Asus ZenFone 5Q vs Asus ZenFone 5z Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2018	Feb 27, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$300

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches 160.62 x 76.16 x 7.8 mm	6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches 153 x 75.65 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.94 oz / 168.3 g	5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Red, White	Silver, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 75.95% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 83.69% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super IPS+ LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2246x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 508	Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh	3300 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 26 mm	Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 13 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, Flash, HDR)	8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	6, 5, 8, 3, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 5 (300/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 19, 2018 FCC ID value: MSQX017DA	Date approved: Jul 12, 2018 FCC ID value: MSQZ01RD
Measured SAR
Head: 0.52 W/kg Body: 0.91 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.06 W/kg	Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 0.89 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$499

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