SpecEagle review · Asus

Asus ZenFone 7 review: Flip-camera flagship with Snapdragon 865 and 90Hz AMOLED.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2020·$699
Overall
81/100
Class rank
#5 of 7
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Why the ZenFone 7 stood out

Asus kept the flip-camera mechanism from the ZenFone 6 and refined it — the ZenFone 7 shot 64 MP selfies with the rear camera by rotating the entire module, a use-case under-display selfie tech still cannot match in detail.

01Display

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR10+
Size6.67 inches
Resolution1080 x 2400 px

02Camera

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

Main64 MP Sony IMX686 with OIS
Ultrawide12 MP, f/2.2
Telephoto8 MP, f/2.4, 3x optical
SelfieUses flip rear module

03Performance

84/100

84/100 trails the 86-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.

ChipsetSnapdragon 865 (7nm+)
CPU1x Kryo 585 @ 2.84 + 3x Performance + 4x Efficiency
GPUAdreno 650

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

Capacity5000 mAh
ChargingHyperCharge 30W

05Build

76/100

76/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.

What works
  • Flip camera shoots flagship-grade selfies
  • Bright stereo speakers
  • 5000 mAh battery rare for 2020 flagships
What doesn't
  • 230 g brick
  • No OIS on telephoto
  • 90Hz feels behind 120Hz rivals
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Note 10+
$1099 · score 90/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 7-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .