VERSUS MID-RANGE ANDROIDS
Monkey magic
Can you transform £500-ish into a capable and desirable phone? Asus and Motorola have a couple of mid-priced marauders that say you can…
[ Words Tom Morgan, Chris Barraclough]
Asus ZenFone 8
What’s the story?
If you’re cursed with stumpy fingers, then modern smartphones probably plunge you into a bottomless pit of woe. Most blowers these days are super-sized monstrosities, so the rise of mini mobiles like the Google Pixel 5 and Apple iPhone 12 Mini is genuine cause for celebration.
Asus has also noticed this trend and come to our rescue with the 5.9in ZenFone 8.This handset packs some seriously beefy specs, including a Snapdragon 888 chipset and 120Hz AMOLED screen, yet squashes it all down to a form that even wee Jimmy Krankie could comfortably wield.