Asus Zenfone 5Z vs Honor Play

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Comparing the Asus Zenfone 5Z vs Honor Play 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 Honor Play runs at 2.36 GHz, making Asus Zenfone 5Z the better performer.


Display: Honor Play offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Asus Zenfone 5Z offers 6.2 inches, making Honor Play the larger display of the two. Both Asus Zenfone 5Z and Honor Play feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Honor Play offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Asus Zenfone 5Z offers 12 MP, making Honor Play better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor Play offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Asus Zenfone 5Z offers 8 MP, making Honor Play better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor Play offers a higher battery capacity with 3750 mAh, while Asus Zenfone 5Z offers 3300 mAh, making Honor Play better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Asus Zenfone 5Z and Honor Play offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Asus Zenfone 5Z and Honor Play equally at 8.


User Rating: Asus Zenfone 5Z receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Honor Play has a rating of 4.4.

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Asus Zenfone 5Z
₹32,999
(Out of Stock)
Honor Play
₹21,999
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Summary

Spec Score

79%
76%

Release Date

09 Jul, 2018
06 Aug, 2018

Performance

Snapdragon 845
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.36 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

3300 mAh
3750 mAh
Quick Charging
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Gorgeous display
  • Powerful hardware
  • Wide-angle camera setup offers impressive images
  • Solid pricing
  • Impressive performance
  • Great value for money
  • Good display quality

Cons

  • Heats up while gaming or using hotspot
  • Selfie camera struggles in dim settings
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Low-light camera performance

User Ratings

4.5/5
(21,919 ratings)
4.4/5
(14,374 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 09, 2018
(Official)
Aug 06, 2018
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Zen UI
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
HiSilicon Kirin 970

Processor

Octa core

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

2.36 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Co-Processor

N/A
i7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630
Mali-G72 MP12

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)

Resolution

1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

19:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi
409 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.64 %
82.98 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch
Yes with notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
N/A

Design

Height

153 mm
157.9 mm

Width

75.6 mm
74.2 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

155 grams
176 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

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
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI CMOS image sensor
8 MP
f/2.212 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very 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
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraCMOS

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3300 mAh
3750 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 25.5 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 800 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 13)
N/A
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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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 800 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 13)
N/A
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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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v4.2

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

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