Does it have dedicated cooling for extracting more performance from sd 888?
Asking the right questions
From GSMArena's review:
"Now, let's talk about sustained performance.
First, Asus says it has to come up with a new solution for the board as it just couldn't fit everything into the Zenfone 8 shell. Instead of two stacked PCB boards connected with ribbons, the maker now uses interposer between the two boards and thus saves a lot of space, allowing for more components. The cooling is done via the usual heat pipe solution. And the aluminum frame helps with heat dissipation.
With all this said, the phone behaves very well for a jam-packed-with-hardware little fella. It scored
85% stability on the 3D Mark Wild Life Stress Test at 120Hz. The 15% drop happened halfway and it seems like an automatic throttling, but we couldn't really notice it. And this is a very stressful benchmark. So, as far as throttling is concerned - no one should have any worries about the Zenfone 8 - it's minor, and you really have to push the hardware's limits to activate the said 15% drop.
During the stress test or benchmarks like AnTuTu, the phone got hot, and we mean really hot, to the point that it was unpleasant (not dangerous, though) to hold its frame. In fact, it is one of the hottest phones (under peak performance) we've held in quite some time.
When playing games, like Fortnite, the phone's frame and back became warm, but not hot like on the benchmarks. So, the Zenfone 8 will be a bit warmer than what you might have used to handle, but that's the price you need to pay for flagship hardware and uncompromised feature set all crammed up in a small body. And we can't believe the throttling is so minor; remember the iPhone 12 mini?
So, the Zenfone 8 is a powerhouse, a bit hotter than expected, but it gets the job done in the best possible way - no matter if it's an app or game. And will continue to do so for a long time."
Its way overpriced though, as
@DrkLord said, they should have used an 870 and priced it around 30k.