Asus Zenfone 5Z vs vivo V9

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Comparing the Asus Zenfone 5Z vs vivo V9 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 vivo V9 runs at 2.2 GHz, making Asus Zenfone 5Z the better performer.


Display: vivo V9 offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Asus Zenfone 5Z offers 6.2 inches, making vivo V9 the larger display of the two. Both Asus Zenfone 5Z and vivo V9 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: vivo V9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Asus Zenfone 5Z offers 12 MP, making vivo V9 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo V9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 24 MP, while Asus Zenfone 5Z offers 8 MP, making vivo V9 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Asus Zenfone 5Z offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while vivo V9 offers 3260 mAh, making Asus Zenfone 5Z better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Asus Zenfone 5Z and vivo V9 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 vivo V9 is rated 7.


User Rating: Asus Zenfone 5Z and vivo V9 both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

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Summary

Release Date

09 Jul, 2018
02 Apr, 2018
29 Apr, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 845
Snapdragon 626
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
6.3 inches (16 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
8 MP
Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
24 MP
50 MP
AF

Battery

3300 mAh
3260 mAh
6500 mAh
Quick Charging
N/A
90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10
8.2/10

Pros

  • Gorgeous display
  • Powerful hardware
  • Wide-angle camera setup offers impressive images
  • Solid pricing
  • Gorgeous display
  • Good performer
  • Good cameras on both, the front and the back
  • Slim design, excellent durability
  • Gorgeous display
  • Good performance and battery life
  • Capable low light photography

Cons

  • Heats up while gaming or using hotspot
  • Selfie camera struggles in dim settings
  • Plastic design attracts fingerprints and smudges
  • Priced higher than the competition
  • Thermal efficiency could have been better
  • Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.5/5
(21,919 ratings)
4.5/5
(92,934 ratings)
4.3/5
(974 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
90,303
AnTuTu Score
2,194,258
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
14h 01m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 09, 2018
(Official)
Apr 02, 2018
(Official)
Apr 22, 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
Funtouch OS
Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 MSM8953 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
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Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385
Octa core, 2.2 GHz, Cortex A53
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
14 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630
Adreno 506
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
4 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR3
LPDDR5X

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
90,303
2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.0 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
N/A
4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
20.6 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
6.3 inches  (16 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2246 px (FHD+)
1080x2280 px (FHD+)
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

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19:9
19:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi
400 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.64 %
84.87 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
N/A
96.80 %

Design

Height

153 mm
154.81 mm
162.7 mm

Width

75.6 mm
75.03 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
7.89 mm
6.99 mm

Weight

155 grams
150 grams
183 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes IP68 IP69

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/2.0CMOS image sensor
50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.212 mm focal length
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

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)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
50 x Digital Zoom

Software Based Aperture

N/A
F0.95-F16
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very 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
24 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS 0.9µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3300 mAh
3260 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
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W 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
14h 01m

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

N/A
N/A
44m

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

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
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
N/A

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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) / 700 (band 12)
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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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.380 W/kg Body: 0.406 W/kg
N/A

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)

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v4.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
No
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

Applications

N/A
Google Services - Play Store Google Chrome Google Map YouTube Drive Play Music Play Movies and TV Google Duo Photos Flipkart Newspoint Amazon UC Browser WPS office Whatsapp
N/A

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