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Asus ZenFone 5z vs Nothing Phone (1) Specs Comparison

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Asus ZenFone 5z
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Nothing Phone (1)
Asus ZenFone 5z Nothing Phone (1)
Released · Jun 13, 2018
Released · Jul 16, 2022
6.2-inch
6.5-inch
Dual camera
Dual camera
8GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
3300 mAh
4500 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches
153 x 75.65 x 7.7 mm 		6.27 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
159.2 x 75.8 x 8.3 mm
Weight
5.82 oz (165.0 g) 7.02 oz (193.5 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Blue

Display

Size
6.2-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
2246x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 402 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Technology
Super IPS+ LCD AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
83.69 % 85.93 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+ SM7325-AE (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385 		Octa-core
1x 2.5GHz Cortex-A78 + 3x 2.2GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 1.9GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 630 Adreno 642L
RAM
8GB (LPDDR4) 8GB
Internal storage
256GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), ASUS Zen UI Android (12)

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh 4500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 33.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
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Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 8min
Browsing
12h 28min
Video
10h 13min
Gaming
7h 43min
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Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/2.7"
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6)
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 3(1800), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 9(1700), 19(800)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 12, 2018
FCC ID value: MSQZ01RD
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg
Body: 0.89 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2018 Jul 12, 2022

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 12GB
Internal storage 256GB
with 64 GB storage
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 499
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