Older flagship · 2021

Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55 Camera shares the Xiaomi Poco F4 GT's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 65W fast charging

Extras Cooling system, Optical zoom

Watch out No more updates, Smaller battery (4000mAh)

6.78″ AMOLED · 144Hz

888 5G 16 / 512 GB

4000 mAh 65W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 24 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.78″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.78"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1200 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Performance

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 660

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

745,787

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 660

Process

5 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex X1 2.84GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.42GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8GHz

Software & updates

Android 11 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 11

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 24 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

OIS

Telephoto

8 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

12 MP f/2.2

Front camera

24 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Sony IMX686 Exmor RS, 1/1.7", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi Poco F4 GT , Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

8K video, RAW

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

4000 mAh · 65 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Wired charging

65 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

16 GB RAM · 512 GB

Roomy

RAM

16 GB

Storage

512 GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B11, B12, B13, B14, B17, B18, B19, B20, B21, B26, B28b, B28a, B30, B32, B71

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n11, n12, n13, n14, n18, n20, n21, n25, n26, n28b, n28a, n30, n38, n40, n41, n42, n43, n46, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

210 g · 9.6 mm

Height

173.2 mm

Width

77.3 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm

Weight

210 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted, ultrasonic) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.78″ vs 6.1″ screen

Better video capture

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 8K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 24 MP vs 12 MP selfie

23% larger battery capacity

65 W vs 20 W charging · 4,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

746k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 210 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Faster charging

65 W vs 25 W charging

Starts with more storage

512 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.78″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

746k vs 899k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 210 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

DXOMARK test scores

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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