Asus Zenfone 5z vs other smartphones: iPhone x, Galaxy Note 8, Oneplus 5T, Galaxy S9+ and more

| Published: Thursday, March 1, 2018, 11:58 [IST]

On Tuesday, at the MWC 2018 tech show in Barcelona, Asus announced its latest smartphones - the ZenFone 5Z, ZenFone 5 and ZenFone 5 Lite. These smartphones come with inbuilt AI features, full-screen 18:9 aspect ratio displays that can render a high screen-to-body ratio of 90% and dual camera modules as well. Moreover, these new phones have the ZeniMoji feature that is Asus' take on Apple's Animoji.

Talking about the flagship model among the trio - the ZenFone 5Z, it runs Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box topped with Zen UI 5.0. The device has a 6.2-inch display that is taller than the one on the Galaxy S9+. The device makes use of Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC paired with AIE (Artificial Intelligence Engine).

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Having said about the Asus ZenFone 5Z briefly, we have come up with the rivals of this smartphone those are also high-end flagship models in the market. Take a look at these devices from the list below.

Apple iPhone X

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Key Specs

5.8-inch (2436 x 1125 pixels) OLED 458ppi Super Retina HD display display
Six-core A11 Bionic 64-bit processor with three-core GPU, M11 motion co-processor
64GB and 256GB storage options
iOS 11
Water and dust resistant (IP67)
12MP wide-angle (f/1.8) and telephoto (f/2.4) cameras
7MP front camera
4G VoLTE
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery with Qi wireless charging

Google Pixel 2 XL

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Key Specs

6-inch (2880 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD+ pOLED display with 100% DCI-P3 coverage, 100000:1 super contrast ratio, 3D Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
4GB DDR4X RAM, 64GB / 128GB storage
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
12.2MP rear camera with LED flash
8MP front camera
Fingerprint sensor
Water and dust Resistant (IP67)
Stereo front-firing speakers
4G VoLTE
3520mAh battery with fast charging

Apple iPhone 8 Plus

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Key Specs

5.5 Inch Retina HD Display With 3D Touch
Hexa-Core Apple A11 Bionic Processor
3GB RAM With 64/256GB ROM
Force Touch Technology
Dual 12MP ISight Camera With OIS
7MP Front Facing Camera
Touch ID
Bluetooth 5.0
LTE Support
Water And Dust Resistance

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

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Key Specs

6.3-inch Quad HD+ (2960 × 1440 pixels) Super AMOLED Infinity display with 522ppi, 18.5:9 aspect ratio
Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 9 Series 8895 processor with Mali-G71 MP20 GPU
6GB LPDDR4 RAM, 64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
12MP Dual Pixel rear camera and secondary 12MP camera
8MP auto focus front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with fast charging both on wired and wireless (WPC and PMA)

HTC U11 Plus

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Key Specs

6-inch (2880 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD+ Super LCD 6 display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
2.45GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
4GB RAM with 64GB storage, 6GB RAM with 128GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.0 Oreo with HTC Sense U.I
Nano SIM
12MP UltraPixel 3 rear camera with Dual LED flash
8MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3930mAh built-in battery with QuickCharge 3.0

Asus Zenfone AR ZS571KL

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Key Specs

5.7-inch (2560 × 1440 pixels) Quad HD Super AMOLED display, NTSC over 100%, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection
2.3GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 821 processor with Adreno 530 GPU
6GB / 8GB LPDDR4 RAM
32GB / 64GB / 128GB / 256GB (UFS 2.0) internal storage
expandable memory with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Zen UI 3.0
Hybrid dual SIM (micro+nano/microSD)
23MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash
8MP front-facing camer
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Nokia 8 Sirocco

Key Specs

5.5 inches P-OLED capacitive touchscreen
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo)
microSD, up to 256 GB card slot
128 GB internal memory
6 GB RAM
12 MP + 12 MP Rear camera
5Mp front camera
Non-removable Li-Ion 3260 mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy S9+

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6.2 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9810/Snapdragon 845 Processor
6GB RAM With 64/128/256GB ROM
WiFi
NFC
Bluetooth
Dual SIM
Dual Pixel 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
IP68
3500 MAh Battery

LG V30s Thinq

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6-inch (2880 x 1440 pixels) QHD+ OLED display with a 18:9 aspect ratio, 538 PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB storage (V30S ThinQ) / 256GB storage (V30S+ ThinQ)
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 8.0 (Oreo) with LG UX 6.0+
16MP rear camera and 13MP secondary camera
5MP front camera
4G VoLTE
3,300mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Wireless charging

Samsung Galaxy A8 Plus 2018

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Key Specs

6-inch (1080×2220 pixels) Full HD+ Super AMOLED display
Octa-Core (2.2GHz Dual + 1.6GHz Hexa) Exynos 7885 14nm processor with Mali-G71 GPU
6GB RAM
64GB storage
expandable up to 256GB via micro SD card
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Dual SIM
16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.7 aperture
16MP front camera with f/1.9 aperture, secondary 8MP camera
4G VoLTE
3500mAh battery with adaptive fast charging