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ASUS ZenFone 8 Mini launch date is yet to be revealed.
Also read: ASUS ROG Phone 5 review: Game on
The ASUS Zenfone 8 Mini is speculated to carry the model number Asus_I006D. And this was the very model that was spotted on Geekbench today. According to the listing, the ZenFone 8 Mini has an octa-core SoC with one of the CPU cores clocked at 2.84GHz and Adreno 660 GPU. The only processor to have this CPU and GPU combination is Qualcomm's flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 888. It means that the ASUS ZenFone 8 Mini has the Snapdragon 888 SoC.
Apart from the details regarding the processor, the Geekbench listing also reveals that the ZenFone 8 Mini will have 16GB of RAM and that it will run on the Android 11 operating system. The phone has scored 1,121 points in the single-core test and 3,662 points in the multi-core test on Geekbench 5.3.2.
According to folks at XDA Developers, the ASUS ZenFone 8 Mini will have a 5.92-inch OLED display with Full HD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The device is said to be equipped with two rear cameras, a 64MP Sony IMX686 sensor, and an unannounced Sony IMX663 sensor.
The TÜV SÜD certification of the ZenFone 8 Mini reveals that the smartphone will have 30W charging support. Unfortunately, those are the only details available at the moment. Hopefully, we'll know more about the device as it gets certifications from more platforms.
According to DigiTimes, ASUS wasn't able to achieve its smartphone sales target for Q3 2020 with its ZenFone 7 series. The company aims to make up for it with its ZenFone 8 series and the ROG Phone 5. Apart from the ZenFone 8 Mini, the ZenFone 8 series is said to include ZenFone 8/ZenFone 8 Pro.