Asus Zenfone 8 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Comparison and Differences
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Asus Zenfone 8 or Apple iPhone 13 Pro Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Asus Zenfone 8 | Apple iPhone 13 Pro | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2021, May 12 | 2021, September 14 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm | 5.83 x 5.83 x 2.7 in | 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.81 in | |
| Weight | 169 g | 5.96 oz | 204 g | 7.2 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver | Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue | |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 3095 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 22 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 75 h |
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| Approximate price | 600 EUR | 1150 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super AMOLED | Super Retina XDR OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.9" in | 6.1" in | |
| Screen area | 84.0 cm2 | 90.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 82.9% | 86.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1170 x 2532 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 446 PPI | 460 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating | |
| Other specs | - Always-on display -120Hz -HDR10+ -700 nits (HBM) -1100 nits (peak) |
- Wide color gamut -True-tone -120Hz -HDR10 -Dolby Vision -1000 nits (HBM) -1200 nits (peak) |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 64 MP, Dual | 12 MP, Quad | |
| Camera specs | -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 |
-12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS -12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom -12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF -TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) |
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| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | |
| Video | 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode, stereo sound rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 120 | 137 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 126 | 144 | |
| DxOMark Video | 108 | 119 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Single | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93'', 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'' SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
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| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 99 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 102 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 95 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 11, ZenUI 8 | iOS 15 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) | - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680) | - Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard) | |
| GPU | Adreno 660 | Apple GPU (5-core graphics) | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM, 1TB 6GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1307197 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 326624 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 430591 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 236128 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 326624 | ||
| Antutu 9 Total | 745934 | 837856 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1240 | 2280 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 3163 | 5507 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 3693 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 4839 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 19851 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1024 | 1705 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 3182 | 4523 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 - International -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - Sub6/mmWave |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | Lightning, USB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.20 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.98 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (market/region dependent) | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - 32-bit/384kHz audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Fast charging 30W, 60% in 25 min, 100% in 80 min -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Reverse charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation -Ultra Wideband (UWB) support - Fast charging 23W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -MagSafe wireless charging 15W -Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
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