Asus Zenfone 5Z First Impressions -OnePlus 6 Killer
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Asus has come into 2018 with a new attitude. The company is
making sure people take them seriously and it is doing just that after
launching two fantastic phones this year - the ZenFone Max Pro M1 and the
ZenFone 5Z. The Asus ZenFone 5Z may not look as curvy as the OnePlus 6, but it
sure is practical. The device feels premium thanks to the metal and glass
finish and also feels sturdy and well built. It’s also lighter than the OnePlus
6 by about 25 grams. Asus designers managed to shave off this weight by going
in for a flat sheet of glass on the back as opposed to the thicker glass on the
back of the OnePlus 6 that needed for its curved design. The lipping around the
glass panels are well-finished and feel seamless when you slide your fingers
towards the edges of the display.
Zenfone 5s v/s OnePlus 6
The ASUS Zenfone 5Z surprises with its impressive specs. In
short, the Asus ZenFone gets you all the major features that you would also get
on a OnePlus 6 and some more.There’s a 6.2-inch IPS LCD display, a Qualcomm
Snapdragon 845 SoC, 6 GB RAM for the base model (8 GB as well) paired with 64
GB of internal storage (there’s also a 128 and 256 GB configurations). We
received the 6 GB RAM and 64 GB configuration for review.There’s a dual camera
setup with 12 MP (f/1.8) + 8 MP (f/2.0) sensors at the back and an 8 MP sensor
on the front. And finally, there is 3,300 mAh battery which is same as what we
get on the OnePlus 6.
Zenfone 5z comes with a variety of features
Zenfone 5z comes with a variety of features
The Zenfone 5z’s display is on par with its AMOLED-equipped
rivals. The full HD+ LCD panel renders punchy colours with vibrant contrasts
and super brightness levels, thus offering a good viewing experience. Sunlight
legibility is also good while viewing angles are satisfactorily wide.
The ZenFone 5Z comes with a notched 6.2-inch IPS LCD screen
bearing 1080 x 2246 pixels Full HD+ resolution and an 18.7:9 aspect ratio.
Under the hood, the ZenFone 5Z is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845
octa-core chipset clocked at 2.7 GHz with an Adreno 630 GPU. The phone is also
integrated with Qualcomm’s Artificial Intelligence Engine, which assists in
running AI features available on the device. It comes in three variants 6GB RAM
+ 64GB storage, 6GB RAM + 128GB storage, and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage.
The
phone sports a dual-camera setup at the rear with a 12MP Sony IMX363 primary
sensor and an 8MP secondary sensor. The primary sensor is equipped with a f/1.8
aperture, 4-axis Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), and Electronic Image
Stabilization (EIS), while the the secondary sensor has a f/2.0 aperture and
120-degree wide-angle lens. Both the cameras boast additional AI features such
as AI scene detection, AI photo learning, Real-time Portrait, and Real-time
Beautification. There is an 8MP camera on the front with a f/2.0 aperture, an
84-degree field of view, Electronic Image
Connectivity options supported by the Zenfone 5Z include
Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2×2 MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0 Low Energy,
NFC, USB Type-C port, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, and FM radio. A 3300mAh
battery with 18W fast charging and ASUS BoostMaster technology backs the
device. The BoostMaster technology maximises the battery output by dynamically
tweaking the charging rate. The camera also supports Face Unlock and what Asus
calls ZeniMoji, which is a take on Apple's Animoji feature.
The standard variant with 64GB storage is priced at Rs
29,999, while the top-end variant’s price in India is Rs 36,999. Flipkart is
running an exclusive offer for ICICI bank customers, wherein they can fetch a
discount of Rs 3,000 on the Zenfone 5Z, which brings down the pricing to Rs.
26,999 for the base variant and Rs. 33,999 for the top-end model.
