Cameras that Think for You
Dual Cameras
Photo Learning
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 845 Flagship Mobile Platform
19:9 All-screen Display
The artificial intelligence (AI) inside every ZenFone 5Z makes it more than just a smartphone: it’s your intelligent companion that’s always there for you. It takes perfect photos every time, whatever the subject, without you even having to think about it. No matter the task, ZenFone 5Z always delivers smooth and responsive performance, with the striking compact design and stunning looks making it a sheer joy to use. ZenFone 5Z is the smartphone that loves photos as much as you do!
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Design
Elegantly beautiful design, robust durability.
ZenFone 5Z is designed to impress, using only the finest materials and cutting-edge craftsmanship. Its spectacular edge-to-edge 2.5D-curved screen merges imperceptibly with the delicate body, giving ZenFone 5Z a beautiful seamless appearance and a luxurious feel.
2.5D
Corning® Gorilla® Glass
Design
AI Power
AI-powered performance
At the heart of ZenFone 5Z is the flagship Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 845 Mobile Platform and Qualcomm Artificial Intelligence Engine, which combine the ultimate app and AI performance with superb battery life. ZenFone 5Z is engineered to run cool even when running lots of demanding apps, and there’s plenty of extra power on tap if you need it. It also features all the latest and greatest connectivity options for maximum convenience wherever you are.
SDM845
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 845 Flagship Mobile Platform
Artificial Intelligence Engine
AI Boost
8GB
Up to 8GB RAM
256GB
Up to 256GB ROM
2.4/5GHz
Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi
Featuring NFC with Google Pay1
1.2Gbps
Up to 1.2Gbps Cat 18 LTE2
AI-Powered Performance
AI Cameras
Intelligent cameras that learn to think like you
The intelligent dual-camera system in ZenFone 5Z thinks for you, with advanced AI features that anticipate your needs and adapt to your preferences, so you can concentrate on the subject, not the camera, and get perfect results every time. ZenFone 5Z revolutionizes mobile photography, giving you a simpler, smarter way to capture and share every magic moment.
AI Scene Detection
Real-time Portraits
AI Photo Learning
Real-time Beautification
AI Cameras
Dual Cameras
Built to capture your whole wide world
The dual-camera system in ZenFone 5Z uses cutting-edge hardware to take your photography to new heights, so you’ll always get the clearest and brightest shots every time, in any conditions. With a highly light sensitive main camera, a wide-angle second rear camera, and a capable front facing camera, whatever the subject — expansive landscapes, sunny beaches, atmospheric night shots, family portraits or selfies — ZenFone 5Z takes it all in its stride, capturing more of your wonderful world. ZenFone 5Z removes the limits on your creativity, so you can concentrate on the subject, not the camera.
Sony® IMX363
flagship sensor
5X
Light sensitivity
F1.8
Aperture
1/2.55”
Sensor size
1.4µm
Pixel size
120°
Wide-angle camera
Night HDR
Dual Cameras
AI Charging
Charge faster, go further
ZenFone 5Z has maximum on-the-go stamina, and when it’s time to recharge, ASUS BoostMaster technology makes charging incredibly fast! ZenFone 5Z introduces AI-powered intelligent charging that maximizes your battery’s lifespan and provides total protection. This dynamically adjusting the charging rate, which slows down the battery ageing process. ZenFone 5Z really is your intelligent companion!
3300mAh
High-capacity battery
5 mins fast charging for
2 hours talk time
17days
Up to 17 days of
4G standby time
14hrs
Up to 14 hours of
Wi-Fi web browsing
13.5hrs
Up to 13.5 hours of
1080p video playback
AI Charging
All-screen Display
Immerse yourself in a smarter, more gorgeous screen
ZenFone 5Z has a stunning all-new edge-to-edge screen design that lets you see more, yet still fits comfortably in your hand. This gorgeous screen is totally immersive and supports the cinema-grade DCI-P3 color space, making photos, videos, movies and games look better than they’ve ever looked before. Its AI technology ensures that images always look their best, and it’s even smart enough to keep the screen turned on when you’re looking at it!
Full HD+ all-screen display
100% DCI-P3 coverage
90%
Screen-to-body ratio
6.2”
Large display in a 5.5” body4
Smart Screen On
Auto Color Temperature
All-Screen Display
ZeniMoji
Discover your inner ZeniMoji!
ZeniMoji is a fun new ZenFone 5Z feature — exclusive to ASUS — that lets users animate cute avatars using their own voice, facial expressions and head movements. Uniquely, ZeniMoji avatars can be used in video chats or live-streaming, as well as in text chats, to make them more entertaining!
Video
Video Call
Live-streaming
AI Call Experience
Clearly better calls
ZenFone 5Z has the intelligence to help you with all your tasks, including the most important one — communicating with people. Constantly adjusting the ringtone volume depending on where you are a nuisance, so ZenFone 5Z has AI Ringtone that intelligently adapts the ringer volume to suit the ambient noise level. When you’re somewhere noisy, it increases the volume, and when it’s quiet — such as on your bedside table at night — it reduces the volume so it won’t disturb you. Its smart AI-powered call features let ZenFone 5Z adapt itself to your environment, so you’ll always enjoy crystal-clear call quality and recordings.
AI Ringtone
Triple noise-canceling microphones
AI Call Experience
AI Mobile Experience
Two easy ways to unlock your phone
ZenFone 5Z is now easier to use and more convenient than ever. The new face unlock feature lets you unlock your ZenFone 5Z simply by looking at it — perfect for messy fingers or when you’re wearing gloves. There’s also a fingerprint sensor that unlocks the phone in an instant, and combined with ZenFone 5Z’s NFC capability you can enjoy trusted security for services like Google Pay.
Learn more about ZenUI 5
Fast face unlock
0.3S
Fingerprint unlock
Audio
Intelligent immersive sound to delight your ears
Audio on smartphones is all too often an afterthought, but not on ZenFone 5Z. Our dedicated audio engineering team made sure of that, with powerful hardware, AI-enhanced software and state-of-the-art audio quality that will give your ears a treat, whatever you’re listening to.
AudioWizard
Dual speakers
Dual Smart AMP
Hi-Res Audio
DTS Headphone:X
ASUS AudioWizard
  • Specifications may vary by country and model.
  • ASUS phone 4G/LTE band compatibility varies by region, please check compatibility with local carriers.
  • Compared to Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform.
  • Calculation based on a standard lens with an 83° (25mm) field of view and a wide-angle lens with a 120° (12mm) field of view.
  • Body size compared to 5.5-inch phone with standard display aspect ratio.
Built for strength, finished with beauty
ZenFone 5Z is a masterpiece of design, combining strength with beauty. Its glass-covered body is built from special aerospace-grade aluminum that’s light but incredibly strong, and finished using zircon-sandblasting technology and an intricate eight-layer optical coating process. A final varnish coat under the glass gives a deep, rich luster to the iconic Zen-inspired concentric-circle patterning.
Thoughtful design, crafted to perfection
Building ZenFone 5Z requires precision engineering and exquisite attention to the finest details, in a complex 206-step process. Even hidden details are important: the special thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) under the metal buttons makes them more reliable and gives them a positive feel. A special anti-glare coating reduces reflections to improve image quality and make the camera lenses less visible.
Effortlessly perfect photos, anytime and anywhere
AI Scene Detection takes the guesswork out of photography. ZenFone 5Z uses the power of AI to rapidly analyze the subject and match it to one of its 16 scene types, optimizing the camera settings for almost any kind of subject from sunsets to pet pics. The result is effortlessly perfect photos, anytime and anywhere. ZenFone 5Z uses advanced data analysis to constantly enhance the scene detection algorithms, for ever-smarter photography.
16types
Scene detection
 
People
 
Food
 
Dog
 
Cat
 
Sunset
 
Sky
 
Green field
 
Ocean
 
Flower
 
Plant
 
Snow
 
Night view
 
Stage
 
Text
 
QR code
 
Tripod
Gorgeous portraits photos like never before
ZenFone 5Z lets you take professional-looking close-up shots of people or objects, without the hassle. With Real-time Portrait mode, the main subject stays pin-sharp, while the background is given a sense of depth with a graduated bokeh effect — created using depth information intelligently analyzed from the subject — for a beautifully artistic photo. Real-time Portrait mode can be used with the rear main or front cameras, capturing gorgeous portraits and close-ups that rival those taken with high-end DSLR cameras. When using the rear camera, Real-time Portrait uses both cameras simultaneously to optimize the bokeh effect even further.
Real-time close-ups of people or objects
A camera that learns what you love
AI Photo Learning lets you teach ZenFone 5Z how you like your photos to look. It then automatically adjusts the camera settings for future shots — so your photos will always reflect your unique style preferences.
AI Photo Learning
Let your beauty shine!
With ZenFone 5Z you’ve got your own personal beauty consultant in your pocket. Real-time Beautification intelligently reads your facial features and applies personalized enhancements. It works in real time with any face — regardless of age, shape, skin tone or gender — and produces amazing natural-looking results. It works perfectly in live-streaming video, too!
Over2million
Enhancements analyzed
365
Facial points
Perfect Photos, anytime
ZenFone 5Z’s main high-resolution camera is designed to take the best possible photos, under any lighting conditions. It gets rid of camera shake to produce blur-free handheld shots, and accurately focuses on any subject — whether it’s your dinner or your pets — in an instant. ZenFone 5Z captures brighter, clearer, and more true-to-life photos at any time, and it’s especially impressive in low-light or backlit situations. It also captures breathtaking HDR photos that record every detail, at any hour of the day or night.
Sony® IMX363 flagship sensor
F1.8
Aperture
1/2.55”
Sensor size
1.4µm
Pixel size
0.03S
Dual-pixel PDAF
OIS & EIS
RGB color correction sensor
Fit more scenery and friends in the shot
The secondary 120° wide-angle camera on ZenFone 5Z lets you fit more scenery and people in the frame, producing dramatic photos and videos that capture a true sense of place. It allows you to exaggerate the sense of space in any setting to capture more dramatic scenes and stunning, expansive landscapes. The wide view is incredibly handy for group shots or in cramped spaces, too!
200%
Wider view4
Typical Smartphone
ZenFone 5Z 120° Wide-Angle Camera
AI power in your pocket
ZenFone 5Z includes a full suite of AI features, all powered by the Artificial Intelligence Engine (AIE) inside Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 845 mobile platform. The Snapdragon 845’s AIE accelerates deep-learning functions for a much faster but low power consuming performance, supports highly-advanced AI user experiences.
Performance meets intelligence
ZenFone 5Z is powered by the latest 64-bit 10nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform, offering the ultimate performance with eight CPU cores, up to a 2.8GHz clock speed and up to 8GB RAM. Together with its desktop-grade Adreno™ 630 graphics, ZenFone 5Z handles even the most demanding apps and games with ease. And when you need an instant power hit, you can use AI Boost to turbocharge ZenFone 5Z.
25%
Faster performance3
30%
More efficiency3
AI Boost
Your favorite apps, faster than ever
With ZenFone 5Z, you’ll enjoy the most responsive app performance ever. It uses AI learning to intelligently predict the apps you’re most likely to use next, based on your usage habits. Exclusive ASUS technology ensures that apps launch quicker than you can imagine — and switching from one app to another is always seamlessly smooth.
Suggest Apps
OptiFlex 3.0
Connect faster, wherever you are
Whatever you want to do, and wherever you are, ZenFone 5Z has all the latest high-speed connections you need for an enjoyable mobile experience, whether you’re just chatting with your loved ones, watching the latest blockbusters on the go or kicking back with some online games.
Cat18
LTE Cat 18 1.2Gbps download2
5CA
LTE 5CA 4x4 MIMO support2
11AC
Wi-Fi 11AC 866Mbps download
More screen, in less space
The all-screen display on ZenFone 5Z is a technical tour de force, using state-of-the art manufacturing technology to fit a 6.2-inch screen in a compact 5.5-inch body. The result is an immersive viewing experience with edge-to-edge visuals, unlike anything you’ve ever seen before.
90%
Screen-to-body ratio
Traditional Smartphone
ZenFone 5Z 6.2” All-Screen Display in 5.5” Body5
A smart screen that knows what you are doing
With Smart Screen On, you never worry that a phone display turns itself off when you’re in the middle of doing something. Simple, but smart!
Comfortable viewing in any environment
Wherever you are, you need to see your phone’s screen clearly. ZenFone 5Z uses intelligent sensors to detect ambient light and color levels, and automatically adjusts the color temperature of the display for optimum readability in any environment.
Say hello to noise-free calls
ZenFone 5Z uses intelligent ambient-noise cancelation to make sure your voice can be heard clearly no matter where you are. The AI technology enhances and boosts quiet calls, while noisy calls are transformed into high-quality conversations with AI-enhanced ambient-noise cancelation.
The smartphone that gives you more choice
Enjoy maximum flexibility and superb call quality with ZenFone 5Z’s Dual 4G SIM standby. This means you can use two separate 4G LTE SIMs, with both on active standby. It also allows enhanced HD voice calls over 4G LTE on both SIMs.
Powerfully immersive stereo sound
ZenFone 5Z has two enhanced five-magnet stereo speakers with metal voice coils and carefully engineered sound chambers. The speakers are 36% bigger in size compares to ZenFone 4. Thus deliver louder and fuller audio output. Driven by a powerful NXP low-distortion dual Smart AMP for deep, rich and expansive stereo sound. The dual Smart AMP intelligently monitors speaker performance, with clever electronics that can drive the speakers much louder than a standard amplifier while protecting them from damage. So just turn it up and enjoy the music!
46%
Louder bottom speaker
27%
Louder top speaker
The latest amplifiers NXP 9874
Sound like you’ve never heard on a smartphone
Hi-Res Audio is the ultimate audio standard that supports higher sampling rates than the standards used in ordinary CDs, giving enhanced sound clarity and stunning realism. ZenFone 5Z can play audio files encoded at up to 24-bit/192KHz sample rates — that’s 4x better than CD quality! For an enhanced listening experience right out of the box, ZenFone 5Z is supplied with a set of premium Hi-Res Audio-capable ZenEar Pro earbuds. ZenFone 5Z also supports DTS Headphone:X™ for 7.1-channel virtual surround-sound over headphones, for a truly immersive experience when watching movies or playing games.
A personal audio engineer in your pocket
The new AudioWizard puts you in complete control of your audio experience, letting you tailor the settings to suit your listening tastes. It has built-in profiles for different music types — including vocals, classical, pop, rock and jazz — that provide optimal sound quality, instantly. But because your ears are as unique as your fingerprint, AudioWizard also has a custom Listening Profile mode. In just a few simple steps, this automatically calibrates the audio settings to your own ears, so you can experience the music just as the artist intended!
AudioWizard
Custome
Jazz
Rock
Pop
Dance
Classic
Vocal
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