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ASUS ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) scores 90 on DxOMark

Written By Vaughn Chua
Published • May 17th, 2018
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Typically, DxOMark leaderboards are dominated by flagship smartphones, but today, the ASUS ZenFone 5 joins their ranks with an overall score of 90.

In a test summary from DxOMark, the ZenFone 5 scored 93 in the Photo department.

Pros:

Good dynamic range in bright light
Fast, accurate, and repeatable autofocus
Has nicely rendered detail and textures in bright light
Accurate white balance in most situations

Cons:

Fusion artifacts in HDR scenes
Image corruption (orange blocks) on some rare occasions
Quite noticeable noise in the sky, even in bright light
Loss of detail and chroma noise in flash images
Depth artifacts, color casts, and exposure inaccuracies in bokeh mode

As for the Video department, the device got a score of 86.

Pros:

Generally accurate target exposure
Fairly good white balance in bright light and indoor conditions
Decent stabilization in static outdoor scenes

Cons:

Quite noticeable levels of luminance noise, especially in low light
Loss of detail in all light conditions
Frequent refocusing while panning or walking during recording
Cyan shift (same as blue sky saturation) in the sky in high-contrast scenes

For a midrange smartphone, this is definitely an impressive feat considering that it is placed on the 11th, just below the Apple iPhone 8, in the overall DxOMark scores. The Zenfone 5 (ZE620KL) is priced Php19,995. You can check our review for the device here.

ASUS ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) specs:
6.2-inch FHD+ (2246 x 1080) IPS 19:9 display, 402ppi
2.5D Gorilla Glass
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 1.8GHz octa-core processor (w/ multi-core AI)
Adreno 509 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
microSD up to 2TB (uses SIM 2 slot)
12MP Sony IMX363 1.4um, 1/2.55?, f/1.8 Night HDR, OIS/EIS, PDAF main camera
8MP 120-degrees wide-angle secondary camera, LED flash
4K video recording (RAW file support)
8MP f/2.0 front camera
Dual-SIM (nano)
4G LTE
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
NFC
Bluetooth 5.0
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
Dual speakers with Smart Amp Audio Wizard
Fingerprint Scanner
Face Recognition
Android 8.0 Oreo with Zen UI 5.0
3,300mAh battery with BoostMaster & Smart Charging
153 x 75.7 x 7.9 mm
155g