Asus Zenfone 5z review

01 September 2018
The Asus ZenFone 5Z has been around for some time now. Flagship ZenFone series devices have been known to border on the excess in the past, and while some of that may have become par for the course for flagship Android phones these days, the ZenFone 5Z leaves no stone unturned and comes with all the proverbial bells and whistles. As with previous ZenFone flagships, it is also priced exceedingly well positioning it squarely between the Poco F1 and the OnePlus 6 but is that really the whole story? Let’s find out.

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  • 05 Sep 2018

Senju, 04 Sep 2018What is the battery life of Asus Zenfone 5Z?? I want to ... moreBattery: Go for Poco F1. No other flagship-grade phone around US$300 - 500 has 4000mAh battery.

Camera & Audio: Go for LG G7. LG is one of few vendors who did great job in both departments (Sony and HTC too, but with MUCH, MUCH HIGHER price tag)

You can't have all the features u need in a smartphone, or else no one is going to buy the upcoming new phone!

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    Anonymous, 04 Sep 2018Take a look at their own ZF3 forums and see the number of p... moreStrange with many people around me owning the same device and updating it to the laterdt oreo build with nothing.

    Also Asus has one of the easiest upgrade/downgrade methods.
    Just copy the file and flash it using the built-in recovery, no PC oe special software needed. That was for old ones, I'm not sure about the new ones.

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      Anonymous, 04 Sep 2018Take a look at their own ZF3 forums and see the number of p... moreyou're telling stories

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        • 04 Sep 2018

        Senju, 04 Sep 2018What is the battery life of Asus Zenfone 5Z?? I want to ... moreHi dear,
        The ZenFone 5z has a lot of better features such as camera, design, build quality and software!

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          Deannielsen, 04 Sep 2018Took my wifes 5z today and looking for bloatware, Facebook,... moreActually google apps are not included as bloatware because every stock phone comes with it. It's included in the Android ROMs itself. Only custom roms provide true bloatware free experience.

            Took my wifes 5z today and looking for bloatware, Facebook, Instagram, Duo, Google Play, Google drive, Google Play film, Google Play music and zoom, 8 apps i could find... In my world its not many bloatware apps. But again, we are all different thinking.

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              Anonymous, 04 Sep 2018Take a look at their own ZF3 forums and see the number of p... moremy Xiaomi Mi5s Plus say hi with its 2 core locked to sleep mode unless you use a 3rd party app to force it to awake + a reboot or use a custom ROM or use a custom kernel

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                H-1, 03 Sep 2018maybe the first zenfones 4,5 and 6 were. However I've used ... moreTake a look at their own ZF3 forums and see the number of phones broken by an update. That is right, a software update that actually breaks the hardware. I owned a ZF3 for 3 months and dumped it. It is the only phone I ever owned that cannot cannot connect to a car's bluetooth and Asus actually suggested that I change my car.

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                  • 04 Sep 2018

                  Excellent mobile
                  Love the Features
                  Asus has Always Made excellent Gadgets Whether it may be Mobiles or laptops

                    Senju, 04 Sep 2018What is the battery life of Asus Zenfone 5Z?? I want to ... moreIf you care for battery life then poco is the best. But availability and build quality are not the best. If you are fine with using a case then poco is nice. Battery life is fantastic.

                    The other phones have much smaller batteries but other features are better than poco.

                      jni, 03 Sep 2018gsmarena wantedly removed the full list camera comparison l... moreNo it only means you didn't actually read the full review. There is a disclaimer to your charge in the review.

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                        Excellent Mobile
                        Love the Features
                        Asus has always Excelled in Making Gadgets whether it may be Mobiles or Laptops

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                          Senju, 04 Sep 2018I'm already using LG G6. I like the build qualI'm using LG G6 currently. I like their build quality, IP rating and audio quality. Camera i s also good. The only con I'm finding in LG G7+ is the battery. If it was 3500mAh, I would have bought it without any further thinking.

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                            Rahul, 04 Sep 2018Lg g7+ Premium I'm already using LG G6. I like the build qual

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                              Senju, 04 Sep 2018What is the battery life of Asus Zenfone 5Z?? I want to ... moreLg g7+ Premium

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                                What is the battery life of Asus Zenfone 5Z??

                                I want to buy a new phone. Confused between Asus Zenfone 5Z, Poco F1 and LG G7+..

                                Battery, audio and camera are priority.

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                                  • 04 Sep 2018

                                  there's no need to following the stupid trend that is bezelless (or less bezell) + notch, it's so uncomfortable and the notch is ugly to look

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                                    Neil, 03 Sep 2018In my country, This phone is harder to find than Pocophone F1. Are you in China

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                                      I bought my Zenfone 5 ZE620KL with SD636 on July 9 2018. It's a mid-range version, but the phone is very good and the price is cheap for it's class. Although I'm still in Android 8.0, I already received 7 software updates from ASUS. I'm so please with these updates, and to me ASUS is a responsible company.

                                        After using two weeks Zenfone 5Z I must wonder this review. I think there must be troubles with camera, maybe moisture behind lens or maybe grease on camera lens. No troubles with the speakers even.