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ASUS ZenFone 5Z heading to US August 13, up for pre-order now for $500
Asus’ latest flagship phone, the ASUS ZenFone 5Z, is now available for pre-order in the U.S (via GSMArena). The smartphone was first shown off way back at MWC 2018 in February, and was launched in India earlier this month, but it’s heading to the U.S. on August 13.
The 6.2-inch device costs $499 on Amazon with full U.S. warranty, and it’s available in Midnight Blue (no sign of its grey color variant yet). It’s packing premium hardware like the Snapdragon 845 chipset, 6GB of RAM, and 12MP+8MP rear cameras, and it looks great.
With the wealth of high-quality Android smartphones we’ve seen since MWC, however, it might be hard for ASUS to get folks excited about the 5Z at this point in the year — even with its smart features and impressive audio.
| ASUS ZenFone 5Z (ZS620KL) | |
|---|---|
Display | All-screen 19:9 aspect ratio 6.2" Full HD+ IPS display, supports DCI-P3 color space Capacitive touch panel with 10-point multitouch (supports Glove Touch) Blue-light eye care filter |
Processor | 10 nm, 64-bit, Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 with Qualcomm Artificial Intelligence Engine (AIE) |
GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 630 |
RAM | 6GB/8GB |
Storage | 64GB/128GB/256GB microSD expansion up to 2 TB |
Cameras | Main Rear: 12MP Sony IMX363 image sensor with f/1.8 aperture Second Rear: 120° wide-angle camera with 6p lens Front: 8 MP AF sensor, f/2.0 aperture with 84° field of view |
Battery | 3300mAh capacity with ASUS BoostMaster & AI Charging Non-removable |
Network | Slot 1: 3G/4G Nano SIM card Slot 2: 3G/4G Nano SIM card Both Nano SIM card slots support GSM/GPRS/ EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA+/DC-HSPA+, FDD-LTE, and TD-LTE DSDS network bands. Both Nano SIM cards can connect to VoLTE 4G calling service. But only one can connect to FDD-LTE, and TD-LTE data service at a time. |
Connectivity | WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi Direct NFC with Google Pay USB Type-C GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDSS |
Authentication | Rear fingerprint sensor, 0.3-second fingerprint unlock, supports 5 fingers, 360° recognition, damp fingerprint recognition |
Audio | Dual 5-magnet speakers with dual NXP smart amplifiers PMIC internal dual amplifier Triple internal microphones with ASUS Noise Reduction Hi-Res Audio 192kHz/24-bit standard output with HRA-certified earbuds DTS Headphone:X™ support Audio CODEC integrated into PMIC FM radio AudioWizard+ with listening profile |
Video | 4K UHD (3840 by 2160) video recording at 60fps for main rear camera 1080p Full HD video recording at 30 / 60fps 3-axis electronic image stabilization for front and rear camera shakefree videos Take still photos while recording video |
Software | Android Oreo with new ASUS ZenUI 5.0 |
Weight | 163 g |
Colors | Midnight Blue, Meteor Silver |
We’re still yet to fully review the new ZenFone, but you can check out our original hands-on coverage here. If you want to pre-order the phone, hit the button below.