Asus Zenfone 5Z vs Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite)

Comparing the Asus Zenfone 5Z vs Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Asus Zenfone 5Z runs at a higher processing speed of 2.8 GHz, while Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) runs at 1.8 GHz, making Asus Zenfone 5Z the better performer.

Display: Asus Zenfone 5Z offers a screen size of 6.2 inches, while Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) offers 4.5 inches, making Asus Zenfone 5Z the larger display of the two. Both Asus Zenfone 5Z and Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Asus Zenfone 5Z offers 12 MP, making Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Asus Zenfone 5Z and Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Asus Zenfone 5Z offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) offers 3000 mAh, making Asus Zenfone 5Z better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Asus Zenfone 5Z and Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Expert Review: Asus Zenfone 5Z receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) is rated 7.

User Rating: Asus Zenfone 5Z receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite) has a rating of 4.

Asus Zenfone 5Z

₹32,999

(Out of Stock)

Blackberry KEY2 LE (KEY2 Lite)

₹22,990

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

09 Jul, 2018

12 Oct, 2018

16 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 845	Snapdragon 636	MediaTek Dimensity 6400
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
6 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	4.5 inches (11.43 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
1080x2246 px (FHD+)	1080x1620 px (FULL HD)	720x1604 px (HD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Camera	5 MP Camera	N/A

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP	8 MP

Battery


3300 mAh	3000 mAh	7000 mAh
Quick Charging	Quick Charging	30W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	64 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

7.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Pros

Gorgeous display
Powerful hardware
Wide-angle camera setup offers impressive images
Solid pricing

Physical keyboard
Long-lasting battery life
Excellent security features

Top-class battery life
Comfortable to hold
Loud stereo speakers
Performs well for daily use

Cons

Heats up while gaming or using hotspot
Selfie camera struggles in dim settings

Sub-par cameras
Scaling issues in some apps and games
Average performance

Limited OS upgrades
Primary camera may produce dull tones

User Ratings

4.5/5

(21,919 ratings)

4/5

(264 ratings)

4.3/5

(33 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	570,353 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 09, 2018

(Official)

N/A

May 19, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

1 Year

Security Updates

N/A

3 Year

Custom UI

Zen UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Qualcomm Snapdragon 636

MediaTek Dimensity 6400 MT6835

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm

N/A

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630

Adreno 509

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB

4 GB

4 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

N/A

LPDDR4X

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

570,353

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

26.0 s

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

383

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1080x2246 px (FHD+)

1080x1620 px (FULL HD)

720x1604 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

1050 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19:9

3:2

20:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi

433 ppi

264 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.64 %

56.02 %

84.48 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %

N/A

84.3 %

Design

Height

153 mm

150.2 mm

166.2 mm

Width

75.6 mm

71.8 mm

76.50 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

8.3 mm

8.8 mm

Weight

155 grams

156 grams

215 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium

N/A

Back: Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

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

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.80.61µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.212 mm focal length

5 MP
f/2.41.12µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

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

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

2k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

2k @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3300 mAh

3000 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 25.5 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes Quick Charging v3.0 50% in 36 minutes

Yes 30W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 6W 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

16h 49m

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

N/A

1h 17m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

64 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 256 GB

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

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)

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 800 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 13)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 800 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 13)

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)

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) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm, USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

N/A

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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