Asus Zenfone 10 review: specs, battery & used prices

Summary

The Asus Zenfone 10 is the last of the small Zenfones — the phone its loyalists still search for: a 5.92-inch 144 Hz OLED, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a gimbal-stabilised 50 MP main camera, and a 4,300 mAh battery in a 172 g body that fits one hand completely. It launched around $799 for the 8/128 GB tier, which now trades used for about $545, with 8/256 GB examples near $679.

Display and design

The 5.92-inch OLED runs at 144 Hz with an 1,100-nit peak, scoring 73/100 on our screen-quality axis. The compactness score of 96/100 is near the top of the entire catalog — there is almost nothing else like it left at this spec level — and IP68 protection rounds out a genuinely dense little body.

Performance

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 keeps the Zenfone 10 fully competitive: a gaming score of 40/100 covers mid-to-high setting 3D play, and the small body's thermals hold up well for its size. Update policy is not recorded; Asus's two-year practice of that era means the runway should be assumed short.

Camera

The 50 MP main sensor with gimbal-style stabilisation is the class benchmark for video shake control, paired with a 13 MP ultrawide, shooting to 8K at 24 fps. Our camera score of 33/100 reflects the missing telephoto and modest versatility — the main camera itself outperforms the score.

Battery and charging

The 4,300 mAh battery earns a 26/100 battery-life score — a careful-use day is realistic, heavy use is not — with 30 W wired charging at a slow-by-flagship pace, scoring 12/100. Wireless charging is supported.

Verdict

The Zenfone 10 around $545 used is the one-hand-era flagship frozen in amber: 96/100 compactness, gimbal video, flagship chip — bought with open eyes about battery, charging, and update runway. Nothing since has filled the niche; if this size speaks to you, it remains the reference. For the same platform with a bigger everything, the Zenfone 11 Ultra is the successor Asus pivoted to.