When you are talking about reasonably priced flagships, the Asus 6z should not be left out of the discussion. The Asus Zenfone 6, as it is internationally known, should have arrived the Indian market on June 19th. However, a ruling by the Delhi High Court banned the Taiwanese phone manufacturer from launching any phone in India with the “Zenfone” branding, and this pushed the date back a little to June 26th.
Asus 6z Price and Release Date
Flipkart has been exclusively offering the base model of the Asus 6z (6GB RAM + 64GB storage) for INR31,999 ($460/€405). The 6GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB versions were delayed further still. Regardless of whether or not that was a purely marketing strategy or related to the court ruling in some way, the two higher-end tiers are coming on July 1. Pricing is set at INR 34,999 ($505/€445) and INR 39,999 ($580/€510), respectively. No word on the 12GB RAM and 512GB storage Edition 30 making a local appearance, though.
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Asus 6z Features
The Asus 6z comes with a Snapdragon 855 chipset, powered by 5000mAh battery, and stock-like Android 9 Pie software experience. The display is a 6.4 inch 1080p+ notch-less display. It includes an interesting flip camera with a 48 MP Sony IMX586 main sensor and a 13 MP ultra-wide snapper with 125-degree field-of-view, awarded a record-breaking DxOMark selfie score. You can read more about it in our in-depth review.
Asus 6z Full Specification
| NETWORK | |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 – A version |
| HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 – B version, C version | |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) – A version |
| LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 41(2500), 46 – B version | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 41(2500), 46 – C version | |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps |
| LAUNCH | |
| Announced | 2019, May |
| Status | Available. Released 2019, May |
| BODY | |
| Dimensions | 159.1 x 75.4 x 9.2 mm (6.26 x 2.97 x 0.36 in) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.70 oz) |
| Build | Front glass (Gorilla Glass 6), back glass (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| DISPLAY | |
| Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~83.8% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 |
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DCI-P3 100% HDR10 |
| PLATFORM | |
| OS | Android 9.0 (Pie), ZenUI 6 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3×2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4×1.78 GHz Kryo 485) |
| GPU | Adreno 640 |
| MEMORY | |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) |
| Internal | 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
| MAIN CAMERA | |
| Dual |
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2″, 0.8µm, Laser/PDAF 13 MP, f/2.4, 11mm (ultrawide) |
| Features | Dual-LED flash, HDR, auto panorama (motorized rotation) |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS (except @240/480fps) |
| SELFIE CAMERA | |
| Dual | Motorized flip-up main camera module |
| Features | Dual-LED flash, HDR, auto panorama (motorized rotation) |
| Video | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS (except @240/480fps) |
| SOUND | |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | Yes |
|
24-bit/192kHz audio Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic DTS Headphone X |
| COMMS | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
| GPS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| FEATURES | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| BATTERY | |
| Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery | |
| Charging |
Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 4.0) Power bank/Reverse charging 10W |
| Stand-by | Up to 624 h (3G) |
| Talk time | Up to 33 h (3G) |
| MISC | |
| Colors | Midnight Black, Twilight Silver |
| Models | ASUS_I01WD, ZS630KL |
| Price | About 500 EUR |
| TESTS | |
| Performance | Basemark OS II 2.0: 4979 / Basemark X: 45291 |
| Display | Contrast ratio: 1201:1 (nominal) |
| Camera | Photo / Video |
| Loudspeaker | Voice 77dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 81dB |
| Audio quality | Noise -85.8dB / Crosstalk -76.2dB |
| Battery life | Endurance rating 112h |
