Asus Zenfone 5Z launched in India on Flipkart; check price, specs and more

Smartphone maker, Asus launched its flagship smartphone Zenfone 5Z  in India today. Although the smartphone first debuted in MWC 2018, after that, it had been launched in other countries but it was on a waitlist for the Indian markets.

Priced at Rs 29,999, the phone hit the Indian market today. Zenfone 5Z is exclusively available via Flipkart. Earlier this year, Asus partnered Flipkart to exclusively sell the Zenfone Max Pro M1 on the e-commerce platform.

The phone comes with 6GB RAM/ 64GB storage, 8GB RAM/ 128GB storage, and 8GB RAM/ 256GB storage options. The 6GB RAM/64GB storage option is priced at Rs 29,999, 8GB RAM/128GB storage comes at a price of Rs Rs 32,999, as listed in Flipkart. Rs 36,999 is the price of high-end variant of the

Zenfone 5Z with 8GB RAM and 256GB. Flipkart has also said that they would roll out bank offers along with no-cost EMI options to promote the sales of the phone.

Rs 3,000 instant off is available for ICICI Bank credit and debit card users, this will further bring down the price to Rs 26,999 for the base variant, Rs 29,999 for mid variant, and Rs 33,999 for the top end variant. A total of 100GB data on 10 recharges (10GB each month) is available for the Reliance Jio users.
 
Asus Zenfone 5Z Specifications 
The smartphone sports a 6.2-inch Full HD+ (1080×2246 pixels) LCD panel with a 19:9 aspect ratio. It runs on the top end Snapdragon 845 SoC, paired with Adreno 630 GPU for graphics and up to 8GB of RAM. 

The smartphone features a 12MP primary sensor with a f/1.8 aperture lens and an 8MP secondary sensor with a f/2.2 aperture lens for the camera. On the front, there is an 8MP sensor at the front with a f/2.0 aperture and 84-degree Field of View lens. 

Asus Zenfone 5Z also has a face unlock feature and it runs on Android 8.0 Oreo-based ZenUI 5.0. The device is powered with 3,300mAh one battery. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, FM radio and also has a headphone jack, and it sports a USB Type-C port. 

The device also comes with artificial intelligence (AI) backed fast charging technology and the handset weighs 155 grams.

OnePlus 6, Honor 10 and the Nokia 7 Plus are some of the competitions that Asus Zenfone 5Z has to face as all these phones are stellar-performing devices in the category, the only advantage for Asus Zenfone 5Z has is its price, which is much cheaper than OnePlus 6.