Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB vs POCO X8 Power 5G

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Comparing the Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB vs POCO X8 Power 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB runs at a higher processing speed of 2.8 GHz, while POCO X8 Power 5G runs at 2.6 GHz, making Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB the better performer.


Display: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB offers 6.2 inches, making POCO X8 Power 5G the larger display of the two. POCO X8 Power 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB's IPS LCD, making POCO X8 Power 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB offers 12 MP, making POCO X8 Power 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB offers 8 MP, making POCO X8 Power 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while POCO X8 Power 5G offers 10000 mAh, making Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while POCO X8 Power 5G offers 128 GB, making Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: POCO X8 Power 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB is rated 8.

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Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB
Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB
Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB
Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB
Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB
Asus Zenfone 5Z 256GB
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POCO X8 Power 5G
POCO X8 Power 5G
POCO X8 Power 5G
POCO X8 Power 5G
POCO X8 Power 5G
₹35,999
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OPPO K14 Plus 5G
OPPO K14 Plus 5G
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₹25,999
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Summary

Release Date

30 Jul, 2018
11 Sep, 2026
08 Oct, 2026

Performance
N/A
Snapdragon 845
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display
N/A
6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera
N/A
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Front Camera
N/A
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
16 MP

Battery
N/A
3300 mAh
10000 mAh
8000 mAh
Quick Charging
100W Hyper Charging
45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
128 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 2.2
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
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8.2/10
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N/A

Pros

  • Gorgeous display
  • Powerful hardware
  • Wide-angle camera setup offers impressive images
  • Solid pricing
  • Around 2 days of battery
  • Bright, vibrant AMOLED display
  • Excellent build quality
  • Reliable performance
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Heats up while gaming or using hotspot
  • Selfie camera struggles in dim settings
  • Lots of pre-installed apps
  • Ultrawide camera needs improvement
  • Slightly bulky
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(4,326 ratings)
N/A
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
984,877
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
20h 45m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jul 30, 2018
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)
Sep 29, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v16
Android v17

OS Updates

N/A
4 Year
6 Year

Security Updates

N/A
6 Year
6 Year

Custom UI

Zen UI
HyperOS
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630
Adreno
Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
8 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
984,877
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
26.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
1,217
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
3500 nits
3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
2000 nits
1800 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
3840 Hz
N/A

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19:9
19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi
447 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.64 %
89.32 %
90.5 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
89.5 %
93.6 %

Design

Height

153 mm
163.44 mm
162.56 mm

Width

75.6 mm
78.27 mm
77.6 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
8.65 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

155 grams
229 grams
207 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
Back: Polycarbonate
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle25 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor size
8 MP
f/2.212 mm focal length
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A
Beautify

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
20 x Digital Zoom
10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
N/A

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Capacity

3300 mAh
10000 mAh
8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Silicon Carbon
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 25.5 Hours(3G)
N/A
Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes
Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes 27W Reverse Charging
Yes 10W Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
20h 45m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
1h 19m 35s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.2
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
N/A
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 800 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 13)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 800 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 13)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

N/A
N/A
Head: 1.189 W/kg Body: 0.915 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
No
No

IR Blaster

N/A
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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