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

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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.

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Summary

Release Date

09 Jul, 2018
12 Oct, 2018
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 845
Snapdragon 636
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x1620 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 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
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

3300 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh
Quick Charging
Quick Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Gorgeous display
  • Powerful hardware
  • Wide-angle camera setup offers impressive images
  • Solid pricing
  • Physical keyboard
  • Long-lasting battery life
  • Excellent security features
  • Device yet to be reviewed

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
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(21,919 ratings)
4/5
(264 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Jul 09, 2018
(Official)
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

Zen UI
N/A
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630
Adreno 509
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x1620 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19:9
3:2
19.6:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi
433 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.64 %
56.02 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

153 mm
150.2 mm
162.7 mm

Width

75.6 mm
71.8 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
8.3 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

155 grams
156 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

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/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.212 mm focal length
5 MP
f/2.41.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

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
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3300 mAh
3000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes Quick Charging v3.0 50% in 36 minutes
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 800 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 13)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 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) / 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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
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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