Asus Zenfone 8 review: The compact SD888 flagship — small phone, no compromises.
The compact flagship done right.
Zenfone 8 squeezed the SD888, IP68, 120 Hz and a headphone jack into a 5.9", 169 g body at $599. The rare small Android flagship with no real compromises.
01Display
82/10082/100 trails the 85-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2021.
02Camera
74/10074/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2021.
03Performance
84/10084/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.
04Battery
70/10070/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2021 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
80/10080/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.
06Value
80/100At 80/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2021 — 6 points above the cohort average.
- SD888 in a compact 5.9" body.
- IP68 + headphone jack — rare combo.
- 120 Hz + Gorilla Glass Victus.
- Near-stock ZenUI, light 169 g.
- SD888 thermals in a small chassis.
- 4,000 mAh modest.
- 30 W charging.
- No telephoto.
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 206-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .