Meizu Zero vs Asus Zenfone 5z ZS620KL

Meizu made its long-awaited smartphone dubbed Zero available to the public earlier this month. The Zenfone 5z ZS620KL, on the other hand, was launched back February last year.

Here’s a comparison between two well-received handsets on the basis of the appearance, design, hardware, and performance.

Appearance & Design

In terms of design, the Meizu Zero smartphone is housed in an eye-catching glass and metal body and adopts a no-hole design. It sports a 5.99 inches Super AMOLED FHD+ display with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.

On the back, there’s a dual-camera setup comprising 12MP and 20MP cameras with Dual-LED and AF. Up front, there is a 20MP and 2MP camera that can capture flawless selfies.

Aside from that, there’s an in-display fingerprint sensor as well. There’s no added protection provided for the phone’s always-on display but it is scratch resistant. The Meizu Zero is currently available in black and white color options.

The Asus Zenfone 5z ZS620KL, on the other hand, is housed in a sturdy aluminum alloy and metal frame and features rounded edges. The phone sports a mammoth 6.2 inches FHD+ display with a resolution of 2246 x 1080 pixels.

On the photography front, the Asus Zenfone 5z ZS620KL has a 12MP+8MP dual-camera setup with Dual-LED and AF on the back and a 20.2MP front shooter with OmniVision OV8856 PureCel Sensor, F2.0 Aperture, 83 Degree Wide Angle Lens, and Face Recognition for self-portraits and video chat.

Weighing in at just 155g even with the battery, the phone’s dimensions are 75.6 mm x 158 mm x 7.7 mm. There are silver and blue-tinted Asus Zenfone 5z ZS620KL models currently available in the market.

Hardware & Performance

The Meizu Zero smartphone packs a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (64-Bit) processor along with a competent Qualcomm Adreno 630 graphics processing unit, under the hood.

It ships with 4GB/6GB of LPDDR4X RAM and offers two onboard storage capacity options including 64GB and 128GB; however, the phone does not support memory expansion.

Furthermore, the phone is backed by a robust lithium-ion battery that supports wireless charging as well as fast battery charging. Aside from an in-display fingerprint sensor, the phone comes with a proximity light, accelerometer, compass, gyroscope and hall sensors.

The Zenfone 5z ZS620KL is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 64-bit processor and it has a Qualcomm Adreno 630 GPU for superior gaming and video watching experience.

The device features 4GB/6GB/8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB/128GB/256GB of internal storage capacity. The phone supports external memory up to 2TB. It has three card slots including microSD, microSDHC, and microSDXC.

Moreover, the Asus-branded phone comes with a proximity sensor, accelerometer, light sensor, fingerprint, compass, gyroscope, and Hall.

The Zenfone 5z ZS620KL is backed by a built-in 3,300 mAh battery that delivers up to 290 hours of standby time and about 12 hours of talk time.

Price

Details about price tags the different variants of the Meizu Zero are likely to carry are still scarce, the Asus Zenfone 5z ZS620KL would set you back about About 500 EUR, which roughly converts to about $570.02.

You can check a point-by-point comparison between the Meizu Zero and the Asus Zenfone 5z ZS620KL smartphones below: