The Best Compact Phone? [ASUS ZenFone 10 Review 2023]

I would use the Zen Phone as daily driver for work, calls etc and as second phone the ROG Phone 7 for gaming, watching Videos and movies. Would be a great combo.

13 Pro, 14 Pro and S23 are the only reasonnable choices

Still think best compact phone is the default iPhone, feel like theirs too many compromises.

Weird that none of the reviewers are making a comparison with the regular S23 which is about the same size

iPhone SE??? That was an iPhone 13 mini! 😂

Where’s ur 15 inch MacBook air review let’s not lazy ha champ

Great review, it's not enough for me to upgrade my Zenfone 9, although wireless charging is a bonus. I've generally been happy with photo quality on Zenfone 9, but clearly not enough as I bought a Pixel 7a on promotion just to use as my main phone for photos (I'm torn which phone I prefer, they're both great and both compact)

Hey, great video as always. Thank you. Btw I was wondering what is the name of the city you’re living in? It looks stunning

i prefer this size. quick questions: does it have slowmo? does it have touch shutter? does it have notification led or something? how can you know if you have new sms or missed call? how is the flash photo and video? and how is the brightness in sunlight? can you see something on the screen? i think it's a great phone design and specs and back material a little expensive though but that's me :)

I think it's more exciting than something like the s23. Bigger battery, much a nicer design in my opinion. The cameras in the Zenfone 9 outperformed the s22 in MHKBD's blind test. A gimbal stabilization mode.

And at least they've increased the software support to 4 years of security patches. I can live without Android 16 in 3 years.

Funny some of those features I have in my LG G8 that I'm still rocking since 2019. That's how good LG phones were. I wish LG comes back in the phone business instead of focusing on vacuum cleaners and fridges...their TVs are great and competition to Sony but we need LG phones again.

What race game is that?

i wish it had a pro/plus version with 6.67 and telephoto ( workable portraits) sensor

The wide lens in this video kind of squishes everything so the zenfone 10 doesn't look that much smaller than an s23 ultra even though there is supposedly a 10mm width difference. 17mm height difference is minor, and the overall bezels aren't that great so you get a much smaller screen for not that much smaller of a phone. At least it's flat though. I don't think a lot of development was put in this to maximize space. It's more of a Samsung FE phone, kind of thrown out there to meet a cheaper flagship-esque tier. Not a true flagship.

Real Review 👏🏽👏🏽

It's pretty much the size of the S23.

it's not compact if it's the same size as samsung s23 LOL

If only grapheneOS supported this phone...

I don’t think the Zenphobe is a compact phone if it’s the same size of the Galaxy 22. The iPhone mini is a true compact phone.

Can someone recommend whether to buy this, iPhone 14 or wait for iPhone 15?

Any chance I can get that 10? I hate waiting sometimes😂

very misleading comparisons

I'm getting some nice Nexus 5 vibes over here

It needs telephoto because it is important.

This is basically a S23 with a fingerprint reader, slightly less tech, superior aesthetics, equivalent battery life, and headphone jack. Personally, I don't care about the headphone jack but I hate in-screen fingerprint readers and facial recognition. The tech sucks and they know it sucks, but it's their way to prevent people from replacing their screens.

Will be a perfect compact phone if the softwear update at least on par of pixel (3+4)

5.9'' is nice and small, but I think 6.1'' is still handy enough, but would provide more space for a bigger battery.
Imho thats the biggest weakspot for the Zenfone. Im not a smartphone gamer at all but Im on the go all day and what i need is battery life and a phone i can use with on hand without dislocating my finger joints.

It's a bit unfair to compare with iPhone 14 pro Max, lol 😆

Promo>SM 🙈

it's a great phone, but the vibration from the speaker is annoying.

My girlfriend has precisely bought a new Zenfone 10 and when she starts the camera app and shake the phone it make a strange sound (mechanic sound, like a lightsaber) it's even on the videos recorded when the phones shakes (I think it's the stabilization). Is this sound noticeable even for you or is her phone defect?

How do you miss comparing this phone to the Samsung S23? it is very comparable in size and spec and much more common than some of the examples used here.
I am looking to replace an S22 Ultra and this phone having 512gb of storage, real dual sim and wireless charging make it an attractive option. The camera is not a big concern but the software seems like a huge advantage over what Samsung offers. As far as the two year upgrades that isn't a concern for most people and even if it were ASUS does not punish you for dropping on LineageOS like Samsung does.

Glad you did a detailed review on the camera. Some reviewers have seemingly glossed over it. It was the deal breaker for me and I ended up returning it. Such a shame because I love so much about this. May pick one up again if there's a Black Friday deal and the Pixel 8 isn't anything special.

My next year phone to buy ..

Grab S23 better updates

Weird that you said the battery was not a strong point when every single other review i have seen says its a battery champ. Also i have the asus zenfone 8 and this weekend i was taking pictures with it and the Iphone 14 pro and i actually prefer the asus pictures over the iphone also blind asked my kids and wife and they also choose the zenfone pictures over the iphone 14.

16 GB Ram/ 512GB Internal storage and smaller and lighter than Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra? I'm ready. I've been thinking of buying the S23 base 8GB Ram/512GB but Zenfone 10 had better specs overall (if you're just casual with cameras which I am)

I don't mind the 2 years android updates as long as their security patch would last for 4 years. (which I heard recently).

Why do so many YTers forget to compare these against the true competitor for it the Sony Xperia 5 range.

Pigeon torturer!

I love it it's just too expensive considering how little I care for phones. But the sizes is just perfect and headphone jack is sexy

Hello, I have had this phone for 2 months and I can say that:
1. the screen was filled with scratches,
2. the back cover has become dull on the edges, it looks horrible, as if it were a fat cake, what a worst choice, trying to make the phone lighter, they chose this shitty plastic.
3. the zenfone UI functions, which should make your life easier, are stupid, for example the 2 times tapping function on the back of the phone works when it feels like it, or the one on the volume button, or the one on the sensor button, the phone is not calibrated enough for that.
4. when there are several active functions, or Wi-Fi is turned on, the battery discharges very quickly and even heats up.
5. the phone feels in the hand during operation, you simply feel the radiation, the SAR value is at the upper limit, it is not recommended to use it too much near the ear.
6. the frames of the cameras are uneven, I don't see what the point would be, anyway if you put the phone on the table and want to write or browse applications, the phone dances terribly, it cannot be used in this way, a special phone case is needed.
7. the material from which the back cover is made retains odors.
8. the phone tends to get hot, the programs are crowded and often more confusing.
9. I had to strongly reduce the number of functions to save the battery, if I don't use it it lasts for two good days, but I have to charge it overnight so that it doesn't discharge the next day.
10. still a Chinese shit in the end.
I wanted it to be 10, but it's 11: the camera is under critical condition, until now I didn't think that there would be something like this on a flagship, incredible Asus, the worst software, I don't want to say more......
my review is 100% true, I don't want to offend anyone

Locked bootload is the biggest problem

s23 base model is the same size as asus zenfone 10 and it got better feautres

that is iphone mini, not an se right ?

The phone looks really cool but with that camera quality it's a bit overpriced

Someone is supposed to advertise iphone14 I see...

Wy s24usnd 14pto max ore not s23 vs iPhone 14 ?