The Asus Zenfone 10 is official and brings several important improvements over its predecessor. While it looks identical from the front, once scratched, the surface upgrades start to show.
It all starts with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset with up to 16GB of RAM, delivering 15% faster processing, 20% faster gaming performance, and perhaps most important of all: an efficiency better than 15%.
The latter is what allows the Zenfone 10 to improve its 4,300mAh battery life by almost 13%. One major complaint with the Zenfone 9 was the lack of wireless charging, and Asus fixed this in the 10, adding support for 15W Qi charging. There are apparently no changes to the wired 30W HyperCharge.
Upfront, you still get a 5.9-inch 1080x2400px AMOLED display, but it’s been bumped up to a 144Hz refresh rate. The top speed is reserved for gaming, so for the most part, you get the same 120Hz-ready sub-6in. It keeps the Zenfone 10 in the very exclusive club of compact flagship phones in the market.
The display is DCI-P3 calibrated, has Delta-E color accuracy of less than 1, 1100 nits of peak brightness, and Gorilla Glass Victus protection.
Asus has changed the back design a bit, although it still contains the nameplate just like the Zenfone 9.
Asus has added two new colors – Eclipse Red and Aurora Green – to the Midnight Black, Comet White and Starry Blue palettes.
The cameras have also changed with the 50MP 1/1.56-inch main unit with an upgraded 24mm f/1.9 lens featuring the second generation 6-axis hybrid gimbal. There are also 12MP ultrawide and 32MP selfie cameras. Both of these cameras have lost their autofocus, but Asus promises that the new camera has vastly improved night mode imaging.
The gimbal, on which the main camera is mounted, should be quite impressive, given the stability of the Zenfone 9. The system detects camera shake using the gyroscope, which then activates the electronic image stabilization together with the optical one to shift slightly image, resulting in stable overall shooting.
Adaptive EIS chooses the optimal field of view based on the shot and can crop further if necessary to give you the best possible stability.
The Zenfone 10 uses its gimbal to enable Light Trail mode, which lets you shoot traffic trails, long-exposure glowing graffiti and waterfalls, and photos of people in motion, all handheld.
The Asus Zenfone 10 ships in eco-friendly packaging made without adhesive and using recycled paper and soy ink. Inside is the Zenfone 10, a USB-C cable, a 30W charger, and a protective case.
Asus is offering the Zenfone 10 on its website and through selected sales partners from today, starting at €799 for the basic 8/128GB version. By doubling the storage space, the price rises to €849, while a 16/256 GB will be €929. A 16/512GB model is also on the way, but its price is yet to be confirmed.
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