Since the Asus Zenfone 7 will share the
Snapdragon 865 chipset with the ROG Phone 3, it shares kernel code with it too.
That revealed a cache of information about the components that will make up the
phone. First, the chipset. This phone, ZS670KS, uses the standard S865 chip
(you can tell because it has the FastConnect 6800 instead of the 6900 found in
the S865+). That’s in line with the rumors so far, the Zenfone 7 will use the
vanilla chip while the 7 Pro is supposed to get the plus version.
Moving on to the screen, it’s a BOE-made
LCD measuring 6.4” in size and with 1,080 x 2,340 px resolution. The refresh rate
is set at the standard 60 Hz. Goodix supplied the fingerprint reader which will
be either side or rear-mounted. There’s also a microSD card slot.
It appears that the display will once
again be notch and punch hole free as Asus will use a flip up camera just like
on the 2019 model. The motorized flip will have three modules – wide and ultra
wide cameras plus a 3D ToF sensor.
The main camera is based on a Sony IMX686,
a 64 MP sensor that is also used in the ROG Phone 3. Its size is 1/1.72” and it
has 0.8 µm pixels (before binning). The ultra wide cam has a Sony IMX363 sensor
(12 MP, 1/2.55”, 1.4 µm), also found in the Pixel 4, for example.
Overall, the Asus Zenfone 7 is shaping up
to be very similar to the Zenfone 6, aside from the upgraded chipset and main
camera (was 48 MP with no ToF last year). The Zenfone 7 Pro will allegedly sell
for € 500, so the vanilla version should be cheaper. Not a bad spec sheet given
the price, but that 60 Hz screen looks a bit outdated.
