Small but powerful: Zenfone 8 Mini gets new certification before official announcement

Update (05/05/2021) – VC

Another day, another leak about future compact smartphones from Asus. After the model, its alleged design was revealed on this Tuesday. Displaying a set of two rear cameras, Now a new certification record with the BIS organ confirms that Zenfone 8 MiniASUS_I006D will also be launched in India.

With launch event May 12 confirmedExpected to present a trio of high-performance smartphones with Asus in just one week Zenphone 8, Zenphone 8 pro And following the trend of recent years to introduce the Zenfone 8 Mini, a simpler version, in this case, will also follow the trend created by Apple with the announcement of the iPhone 12 Mini (even though model sales are very weak) .

The Zenfone 8 Mini is expected to feature only 5.9-inch OLED technology with a screen and refresh rate of 120 Hz, with the addition of the powerful Snapdragon 888 chip, the offer RAM up to 16 GB Which has a main rear camera with 30W fast charge and 64 MP sensor.

Asus Zenfone 8 Mini * is listed on the BIS certification.
Model Number: ASUS_I006D pic.twitter.com/RGozBeXr8u

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Update (05/04/2021) – VC

The Zenfone 8 Mini is believed to be designed by the protective cover manufacturer

While new evidence surfaced last week indicated that for some reason, Asus will be undecided Naming the smallest model in its new smartphone line, now a new description shows what will happen Zenfone 8 Mini or Zenphone 8 flip.

In the images below we see the device in a very simple rendering and it may not represent the final set of cameras, as the molds used by the manufacturers of the protective cover only present the raw shape of the smartphone body .

Despite this, Asus may have vertically aligned a set of two rear cameras with flash in the side, adopted by Apple on the iPhone 11, but now in a more rectangular shape.

The images confirm that the device will have a headphone jack on the top and volume and power buttons on the right, with a USB-C connector on the bottom.

Asus hopes to offer the Zenfone 8 Mini with a 5.9-inch AMOLED screen at a rate of 120 Hz, with a primary lens with a 64 MP sensor and a secondary camera with an ultra-wide-angle lens. The model will be equipped with the powerful Snapdragon 888 chip and will have a charging capacity of 30W.

Asus has already confirmed that New Zenfone 8 line will be introduced on May 12, On Wednesday of next week, and we expect three devices to appear: Zenfone 8 Mini, Zenphone 8 I Zenphone 8 pro.

Original Article (04/30/2021)

With confirmed launch For 12 May, um New leaks reveal interesting details about the more compact model of the main Asus smartphone line: the new Zenfone 8 Mini.

Website Information Delantech Let us know that Asus will still be torn between advertising its smartphone with a 5.92-inch screen. Zenfone 8 Mini or Zenphone 8 flip.

However, Flip uses the Flip nomenclature as an indication of the format of its foldable smartphone, Galaxy z flipAsus’ reason for using such a brand is unknown, as the ZenFone 8 Mini / Flip should not be presented with folding screens and should not offer the ZenFone 7 line’s retractable camera module (referred to as Known in Flip camera) Belongs to.

Other details revealed in the same leak still indicate that Asus’s smartphone with a 5.9-inch screen should adopt a 4,000mAh capacity battery, something that is expected, given the compact size of the device, with a 30W fast charging Offer.

The model should also offer 5 variants with different memory and storage capacity with different options of 6 GB + 128 GB, 8 GB + 128 GB, 8 GB + 256 GB, 12 GB RAM and even 16 In addition to an even more powerful model with 256 GB of storage, both have GB of RAM.

With an OLED technology screen, 120 Hz refresh rate and powerful Snapdragon 888 processor, the ZenFone 8 Mini / Flip may be compact, but it certainly won’t disappoint anyone looking for a high-performance phone.