Asus launched the Asus Zenfone 5 on 1 Feb 2018. Its last price in India is ₹ 31,078, or $379 in the US.
It has a 6.2-inch IPS LCD display, the Snapdragon 636 chipset, 6GB RAM and a 3300 mAh battery.
Connectivity & Networking
The Asus Zenfone 5 supports GSM / HSPA / LTE on these bands:
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
- HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A version, B version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C version
- 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A version
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 28, 38, 39, 41 - B version
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 - C version
Asus Zenfone 5 connectivity options
- Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth: v5.0, A2DP, LE
- GPS: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
- USB: 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Asus Zenfone 5 Design
The phone measures 153 x 75.7 x 7.7 mm (6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 in) and weighs 165 g (5.82 oz). Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass- 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass), glass back, aluminum frame,. SIM: Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). Colours: Midnight Blue, Meteor Silver. Sensors: Rear fingerprint sensor (0.3 seconds unlock, supports 5 fingerprints), Face recognition, Accelerator, E-Compass, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, RGB sensor.
Display and Processor
The display measures 6.2 inches, 96.9 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio) with a resolution of 1080 x 2246 pixels, 18.7:9 ratio (~402 ppi density). Panel type: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors.
It runs Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie), ZenUI 5. The chipset is the Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm) with an octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 260 Silver) CPU.
Memory
The Asus Zenfone 5 comes with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage.
Camera
The main camera has 2 lenses:
- 12 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, PDAF, 4-axis OIS
- 8 MP, f/2.0, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm, no AF
Camera features: F1.8 aperture
24mm equivalent focal length in 35mm film camera
6p lens
83° field of view
Instant cameras switching
0.03 seconds phase-detection autofocus
4-axis, 4 stops optical image stabilization
LED flash
AI Photography:
AI Scene Detection in 16 types: food, sky, green field, plant, ocean, sunset, snow, flower, stage, dog, cat, people, text, tripod, QR code, night view
AI Photo Learning
Real-time Portraits
Real-time Beautification
PixelMaster camera modes:
Auto (with Night HDR and Portrait)
Beauty
Pro (RAW file support / up to 32 seconds long exposure)
Super Resolution (48MP)
GIF Animation
Panorama
Time Lapse (with power saving mode)
8 various filters.
Selfie camera: 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm.
Battery
The Asus Zenfone 5 has a Li-Ion 3300 mAh, non-removable battery with Charging 10W charging. Loudspeaker: Yes, with dual speakers.
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