-C limited to USB 2.0.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 16 Pro Max
$1,199 · score 91/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 241-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .