[MWC 2018] ASUS ZenFone 5 Series Officially Announced. Familiar FullView with Notch Display & More AI

ASUS has officially unveiled their latest ASUS ZenFone lineup, the ASUS ZenFone 5, ZenFone 5Z and ZenFone 5 lite.

ASUS ZenFone 5

Let’s begin with the mainstream model that ASUS will be focusing more, the ASUS ZenFone 5.

▪ Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Processor with AI Capability
▪ 4GB / 6GB of RAM
▪ 32GB / 64GB / 128GB Onboard Storage with Expandable microSD Card Slot
▪ 6.2-inch Full HD+ with 19:9 Aspect Ratio, 2,246 x 1,080 Resolution & 90% Screen-to-body Ratio
▪ Dual Rear Camera System Setup, 12-megapixels + 8-megapixel 120-degree Wide Angle Lens
▪ 8-megapixel Wide Angle Front Camera
▪ 3,300 mAh Battery
▪ ZenUI 5.0 Based on Android 8.0 Oreo (Android P ready)

ASUS ZenFone 5Z

ASUS ZenFone 5Z is the flagship in the lineup featuring Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 and UFS 2.1 storage.

▪ Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Processor with AI Capability
▪ 4GB / 6GB / 8GB of RAM
▪ 64GB / 128GB / 256GB UFS 2.1 Onboard Storage with Expandable microSD Card Slot
▪ 6.2-inch Full HD+ with 19:9 Aspect Ratio, 2,246 x 1,080 Resolution & 90% Screen-to-body Ratio
▪ Dual Rear Camera System Setup, 12-megapixels + 8-megapixel 120-degree Wide Angle Lens
▪ 8-megapixel Wide Angle Front Camera
▪ 3,300 mAh Battery
▪ ZenUI 5.0 Based on Android 8.0 Oreo (Android P ready)

AI is the next things that all other smartphone manufacturers would want to include on their devices. ASUS has stepped in by introducing a few new AI on their latest ZenUI 5.

▪ AI Camera
▪ AI Display
▪ AI Ringtone
▪ AI Boost
▪ AI Charging
▪ AI Photo Learning

ASUS also introduce Zenmoji, an AR feature with emoji feature for you to interact with your friends and family. It even works over the live stream.

ASUS ZenFone 5 lite



As for the lite version, it more towards to the conventional design that has 18:9 aspect ratio display and more budget-friendly

▪ Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 / 630
▪ 4GB of RAM
▪ 32GB / 64GB Onboard Storage with Expandable microSD Card Slot
▪ 6-inch Full HD+ with 18:9 Aspect Ratio, 2,140 x 1,080 Resolution
▪ Dual Rear Camera System Setup, 16-megapixels + 8-megapixel 120-degree Wide Angle Lens
▪ Dual Front Camera, 20-megapixel + 8-megapixel 120-degree Wide Angle Front Camera
▪ 3,300 mAh Battery
▪ ZenUI 4.0 Based on Android 7.1.1

The ASUS ZenFone 5 lite will be officially released next month, March 2018 follow by ZenFone 5 in April and ZenFone 5Z in June. There is no official price announced for the ASUS ZenFone 5 and ASUS ZenFone 5 lite. All we know the ASUS ZenFone 5Z price starts at US$ 585 (approx. RM 2,299).

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