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Official ASUS Zenfone 10: the compact top of the range is even more powerful | PRICE

July 2, 2023

Anticipated by a large amount of rumors, ASUS has officially announced the new Zenfone 10, a compact “top of the range” that incorporates the design of the Zenfone 9, enriching it with a powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen2 processor and a new system 6-axis Hybrid Gimbal 2.0 stabilization.

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DESIGN THAT WINNING, IT DOESN’T CHANGE

With Zenfone 9, last year, ASUS had drastically improved the design compared to its predecessor. Flat edges, different colors, metal shell and excellent build quality. With this new generation, ASUS has wisely decided to keep these aspects almost completely unchanged, which have contributed to making Zenfone a product very pleasant both to look at and to use.

Zenfone 10 is also colourful, very colourful. A total of five color variants will be available: Aurora Green, Comet White and Eclipse Red in addition to the more classic Starry Blue and Midnight Black.

PASSWORD: COMPACTNESS

Finding a compact and powerful Android smartphone on the market at the same time was by no means easy until last year. The market trend continued and still continues today to be that of making ever larger devices that become, at the same time, increasingly difficult to use.

ASUS has therefore decided to meet those looking for the best in terms of power and functionality but also want to use their device easily. Zenfone 10 has a 5.9-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution of 2400×1080 pixelsthe maximum refresh rate of 144Hz (achievable when gaming) And weighs only 172 grams. The overall dimensions are di 146.5 high, 68.1 wide and 9.4 mm thick.

The panel also supports HDR10+has a 240Hz touch sample rate and an HDR peak brightness of 1100 nits.

SMALL BUT POWERFUL

Not only compact but also powerful. In fact, Zenfone 10 integrates a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2 processor supported by 8GB/16GB of LPDDR5X type RAM and 128GB/256GB or 512GB of UFS 4.0 type storage. In terms of performance, according to ASUS, the Zenfone 10 is positioned immediately behind the ROG Phone 7, a smartphone that makes power its strong point.

Compared to the previous generation, the Zenfone 10 also comes with the 15W wireless chargingin addition to the 30W HyperCharge wired charging. In tests conducted by ASUS, the 4300mAh battery was able to reach 21.7 hours of total duration, almost 13% more than what was done by the Zenfone 9. ASUS has also implemented new features that allow you to adapt the recharge to the user’s usage habits, prolonging its duration.

MULTIMEDIA: AUDIO

Although compact in size, Zenfone 10 still offers the best in terms of multimedia thanks to a audio sector developed in collaboration with Dirac. Zenfone 10, in addition to still having the 3.5mm audio jackintegrates two linear stereo speakers (upper 10x12mm and lower 12x16mm) with Dirac Virtuo spatial sound system, for greater immersion, and Hi-Res audio support and Qualcomm pptx Adaptive and Lossless.

“Bass enhancement” technology allows you to obtain a richer and more full-bodied sound, free of distortion. The AudioWizard function, on the other hand, offers a 10-band graphic equalizer and four predefined listening modes: Dynamic, Music, Cinema and Game. Thanks to OZO Audio technology, you can also choose to eliminate wind noise in your video recordings and capture a more immersive 3D surround sound experience.

MULTIMEDIA: PHOTOS AND VIDEOS

As for the photographic sector, there are two cameras on the back, one main with 50 megapixel sensor (1/1.56”) with a “6-axis Hybrid Gimbal Stabilizer 2.0” and f/1.9 aperture, flanked by a 13 megapixel sensor with wide angle optics, f/2.2 aperture and 120° FOV. The front camera is a 32 megapixel RGBW one with 1.4μm pixel binning capable of taking photos at a resolution of 8 megapixels. Thanks to RGBW technology, white pixels are added to the traditional RGB pixels, which improve the overall quality of photos taken in low-light environments.

The 6-axis hybrid gimbal stabilizer 2.0, compared to the previous generation, offers even smoother video and shake-free photos, both thanks to the OIS hardware, and thanks to the updated EIS (Electronic Image Stabilization) software algorithm and fast autofocus. Adaptive EIS uses the gyroscope to detect motion, allowing for dynamic adjustment of the size of the field of view to keep videos stable at all times.

Shooting modes have also been improved including Portrait Mode, which now offers more flexible zoom options, and Light Trail Mode, which allows you to take steadier photos without the need to use a tripod. The function AIObjectSense Finally, it uses artificial intelligence to divide the image into multiple sections that are individually optimized by applying different color adjustments.

Zenfone 10 Specifications

To complete the technical sheet, on the Zenfone 10 we have the support for 5G NSA networks accelerometer, proximity sensor, light sensor, digital compass, gyroscope (with ARCore support), Hall sensor and connectivity Wifi 7, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC and assisted GPS with GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS and NavIC. The fingerprint recognition sensor is placed laterally.

display: AMOLED 5.9″ 2400×1080, 144Hz refresh rate (maximum in games only), HDR10+ support, 240Hz touch sampling, 1100nit (HDR)
mobile platform: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
memory:
- 8GB/16GB RAM
- 128/256/512GB storage
cameras:
- front: 32MP RGBW pixel binning (8 megapixel photo)
- rear:
  - 50MP 6-axis Hybrid Gimbal Stabilizer 2.0, 1/1.56”, f/1.9 aperture
  - 13MP wide angle, f/2.2 and FOV 120°
drums: 4,300mAh with 30W fast charging and 15W wireless charging support
connectivity: 5G NSA Dual SIM, Wi-Fi 7 ready, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS/GNSS/GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS and NavIC, NFC
os: Android 13
waterproof: IP68
sensors: accelerometer, proximity sensor, light sensor, digital compass, gyroscope
other: 3.5mm jack
colors: Midnight Black, Starry Blue New: Aurora Green, Eclipse Red, Comet White

Zenfone 10 Price

Zenfone 10 will be available from todayin three memory configurations and four color variants: Aurora Green, Comet White, Eclipse Red, Starry Blue and Midnight Black: