Hands-on: The Asus Zenfone 5z would not be possible without Apple or Samsung
I have to hand it to Asus, the press conference it hosted on Tuesday evening in Barcelona,was quite a surprise. It’s not that we didn’t know what kind of flagship Asus was about to unveil, it’s just that we didn’t know how it will do it. Asus chose to take some serious hits at Apple but also Samsung, all while copying several features of the iPhone X.
The Asus Zenfone 5z is indeed an excellent addition to this year’s MWC lineup, a phone that will cost just €479 in Europe, a lot less than we’d have expected from a phone that shares most of its specs with the Galaxy S9 and Xperia XZ. However, that phone is not available at the show, only its lookalike sibling, the Zenfone 5. So that’s the phone I focused during my hands-on time with the new Asus devices.
The first thing I’ll say, however, is that the Zenfone 5 would not be possible without Apple and Samsung's innovation.
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Hands-on: The Asus Zenfone 5z would not be possible without Apple or Samsung originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 27 Feb 2018 at 16:49:16 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.