Asus Zenfone 5Z ready to battle with OnePlus 6 . Can It Beat?

Asus Zenfone 5Z First Impressions -OnePlus 6 Killer

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Now the users smartphone industry is really shocked about the rise of Asus. Asus Zenfones have been in the game, but were really considered serious contenders in challenging the superiority of flagships. The Zenfone 5z packs everything a flagship does sometimes even more than the flagship killer, the OnePlus 6 and commands a visibly lesser price for it. Asus managed to low down the price with these specifications related to One Plus 6. The Zenfone 5z is here and the high-end segment is now the most exciting segment after the mid rangers.

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

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 Zenfone 5z is ASUS’ flagship offering for 2018. There’s a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chip accompanied by 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB of onboard 2.1 UFS storage. To power, the graphics department is an Adreno 630 GPU, which offers stutter-free games when required. The 5z runs on ASUS’ custom ZenUI based on Android 8.0 Oreo. Two more variants, a 6GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB variants are also in store. Despite being a flagship, the Zenfone 5z offers FM radio — a feature that has been absent in this category for a while. Along with NFC, Wi-Fi networking takes a front seat here .

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. . It is safe to say that at Rs 29,999, this is the cheapest smartphone that comes with the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and packs in every gun to win. But, will it be able to do so and become the next ‘Flagship Killer’?