Asus Zenfone 5Z vs Lenovo Z5

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Comparing the Asus Zenfone 5Z vs Lenovo Z5 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage 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 Lenovo Z5 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 Lenovo Z5 offers 5.99 inches, making Asus Zenfone 5Z the larger display of the two. Both Asus Zenfone 5Z and Lenovo Z5 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Lenovo Z5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Asus Zenfone 5Z offers 12 MP, making Lenovo Z5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Asus Zenfone 5Z and Lenovo Z5 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both Asus Zenfone 5Z and Lenovo Z5 offer the same 3300 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Asus Zenfone 5Z and Lenovo Z5 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Lenovo Z5 receives a higher user rating of 5, while Asus Zenfone 5Z has a rating of 4.5.

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Summary

Release Date

09 Jul, 2018
30 Jan, 2020
08 Oct, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 845
Snapdragon 636
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
5.99 inches (15.21 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1272x2712 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
16 MP

Battery

3300 mAh
3300 mAh
8000 mAh
Quick Charging
Fast Charging
45W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
N/A

Pros

  • Gorgeous display
  • Powerful hardware
  • Wide-angle camera setup offers impressive images
  • Solid pricing
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Heats up while gaming or using hotspot
  • Selfie camera struggles in dim settings
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(21,919 ratings)
5/5
(19 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
951,668
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
18h 49m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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Videos
1 Video
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General

Launch Date

Jul 09, 2018
(Official)
N/A
Sep 29, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)
Android v17

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

Zen UI
ZUI
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

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, 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
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630
Adreno 509
Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

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

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
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
N/A
951,668

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
N/A
853
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
5.99 inches  (15.21 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

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

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
3600 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19:9
19:9
20:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi
416 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.64 %
78.07 %
90.5 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
N/A
93.6 %

Design

Height

153 mm
153 mm
162.56 mm

Width

75.6 mm
75.6 mm
77.6 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.8 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

155 grams
165 grams
207 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
N/A
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Very 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
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
2 MP
Mono Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 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)
Beautify

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A
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
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
f/2.0 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3300 mAh
3300 mAh
8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
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 Fast Charging
Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
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
N/A
18h 49m

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

N/A
N/A
1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

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
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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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)
N/A
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) / 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 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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)
N/A
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 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

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

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A
No

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
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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