Asus Zenfone 2E vs Asus Zenfone 8: Which is better?

Screen size

Zenfone 2E5.0"

Zenfone 85.9"+15%

Technology

Zenfone 2E

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Zenfone 8

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

Zenfone 2E

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Zenfone 8

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Zenfone 2E

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

Zenfone 8

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

Zenfone 2E

LTE

Resolution

Zenfone 2E720 × 1280 px

Zenfone 81080 × 2400 px+64%

Refresh rate

Zenfone 2E—

Zenfone 8120 Hz

Peak brightness

Zenfone 2E—

Zenfone 81,100 nits

Pixel density

Zenfone 2E294 ppi

Zenfone 8446 ppi+34%

CPU speed

Zenfone 2EDual-core 1.6 GHz

Zenfone 8Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)+44%

RAM

Zenfone 2E1.0 GB

Zenfone 86.0 GB+83%

Storage

Zenfone 2E8 GB

Zenfone 8128 GB+94%

Main camera

Zenfone 2E8.0 MP

Zenfone 864.0 MP+88%

Front camera

Zenfone 2E2.0 MP

Zenfone 812.0 MP+83%

Battery

Zenfone 2E2,500 mAh

Zenfone 84,000 mAh+38%

Wired charging

Zenfone 2E—

Zenfone 830 W

Weight

Zenfone 2E155 g+9%

Zenfone 8169 g

Thickness

Zenfone 2E10.9 mm

Zenfone 88.9 mm+22%

IP rating

Zenfone 2E—

Zenfone 8IP68

Wi‑Fi

Zenfone 2EWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Zenfone 8Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

Zenfone 2E4.0, A2DP

Zenfone 85.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive+23%

USB

equal specs

Zenfone 2EmicroUSB 2.0

Zenfone 8USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

5G support

Zenfone 2ENo

Zenfone 8Yes+100%

NFC

Zenfone 2ENo

Zenfone 8Yes+100%

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Zenfone 2EYes

Zenfone 8Yes

SD card

Zenfone 2EYes+100%

Zenfone 8No

Stereo speakers

Zenfone 2E—

Zenfone 8Yes

Speed

Zenfone 2E

HSPA, LTE

Zenfone 8

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G

5G bands

Zenfone 2E

Zenfone 8

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 38, 40, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA - USA

Announced

Zenfone 2E

2015, July. Released 2015, July

Zenfone 8

2021, May 12

Status

Zenfone 2E

Discontinued

Zenfone 8

Available. Released 2021, May 13

Dimensions

Zenfone 2E

148.1 x 71.4 x 10.9 mm (5.83 x 2.81 x 0.43 in)

Zenfone 8

148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm (5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 in)

Weight

Zenfone 2E

155.1 g (5.47 oz)

Zenfone 8

169 g (5.96 oz)

SIM

Zenfone 2E

Micro-SIM

Zenfone 8

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Zenfone 2E

Zenfone 8

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame

Other

Zenfone 2E

Zenfone 8

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Type

Zenfone 2E

IPS LCD

Zenfone 8

Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 700 nits (HBM), 1100 nits (peak)

Size

Zenfone 2E

5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~65.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Zenfone 8

5.9 inches, 84.0 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Zenfone 2E

720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)

Zenfone 8

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~446 ppi density)

Protection

Zenfone 2E

Zenfone 8

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Zenfone 2E

Android 5.0 (Lollipop), ZenUI

Zenfone 8

Android 11, upgradable to Android 13

Chipset

Zenfone 2E

Intel Atom Z2560

Zenfone 8

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

CPU

Zenfone 2E

Dual-core 1.6 GHz

Zenfone 8

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Zenfone 2E

PowerVR SGX544MP2

Zenfone 8

Adreno 660

Card slot

Zenfone 2E

microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Zenfone 8

Internal

Zenfone 2E

8GB 1GB RAM

Zenfone 8

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM

Other

Zenfone 2E

Zenfone 8

UFS 3.1

Single

Zenfone 2E

8 MP, AF

Zenfone 8

Features

Zenfone 2E

LED flash, panorama, HDR

Zenfone 8

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

Zenfone 2E

1080p@30fps

Zenfone 8

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR

Dual

Zenfone 2E

Zenfone 8

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

Single

Zenfone 2E

2 MP

Zenfone 8

12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF

Video

Zenfone 2E

Zenfone 8

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

Loudspeaker

Zenfone 2E

Yes

Zenfone 8

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

Zenfone 2E

Yes

Zenfone 8

Yes

Other

Zenfone 2E

Zenfone 8

32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res audio

WLAN

Zenfone 2E

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Zenfone 8

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

Zenfone 2E

4.0, A2DP

Zenfone 8

5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

Positioning

Zenfone 2E

GPS

Zenfone 8

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)

NFC

Zenfone 2E

Zenfone 8

Yes

Radio

Zenfone 2E

Zenfone 8

FM radio (market/region dependent)

USB

Zenfone 2E

microUSB 2.0

Zenfone 8

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Zenfone 2E

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Zenfone 8

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Type

Zenfone 2E

Li-Po 2500 mAh, non-removable

Zenfone 8

Li-Po 4000 mAh

Talk time

Zenfone 2E

Up to 19 h (3G)

Zenfone 8

Charging

Zenfone 2E

Zenfone 8

30W wired, PD3.0, 60% in 25 min, 100% in 80 min Reverse wired

Colors

Zenfone 2E

Charcoal Black, Pearl White

Zenfone 8

Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver

Price

Zenfone 2E

About 110 EUR

Zenfone 8

About 290 EUR

Models

Zenfone 2E

Zenfone 8

ZS590KS, ZS590KS-2A007EU, I006D

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