Asus has unveiled the new generation Zenfone smartphones at Mobile World Congress 2018 here at Barcelona, Spain. The company today announced Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 5Z smartphones with Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio bezel-less display. Both the smartphones are powered by Snapdragon processor and come with dual rear camera setup.
Asus Zenfone 5
It is a 6.2-inch (2246 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass IPS display with glove touch support and Corning Gorilla Glass protection. It is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 processor with Adreno 509 GPU. It comes in 4GB / 6GB RAM with 64GB /128GB storage options with expandable memory up to 2TB. It is running on Android 8.0 Oreo with ZenUI 5.0. It packs in a 3300mAh battery with ASUS BoostMaster fast charging and AI charging.
In the camera department, it sports a 12MP+8MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, Sony IMX363 sensor, 1.4μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, OIS/EIS, Pro mode with RAW support, the secondary 8MP camera comes with f/2.0 aperture, OV8856 sensor, 120-degree wide-angle lens. There is an 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, OV8856 sensor, 83-degree wide-angle lens for better selfies. The fingerprint scanner is placed at the rear of the device.
Asus Zenfone 5 Specs
- 6.2-inch Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass IPS display, Corning Gorilla Glass protection
- 1.8Ghz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 with Adreno 630 GPU
- 3GB/4GB RAM
- 64GB/128GB internal storage with microSD support up to 2TB
- 12MP+8MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, Sony IMX363 sensor, 1.4μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, OIS/EIS, the secondary 8MP camera comes with f/2.0 aperture, OV8856 sensor, 120-degree wide-angle lens.
- 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, OV8856 sensor, 83-degree wide-angle
- 3300mAh battery with ASUS BoostMaster fast charging and AI charging
- Android 8.0 Oreo
- Rear fingerprint sensor
- Dual speakers, Hi-Res Audi, dual microphones
- Thickness: 7.85mm and Weight: 155g
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, USB Type-C
Asus Zenfone 5Z
The more powerful variant of the Zenfone 5, the 5Z comes with same display as seen on the Zenfone 5, a 6.2-inch Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass IPS display. It is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC with Adreno 630 GPU. It comes in 4GB / 6GB / 8GB RAM with 64GB /128GB / 256GB storage options with expandable memory up to 2TB. It is running on Android 8.0 Oreo with ZenUI 5.0. It packs in a 3300mAh battery with ASUS BoostMaster fast charging and AI charging.
In the camera department, it sports a 12MP+8MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, Sony IMX363 sensor, 1.4μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, OIS/EIS, Pro mode with RAW support, the secondary 8MP camera comes with f/2.0 aperture, OV8856 sensor, 120-degree wide-angle lens. There is an 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, OV8856 sensor, 83-degree wide-angle lens for better selfies. Also, the front camera supports portrait and Selfie panorama features.The fingerprint scanner is placed at the rear of the device and there is also face unlock feature built-in.
Asus Zenfone 5Z Specs
- 6.2-inch Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass IPS display, Corning Gorilla Glass protection
- Octa-Core Snapdragon 845 with Adreno 630 GPU
- 4GB / 6GB / 8GB RAM
- 64GB /128GB / 256GB internal storage with microSD support up to 2TB
- 12MP+8MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, Sony IMX363 sensor, 1.4μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, OIS/EIS, the secondary 8MP camera comes with f/2.0 aperture, OV8856 sensor, 120-degree wide-angle lens.
- 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, OV8856 sensor, 83-degree wide-angle, portrait and Selfie panorama
- 3300mAh battery with ASUS BoostMaster fast charging and AI charging
- Android 8.0 Oreo
- Rear fingerprint sensor
- Dual speakers, Hi-Res Audi, dual microphones
- Thickness: 7.85mm and Weight: 155g
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, USB Type-C
Pricing and Availability
- The Asus Zenfone 5 comes in Midnight Blue and Meteor Silver colors and will roll out from April, there are no words on the pricing yet.
- The Asus Zenfone 5Z comes in Midnight Blue and Meteor Silver colors, will start at 479 Euros (INR 38179 approx.) and will be available from June.
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