ASUS has unveiled today their top-of-the-line flagship smartphone for 2018, the ZenFone 5Z, sporting a 6.2-inch display and powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 chipset. We’re going to put it against the Samsung Galaxy S9+ to see which one looks better on paper.
| ASUS ZenFone 5Z | Samsung Galaxy S9+ |
|---|---|
| 6.2-inch Full HD+ (2246 x 1080) Super IPS+ display, 402ppi | 6.2-inch WQHD+ (2960 x 1440) 18.5:9 Super AMOLED display, 531ppi |
| 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass | Gorilla Glass 5 (front and back) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor | Samsung Exynos 9810 octa-core CPU (4 x 2.7GHz Custom CPU + 4 x 1.8GHz ARM Cortex A55) |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali G72-MP18 GPU |
| 4GB/6GB/8GB RAM | 6GB LPDDR4 RAM |
| 64GB/128GB/256GB internal storage | 64GB, 128GB, 256GB UFS 2.1 internal storage |
| up to 2TB via microSD (SIM 2 slot) | microSD card slot (uses SIM 2 slot) |
| 12MP Sony IMX363, 1.4μm, 1/2.55", f/1.8, Night HDR, OIS/EIS, PDAF main + 8MP 120-degrees wide-angle secondary, LED flash | 12MP f/1.5-f/2.4 Dual Pixel, OIS, 2x optical zoom + 12MP f/2.4 dual pixel, OIS, wide-angle, dual-tone LED flash |
| 4K video recording (RAW file support) | 2160p @ 30fps video recording, Slow-mo 960fps @ 720p (0.2 secs) |
| 8MP f/2.0 front camera | 8MP f/1.7 front-facing camera |
| Dual-SIM (nano, hybrid) | Dual-SIM (nano, hybrid) |
| Dual 4G LTE, Dual VoLTE | 4G LTE Cat. 18 6CA 1.2Gbps |
| WiFi 802.11 ac | WiFi 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| NFC | NFC |
| Iris scanner | |
| Face Recognition | Face Recognition |
| Heart rate scanner | |
| Fingerprint Scanner | Fingerprint scanner |
| USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| GPS with aGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou | GPS with aGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| IP68 dust and water-resistance | |
| Dual speakers with NXP Smart Amp | Dual AKG speakers, Dolby ATMOS |
| Samsung Bixby, Bixby Vision 2.0 | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo w/ Zen UI 5.0 | Android 8.0 with Samsung Experience 9 |
| 3,300mAh battery with BoostMaster & Smart Charging | 3,500mAh battery, Fast Charging, Wireless Charging |
| 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm | |
| 155 g | 189 g |
| Midnight Blue, Meteor Silver | Midnight Black, Lilac Purple, Coral Blue |
Summary of advantages
ASUS ZenFone 5Z:
* Up to 8GB RAM
* Wide-angle secondary rear camera
Samsung Galaxy S9+:
* Higher-resolution display
* Higher secondary camera resolution
* 2X Optical Zoom
* 960fps video recording
* Iris Scanner
* IP68 water and dust resistance
* Slightly higher battery capacity
* Wireless Charging
It’s obvious, the Samsung Galaxy S9+ has more advantages over the ASUS ZenFone 5Z. It has a higher-resolution display, better camera features, has NFC, Iris scanner, water and dust resistance, and a higher battery capacity with support for wireless charging.
The Zenfone 5Z, on the other hand, has a cool secondary wide-angle shooter which is handy for shooting landscapes or group shots. It also comes in three models: 4GB + 64GB, 6GB + 128GB, 8GB + 256GB, giving the users more options depending on their budget.
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Steven says:
Um… Zenfone 5 also has nfc… I guess you need to do your research more before giving people wrong ideas
Steven says:
Zenfone 5z also has NFC, duh….
Igor says:
Price ! Where price in comparison… ?