After unveiling the ASUS ZenFone 5Z at the MWC event, today the Taiwanese brand launched the smartphone in the Indian market. Having said that, the pricing of the device leaked yesterday and revealed that the device will give head-to-head competition to the OnePlus 6. So, let’s check out all the information of the device.
The ASUS ZenFone 5Z sports 6.2-inch Super display with Full HD+ and has 2246 x 1080 pixels resolution, along with 19:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by 10nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, and paired with 4/6/8 GB RAM (but the company only launched the 6 GB and 8 GB RAM variants) along with Adreno 630 for the graphical task. The device is coming in three storage options, 64 GB (with 6 GB RAM), 128 GB (with 6 GB RAM), 256 GB (with 8 GB RAM) UFS 2.1, and if it’s not enough for you, then you expand the storage upto 2 TB via microSD card.
It has dual camera setup at back, with the combination of 12 megapixel (RGB) with f/1.8, 1.4um, Sony IMX363, 4-axis OIS, 5x high light sensitivity, 0.03s Dual Pixel PDAF, AI-powered, RAW support + 8 megapixel with 8 MP f/2.0, wide-angle 120-degree FOV, OmniVision OV8856, dual-tone LED flash. The device also has 8 megapixel front facing camera with f/2.0, OmniVision OV8856, 83-degree wide-angle FOV. The device also supports artificial intelligence functions such as AI Camera, AI Display, AI Ringtone, AI Boost, AI Charging, AI Photo Learning. The ZeniMoji is a new feature which resembles Apple’s Animoji, but with video calling and live streaming.
In terms of connectivity, the device supports 4G connectivity, 2x Hybrid SIM. It also has USB Type-C port and the latest Bluetooth 5.0, the device also supports fingerprint scanner at the back side, and also has the face unlock. It runs on Android Oreo 8.0 with ZenUI 5 atop, and the device can be upgradable to Android P. The smartphone is backed on 3,300 mAh battery with ASUS BoostMaster fast charging, and AI Charging.
Pricing and availability
- 64 GB storage variant is priced at ₹29,999.
- 128 GB storage variant has the price tag of ₹32,999.
- 256 GB storage variant is priced at ₹36,999.
- It will be available exclusively on Flipkart from July 9.
