Asus Zenfone 5, 5z, 5 Lite hands-on review

28 February 2018
The annual MWC event in Barcelona is almost over, but we can't call it a day before we handle all new Zenfones Asus had in store for us. The event last night brought us a whole bunch of new devices, some of them to be available in different variants in a typical Asus fashion. The notorious notch made an appearance, too, and it's shaping to be the next trendy thing after the "full-view" screens.

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  • Abhik
  • gMK
  • 01 Mar 2018

Finally a good flagship by Asus...Nice job

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    • Fv4
    • 01 Mar 2018

    KeyserSoze, 01 Mar 2018Zenfone 5... pfffft, what a sad copy of the kr.appy fruit p... moreNah, there's only ten of you so 470 Euros x 10. They don't lose that much.

      Zenfone 5... pfffft, what a sad copy of the kr.appy fruit phone notch that's not even any good to begin with. I spit on this inferior product. Hope they lose billions with this dumb stunt.

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        • Anonymous
        • Kn$
        • 01 Mar 2018

        iTerror, 01 Mar 2018Flagship phones should not exceed USD 400. Non-negotiable. ... moreSadly, is up to supply and demand, not common sense

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          • iTerror
          • KZ8
          • 01 Mar 2018

          Flagship phones should not exceed USD 400. Non-negotiable. Full Stop.

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            • Anonymous
            • 6ck
            • 01 Mar 2018

            Android - Prime, 01 Mar 2018Top notch bezel feat. curved bottom bezel... Basically iPh... morehttps://9to5google.com/2018/02/27/oneplus-6-leak-notch-glass-back/

            OnePlus 6 design is more suitable for your comment.

              Top notch bezel feat. curved bottom bezel...
              Basically iPhone X feat. Galaxy S9

                Great internals. Awful "iPhone X - style" design. I am very disappointed by these devices.

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                  • sAP
                  • 01 Mar 2018

                  Domestoboto, 01 Mar 2018Friendly Reminder: It is IMPOSSIBLE to have a completely be... moreYou can check Vivo Apex

                    Friendly Reminder: It is IMPOSSIBLE to have a completely bezelless phone and retain the front camera(s), earpiece/speaker, and IR/light/proximity sensors without resorting to the notch. The technology simply isn't there.

                    I mean, look at the the Xiaomi Mi Mix. It has gotten so close, BUT

                    - You had to INVERT your phone to use the front camera because your palm covered it.
                    - And Xiaomi had to used fancy tech which vibrates the entire screen so you can hear who you're calling. That means ZERO PRIVACY and concentration of sound; everyone can hear your conversations.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • uJy
                      • 01 Mar 2018

                      My take it will be down to either Redmi Note 5 or Zenfone 5.
                      Gotta wait for the pricing for the ZF5 and make comparison.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 6ck
                        • 01 Mar 2018

                        Anonymous, 01 Mar 2018If others are stupid, don't follow them stupid. Consumers ... morePlease see the Razer Phone market, is out of expectation.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • xHa
                          • 01 Mar 2018

                          AnonD-246723, 01 Mar 2018Calm down fan boy . No one ever mention any first . You can... moreComparing = Admit it

                          The Wide Notch even has difference = Copycat

                          WOW! VERY AMAZING LOGIC!

                            Notch is now a main feature, good job Asus, well played.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • tEZ
                              • 01 Mar 2018

                              Anonymous, 28 Feb 2018Their ZF3 and ZF4 are both rubbish, full of bugs and bloatw... moreCompare to miui, miui has alot bugs rather than zenui. 😅 I prefer return to zenui, i regret use miui b'cuz lack of software support. It's better asus support zf3 from MM to Oreo. Yet Xiaomi neglect many of their 2016 devices without any software support.

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                                • tx4
                                • 01 Mar 2018

                                is it so hard to just stay out of stupid trend like adding ugly notch to your phone???

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                                  • Anonymous511
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                                  • 01 Mar 2018

                                  I love the design of Asus zenfone 5 and zenfone 5 2018 because of the shiny rear design like zenfone 3, although someone say copy iPhone X but I think this phone has the best design than Xiaomi and Vivo, i just don't like screen is too big, at least in my opinion zenfone 5 has 5,5 inch
                                  and zenfone 5z has 5,8 inch.

                                  Make me surprised is the right difference of zenfone max & lite is battery, but screen....zenfone lite have bigger screen than zenfone max.

                                  I think Asus with zenfone 5 and zenfone 5z have good design though copy iPhone X, at least than better of Vivo and Xiaomi.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • XNk
                                    • 01 Mar 2018

                                    Anonymous, 28 Feb 2018iPhone clone? Don't be ignorant and you better shut up if y... moreiPhone brought the notch design into mainstream. Essential is just a small company that few people know about and has little influence on mobile phone trends. They don't even sell their phones worldwide. So if we are finding someone to blame, it is Apple.

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                                      • KSE
                                      • 01 Mar 2018

                                      Anonymous, 28 Feb 2018iPhone clone? Don't be ignorant and you better shut up if y... moreCalm down fan boy . No one ever mention any first . You can't deny your beloved asus copy exactly the ugly cut off shape and the traffic light camera . Even asus admit they copied iPhone x . What's the point you fanboy decide to go against asus and say it's not copying

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • tPG
                                        • 01 Mar 2018

                                        If others are stupid, don't follow them stupid.
                                        Consumers don't need a distracting notch or a curve screen, they just need a big battery and a fast processor chip. Notches and curve screens are just gimmicks to lure consumers to buy so as they will feel like using an Apple or Samsung phone, in other words, to show off.

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