Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks

Asus has launched the premium variant of the Zenfone 5Z in India at a price of Rs 36,999. The new variant offers a user 8GB of RAM & 256GB of internal storage, and it’s also the cheapest smartphone in India to offer the configuration. The Zenfone 5Z is a Flipkart exclusive smartphone in the country, and it can now be picked up in three variants with 6GB/8GB of RAM paired with 64GB/128GB/256GB of onboard storage. There’s a microSD card slot for storage expansion. The Zenfone 5Z is a real competitor to the OnePlus 6, whose same configuration variant (8GB+256GB) is available for immediate purchase on Amazon India at Rs 43,999. Notably, the Zenfone 5Z is way cheaper than the OnePlus 6 in India and some other markets too.

Asus Zenfone 5Z Specifications and Features
The Asus Zenfone 5Z sports a 6.2-inch notched Full HD+ display on the front, carrying a resolution of 1080×2246 pixels and 19:9 aspect ratio. Internally, it has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset, mated with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. As mentioned, the phone even has a microSD card for storage expansion.
The Zenfone 5Z, much like other smartphones releasing these days rocks dual cameras on the back. The primary sensor on the device is a 12MP one with f/1.8 aperture, 24mm lens, 1/2.55-inch sensor, 1.4µm and PDAF. The primary sensor is paired with an 8MP wide-angle sensor which has f/2.0 aperture and 12mm lens. On the front, we get an 8MP sensor. The camera app comes loaded with a lot of AI features to enhance the shooting experience.