Honor 10 vs Asus Zenfone 5 - Battle of the coolest Asians

Asus is a brand that has become known to the world thanks to its laptops and hardware for personal computers. For a long time, Asus has been making smartphones, but it’s impossible to say that devices are particularly popular. Zenfone 5 should make a difference, because this is a combination of the best at a price of 30 thousand. A comparison of Honor 10 and Asus Zenfone 5 will show whether the Taiwanese company managed to beat one of the best Chinese manufacturers of mobile technology.

It is interesting! Taiwan is an island and belongs to China. Politically it turned out that Taiwan and China cooperate, but the former do not like the latter and are trying in every way to wipe their nose. This includes the production of machinery.

Specifications

Traditionally, the Battle of Honor 10 vs Asus Zenfone 5 will begin with a table of technical parameters.

Specifications	Asus zenfone 5	Honor 10
Dimensions, weight	153 * 75 * 7.7 mm, 155 grams	149 * 71 * 7.25 mm, 153 grams
Materials	Glass / metal	Metal / glass
Screen	6.2 inches, FHD +, IPS +, 18: 9, Gorilla Glass 3	IPS, 5.84 inches, 2280 * 1082, 19: 9
OS	Android 8.0, ZenUI 5	Android 8.1, EMUI 8.1
Chipset	Snapdragon 636, 8 * 1.8 GHz	Kirin 970, eight-core, 4 * 2.36 GHz, 4 * 1.8 GHz
Graphics coprocessor	Adreno 509	Mali g72
RAM / ROM	4 / 64Gb	4Gb, 64 / 128GB
Interfaces	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE, GPS, Glonass, NFC	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LTE, GPS, Glonass, NFC, IR
Cameras	12 + 8 Mp, 8 Mp	16 + 24 Mp, 24 Mp
Battery	3300 mAh	3400 mAh, QuickCharge

Honor 10

We list the main differences in the characteristics.

1. Zenfone 5 is larger your opponent. This is noticeable not only on the diagonal of the screen, but also on the physical dimensions. A device with larger sizes has almost the same weight.
2. The major difference is ability to add memory. Asus memory card is maximally supported up to 2 TB. The figure is more than impressive, for this reason the company did not bother to release models with different memories - the device is released in one modification.
3. Another difference that immediately catches the eye - cameras. Honor figures are better, but what they can actually do is described below.

Design

What can you say about the design of any modern smartphone after the release of the iPhone with a brow? The front part is almost cloned. It is the same for Huawei, Meizu, Apple, and now Asus added to the list. Therefore, special attention will not be paid to the front. Immediately worth a look at the body and back. Honor 10 branded nanoglass. These are beautiful playings, imperceptible prints and scratches, pleasant tactile sensations.

Asus as material used gorilla glassthat is not an original solution. If we talk about the visual component, the phone looks nice. From the point of view of convenience, the model clearly paws, and the Honor oleophobic coating will be better.

It is interesting! On the back cover there are branded diverging rings from the center to the edges. Not everyone knows that the prefix Zen in the name of the line comes from the word Zen. When creating a design, the company gives a lot of attention to trifles and wants to achieve such a look that the user can come into harmony with the world. One of the important symbols of this philosophy are circles diverging in water from a stone thrown at it. This symbolism can be traced in all devices of the company - a laptop, smartphones, tablets.

If we ignore the philosophy and concepts, the difference of the rear sides in the location of the cameras, Honor has a double horizontal camera, and Zenphon has a vertical one. The fingerprint scanner in Honor 10 is oval below the display. In Zenfone, it is round and installed at the back. The layout of controls and interfaces is exactly the same. All connectors are removed to the lower end.The top one is given over to the power of the microphone, and in the case of Honor 10 also the IR port. The left side is a slot for Sim. The right side is buttons.

Conclusion. In general, both devices are good visually, but still, the tactile sensations and usability of the Honor 10 are better.

Display

IPS matrix in Honor 10 is good. She is fine with the indicators and characteristics. The only point is that in the description all the values ​​are somewhat overestimated, however, if you use special tests, then everything falls into place. This is not a minus, all brands tend to be a little cunning, the more an ordinary user simply will not understand most of the numbers and will evaluate visually. Matrix in Honor 10 performs well under different lighting conditions, has many settings, protection from UV radiation and can change the temperature of the display colors. Not without drawbacks:

• not accurate gray color;
• at very large angles, the colors are slightly distorted.

If you compare Honor 10 and Asus Zenfone 5 on the matrix, then you can see the following - Zenfon 5 is much better. This is quite strange, because the matrix is ​​also IPS, only the manufacturer for some reason put a “+” and attributed it to the name Super. What is meant by this is not very clear, but if you revert to the tests of the matrix, the result is staggering. IPS at Asus in its parameters is approaching Amoled, and this is currently the standard. How the company was able to achieve this is not clear, but if you use Zenfon 5 for a long time, the quality level becomes noticeable. The matrix is ​​really very good in every way. Accurate colors, no distortion, a good supply of brightness, accurate transitions from dark to light shades. It is difficult to describe in words, you just need to use it and everything will become clear.

Conclusion. Honor 10 vs. Asus Zenfone 5 loses the screen matrix quality. Thus, the score becomes 1: 1.

Autonomy

What is better, Asus Zenfone 5 or Honor 10, will help to understand the duration of the device from the battery. The rhythm of life of a modern person is very high, and there is no place in it to search for a socket to charge your smartphone. Both devices equipped with fast charging. Her speed is about the same. If you look at the capacity in Asus, then the thought comes that it is not enough. Given the large diagonal phone should be discharged quickly. However, in fact, we get the following figures:

• 24 hours of standard use with a 5-hour screen glow;
• 6 hours of games;
• 8 hours of video.

Honor has the same values ​​- 20-22 hours / 5 hours / 9 hours. That is, the devices work approximately equally, only Honor does not always last 24 hours,but for Asus this is not a particular problem.

The secret of Asus success is that the device is equipped with a new exclusive BoostMaster technology. It not only saves battery consumption, but also controls the charging process. Thanks to technology, the battery does not lose its properties. The manufacturer says that the standard battery life - 2 years in their devices is now extended. Check this is not possible yet, but in general it seems to be true.

Conclusion. Honor 10 against Asus Zenfone 5 loses one more point, and the leaders come from Taiwan.

Performance

The next parameter that will allow us to determine who is the leader, Asus Zenfon 5 or Honor 10, is a processor. Huawei has long been using their own processors. In Honor 10 costs Kirin 970. This is a very powerful processor that can cope with any task. He has intellectual functions, sharpened by shooting 4K and is generally one of the best. Antutu test - 170 thousand points. The indicator is very high, and in practice it can be seen that the numbers are not at all overestimated.

Asus has no chip at all. Zenfon 5 does not apply to expensive devices, and therefore the processor here can not be too expensive. Snapdragon 636 is responsible for the performance.This is a decent chipset, which in combination with graphics shows a very good result. The phone is fast and will give the opportunity to play. Slightly observed drawdown in gamesbut overall the impression is positive. In performance tests - solid 140 thousand points. Less than Honor 10, but also worthy.

Conclusion. Huawei Honor 10 is catching up with Zenfone 5 by the number of points, and the camera will be able to judge the dispute.

Camera

It’s better to start a camera review with Zenfone 5, because, looking ahead, let's say it’s better. When creating the device, the company understood that today a lot of attention is paid to the ability to take photos and videos. Users are spoiled and tempted, which means you need to offer a quality product. Brand tried and offered it.

In the device there are three cameras: two main and one front. Cameras are removed from the rear with different viewing angles. The main camera has a small angle, but it is more than offset by 120 degrees of the auxiliary module.

On a note! To make the shooting process more comfortable, elements of artificial intelligence (AI) were inserted into the device. It was on this that the creators of Honor 10 pierced when technology was praised, but they didn’t bring it to mind.

Asus has 16 built-in templates. When the camera is preparing to take a picture, it processes the information in accordance with these templates and selects the best set of settings. Without exaggeration, we can say that the result is perfect. At the same time, templates are constantly updated and supplemented with information. That is, AI is learning and getting better here.

In addition to the AI, the Asus camera has the following buns:

• it was created by Sony (this is already talking about quality);
• there is a four-axis optical stabilization;
• DualPixel focusing provides speed, a good shot will not be lost for sure.

In general, there are no complaints about the Zenfon 5 camera, it shoots more than well, and puts the camera in Honor 10 on both blades. It makes little sense to talk about the latter. Against the background of other devices, Honor 10 will show good pictures, but against Zenfone it loses sharply. The problem of Honor 10 is an incomplete AI, which could, if successful, compete with Asus AI. In addition, Huawei stumbled on optical stabilization and laser autofocus.

Conclusion. Thanks to the chic camera Zenfone 5 breaks the lead with a score of 2: 3.

Conclusion

What is better to buy - Zenfone 5 or Honor 10? After an objective assessment of all parameters, the output is as follows: Zenfone 5 is better.At some points it is inferior to a competitor, but these are not such serious disadvantages as to overcome its advantages. With a similar price, a device from Taiwan is significantly better.

The disadvantage of the device is that when looking at the numbers it is difficult to understand that this is really a worthy device in its price tag. In stores, the device is most likely not offered, since the majority of sellers operate with numbers and sell what is beneficial to them. To appreciate the merits of a smartphone, they need to start using, and this is enough for 10 minutes. And the more the phone will be in the hands of the buyer, the more will be like.

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