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Asus Zenfone 9 - 8gg/128gb $629.99 FS (zenfone 8 8gb/128gb $399.99)

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If you are in the market for sub 6" android phones, not many available. samsung maybe, but screw the bloat ware and bixby button.

Asus has zenfone 9 for $20 cheaper than black friday week.

Asus 8gb/128 version and 8gb/256gb both have $70 discount

8/128 $629.99
8/256 $679.99

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[asus.com]

16/256 still full price
Does NOT work with CDMA networks.

if you want previous Zenfone 8 on sale for $399.99 [asus.com]


zenfone 8, 888 processor, in-screen finger print, 4000 smaller battery, screen nit at 700nit
Zenfone 9, 8+ processor, side/power finger print, 4300 battery, screen 1100 nit.

zenfone 8 debatable, but probably better value for the money
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tags318
12-18-2022 at 05:17 AM.
12-18-2022 at 05:17 AM.
Nice specs... No expandable memory despite dual sim slots.
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ratbastard
12-18-2022 at 07:26 AM.
12-18-2022 at 07:26 AM.
This phone nails so many things, but it will never sell well enough for Samsung or Google to want to copy. If either company decided to release a similarly-sized device with premium features, they could sell so many. The S10e was probably the closest.
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eiufdb
12-18-2022 at 07:41 AM.
12-18-2022 at 07:41 AM.
I love the plastic/polymer back, which saves weight and feels less fragile than glass.
good deal
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DylanT8047
12-18-2022 at 08:27 AM.
12-18-2022 at 08:27 AM.
I would buy the 16gb/256gb in a heart beat if it was also on sale.
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redshirt72
12-18-2022 at 08:39 AM.
12-18-2022 at 08:39 AM.
Ah, I see they went with the punch hole camera for the 9. Curious if the 8, with its motorized rear camera that flipped to the front for selfies, was having issues, because I liked the idea of having a display uninterrupted by holes or notches.
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cho9736
12-18-2022 at 08:45 AM.
12-18-2022 at 08:45 AM.
Quote from redshirt72 :
Ah, I see they went with the punch hole camera for the 9. Curious if the 8, with its motorized rear camera that flipped to the front for selfies, was having issues, because I liked the idea of having a display uninterrupted by holes or notches.

that's zenfone 7 with motorized rear camera
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redshirt72
12-18-2022 at 08:56 AM.
12-18-2022 at 08:56 AM.
Quote from cho9736 :
that's zenfone 7 with motorized rear camera
Damn, has it already been two generations since that came out? Anyway, I'd like to stray from the Samsung/Pixel stranglehold on the Android premium handset market, but its been hard to do with Xiaomi apparently never coming here, and Huawei and ZTE banned, OnePlus isn't what it used to be either, so was hoping Asus or Motorola would pick up the slack, but not so much on either front.
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12-18-2022 at 08:59 AM.
12-18-2022 at 08:59 AM.
Quote from redshirt72 :
Ah, I see they went with the punch hole camera for the 9. Curious if the 8, with its motorized rear camera that flipped to the front for selfies, was having issues, because I liked the idea of having a display uninterrupted by holes or notches.

I also like the idea of a holeless, notchless display. That's why I wish they would bring back a top bezel with squared off corners. Manufacturers continue to go form over function...at least Asus made a flagship with a physical fingerprint sensor in 2022. Plus you can program it and tapping the back to do various things. It's a shame that such nice additions will get overlooked by the bigger companies like ratbastard said.
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12-18-2022 at 12:05 PM.
12-18-2022 at 12:05 PM.
On the outside this looks so much like one plus n20.
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guest2011
12-18-2022 at 12:41 PM.
12-18-2022 at 12:41 PM.
no sd storage, no cdma, expensive. i like the size but not the battery.
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ChakkDay
12-18-2022 at 12:49 PM.
12-18-2022 at 12:49 PM.
Camera is what lacked in the oas t Asus Zen phones. Is it good in 9 ?
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TransTeam
12-18-2022 at 02:30 PM.
12-18-2022 at 02:30 PM.
Quote from guest2011 :
no sd storage, no cdma, expensive. i like the size but not the battery.
ditto.
but cant have both. its a trade off.
wonder when they will put faster charging like other brands,
wouldn't mind smaller battery as much if it had faster charging.
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12-18-2022 at 03:52 PM.
12-18-2022 at 03:52 PM.
Quote from TransTeam :
ditto.
but cant have both. its a trade off.
wonder when they will put faster charging like other brands,
wouldn't mind smaller battery as much if it had faster charging.

i'm spoiled by 256gb sd storage and in my cheaper phones 5000mA battery. It's so nice not to have it on the charger all day. Especially when no charger available.
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GreenMountain684
12-18-2022 at 07:38 PM.
12-18-2022 at 07:38 PM.
400 for Zenfone 8 is the lowest I've ever seen from the company directly.

ZenFone 9 looks compelling. I can't justify a new phone this year, but I might grab this thing when it's 18 months old. And 40 cents on the dollar. I really like how they made a purpose-made case which is designed to attach to your book bag.
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