Asus ZenFone 5 vs Asus ZenFone 8
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance |  | IP65, IP68 |
| Dimensions | 153.00 x 75.65 x 7.70 mm | 148.00 x 68.50 x 8.90 mm |
| Weight | 155.00 g | 169.00 g |
| Display size | 6.20" | 5.92" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 x 2246 px (6.20") 402 ppi | Color / AMOLED 16M colors 120 Hz 1080 x 2400 px (5.92") 445 ppi |
| Display protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
 | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display |  | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 3300 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 4000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | BoostMaster | Quick Charge 4.0 |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB | 256 GB, 128 GB |
| RAM memory | 4 GB, 6 GB | 8 GB, 12 GB, 16 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 2000 GBBuy memory card | |
| Operating system | Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 11 |
| Interface | Zen UI 5.0 | Zen UI 8 |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 |
| Processor clock | 1800 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 509 | Adreno 660 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) | DualSIM(nanoSIM, nanoSIM) |
| DualSIM mode | dual standby | dual standby |
| Hybrid DualSIM | nanoSIM, microSD | |
| Announced | 1Q 2018 | 2Q 2021 |
| Other names | ZE620KL | ZS590KS |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | FDD LTE: 2600, 2300, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 1500, 900, 850, 800, 700, 600 TDD LTE: 3600, 3500, 2600, 2500, 2300, 2100, 1900 |
| Standard 5G | | FDD 5G: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD 5G: 4700, 3700, 3500, 2600, 2500, 2300, 1700, 600 |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | | Standard |
| Photo sensor model | Sony IMX363 | Sony IMX686 |
| Photo matrix | 12 Mpx | 64 Mpx |
| Sensor size | | 1/1,72 |
| Pixel size | | 0,8 µm |
| Resolution | | 9248x6944 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Number of lenses | | 6 |
| Field of view | | 78 ° |
| Focal length | | 26 mm |
| Flash | LED | 2x LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 3840x2160 px | 7680x4320 px |
| Video formats | MPEG4, H.263, H.264 - 60 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 24 fps |
| Additional | AF, EIS, OIS, f/1.8 | AF, EIS, f/1.8 |
| Second camera | | |
| Camera type | | Wide-angle |
| Photo sensor model | | Sony IMX363 |
| Photo matrix | | 12 Mpx |
| Sensor size | | 1/2,55 |
| Pixel size | | 1,4 µm |
| Resolution | | 4032x3024 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Focal length | | 14 mm |
| Flash | LED | 2x LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 3840x2160 px | |
| Video formats | MPEG4, H.263, H.264 - 60 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 24 fps |
| Additional | EIS | AF, f/2.2 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Camera type | | Portrait |
| Photo sensor model | | Sony IMX663 |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 12 Mpx |
| Pixel size | | 1,22 µm |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | MPEG4, H.263, H.264 - 60 fps | H.264, H.265, MPEG4 - 24 fps |
| Additional | f/2.0 | AF |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.00 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | 603.00 Mbit/s | 2000.00 Mbit/s |
| LTE UP | 102.00 Mbit/s | - |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v5.0 | v5.2 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 Type-C | Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| Galileo | | |
| QZSS | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | XT9 | T9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | 2 | 2 |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, WAV, eAAC+ | AAC, AAC+, AMR, APE, FLAC, MID, MKA, OGG, WAV, eAAC+ |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | ART | MIDP 1.0 |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |