ASUS has unveiled today their top-of-the-line flagship smartphone for 2018, the ZenFone 5Z, sporting a 6.2-inch display and powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 chipset. We’re going to put it against the Huawei Mate 10 Pro to see which one looks better on paper.
| ASUS ZenFone 5Z | Huawei Mate 10 Pro |
|---|---|
| 6.2-inch Full HD+ (2246 x 1080) Super IPS+ display, 402ppi | 6-inch 18:9 Full HD+ (2160 x 1080) OLED FullView display, 402ppi |
| 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass (Front and Back) |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core processor | HiSilicon Kirin 970 octa-core (4 x ARM Cortex A73 2.36GHz + 4 x ARM Cortex A53 1.8GHz) |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali G72-MP12 |
| 4GB/6GB/8GB RAM | 6GB LPDDR4 RAM |
| 64GB/128GB/256GB internal storage | 128GB UFS 2.1 internal storage |
| up to 2TB via microSD (SIM 2 slot) | |
| 12MP Sony IMX363, 1.4μm, 1/2.55", f/1.8, Night HDR, OIS/EIS, PDAF main + 8MP 120-degrees wide-angle secondary, LED flash | 12MP + 20MP dual Leica optic rear cameras with Dual Tone LED Flash: f/1.6, OIS, 2x lossless zoom, Leica Optics |
| 4K video recording (RAW file support) | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps video recording |
| 8MP f/2.0 front camera | 8MP f/2.0 front camera |
| Dual-SIM (nano, hybrid) | Dual-SIM (nano, hybrid) |
| Dual 4G LTE, Dual VoLTE | 4G LTE Cat. 18 (1.2Gbps) |
| WiFi 802.11 ac | WiFi 802.11 ac |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| NFC | NFC |
| Face Recognition | - |
| Fingerprint Scanner | Fingerprint Scanner |
| USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| GPS with aGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou | GPS with aGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| Dual speakers with NXP Smart Amp | Stereo speakers |
| Android 8.0 Oreo w/ Zen UI 5.0 | Android 8.0 Oreo with EMUI 8.0 |
| 3,300mAh battery with BoostMaster & Smart Charging | 4,000mAh Li-Ion battery, SuperCharge |
| TBA | 154.2 x 74.5 x 7.9mm |
| 155 g | 178 g |
| Midnight Blue, Meteor Silver | Midnight Blue, Titanium Gray, Mocha Brown, Pink Gold |
Summary of advantages
ASUS ZenFone 5Z:
* Slightly larger screen size
* Slightly higher resolution
* Bigger RAM options
* Bigger storage options
* microSD card support
* Face Recognition
* Bluetooth 5.0
Huawei Mate 10 Pro:
* Higher secondary camera resolution
* Larger battery
This is an interesting comparison. The ZenFone 5Z has a slightly larger display and higher resolution than the Mate 10 Pro, but both have equal pixel densities at 402ppi. They have different display panels though, with the 5Z using a Super IPS+ display while the Mate 10 Pro has OLED. Both offer good viewing experiences.
The 5Z also has connectivity advantage with Bluetooth 5.0 as oppose to the Mate 10 Pro with an older Bluetooth 4.2. It also has Face Recognition as a biometric security and expandable storage via microSD.
The Mate 10 Pro, on the other hand, has a higher secondary camera resolution, NFC, and a larger battery which is most suitable for heavy users.
So, if you want more RAM and storage options, expandable storage and updated Bluetooth, go for the 5Z, but if you want big storage and battery, the Mate 10 Pro is your buddy.
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