POCO F1 vs ZenFone 5Z vs OnePlus 6: POCO recently launched the F1 mobile in India and it has taken the smartphone market by a storm. There are a lot of features that the company is offering on their phone which competes with the flagships of other companies at almost half the price. Originally, OnePlus was considered to be the flagship killer, but the F1 has proven to be the killer of the flagship killer itself. When we think about the cheapest phones that offer Snapdragon 845 chipset, usually the OnePlus 6 and the ASUS Zenfone 5Z come to the mind. This scenario will now change with the F1 being the cheapest of the three.
POCO F1 vs ZenFone 5Z vs OnePlus 6
Processor & Display
All the phones feature Snapdragon 845 on board, clocked up to 2.8GHz. The OnePlus 6 and the Zenfone 5Z both have OLED and Super IPS+ panels, respectively, while the POCO F1 compromises on this issue with an IPS LCD Panel. The Zenfone has a 6.2-inch panel, while the POCO F1 sports a 6.18-inch panel and the OnePlus 6 has a 6.28-inch panel. All the three phones have a Full HD+ resolution with a standard notch at the top, which has become a common view on flagships these days. The notch on the OnePlus 6 is the smallest of the three.
Temperature Control
The POCO F1 is far superior to the other two when it comes down to cooling the phone. It has a liquid cooling technology, which is seen on the Samsung S9 too. However, both the ASUS Zenfone 5Z and the OnePlus 6 have no such technology.
Front & Rear Cameras
POCO F1
- 12MP primary rear camera
- 5MP secondary rear camera
- 20MP front-facing camera
OnePlus 6
- 16MP primary rear camera
- 20MP secondary rear camera
- 16MP front-facing camera
ZenFone 5Z
- 12MP primary rear camera
- 8MP secondary rear camera
- 8MP front-facing camera
Battery
The POCO F1 has a 4000mAh battery with support for fast charging. The OnePlus 6 has a lower battery capacity of 3300mAh with dash charging, although the OLED panel might give it an edge over the LCD panels. The Zenfone 5Z, on the other end of the spectrum, also has the smaller battery with 3300mAh of total capacity.
Storage Options & Price List
POCO F1 vs ZenFone 5Z vs OnePlus 6
The POCO F1 starts from INR 20,999 for the 6GB+64GB configuration. The OnePlus 6 starts at INR 34,999 for the same configuration. The Zenfone 5Z comes at INR 29,999 for the same configuration. The top end variant of the F1 maxes out at INR 29,999 for the 8GB+256GB configuration (armored edition). This variant is the one that will disrupt the sales of the other flagship devices.
POCO F1
- 6GB RAM + 64GB Storage: INR 20,999
- 6GB RAM + 128GB Storage: INR 23,999
- 8GB RAM + 256GB Storage INR 28,999
- 8GB RAM + 256GB Storage Kevlar Armored Edition: INR 29,999
OnePlus 6
- 6GB RAM + 64GB Storage: INR 34,999
- 8GB RAM + 128GB Storage: INR 39,999
- 8GB RAM + 256GB Storage: INR 43,999
ASUS Zenfone 5Z
- 6GB RAM + 64GB Storage: INR 29,999
- 6GB RAM + 128GB Storage: INR 32,999
- 8GB RAM + 256GB Storage: INR 36,999
POCO F1 Specifications
- 6.18-inch (2246 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display
- 2.8GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
- 6GB/8GB LPDDR4x RAM, 64GB/128GB/256GB (UFS 2.1) storage
- Expandable memory with up to 256GB with microSD
- Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9, upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- 12MP rear camera with dual LED Flash, 1.4μm pixel size, Sony IMX363 sensor, Dual Pixel auto focus
- 5MP secondary rear camera with Samsung sensor
- 20MP front-facing camera with LED flash
- Fingerprint sensor, IR face unlock
- 3.5mm audio jack, Dirac HD, Dual Smart PA
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz)
- Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
- Dimensions: 155.5 mm × 75.2 m× 8.8 mm
- Weight: 182 grams
- 4000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging
OnePlus 6 Official Specifications
- 6.28-inch (2280 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio, AMOLED display with DCI-P3 color gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
- 2.8GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
- 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 64GB/128GB/256GB (UFS 2.1) storage
- Android 8.1 (Oreo) with OxygenOS 5.1
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 16MP primary rear camera with dual LED Flash, f/1.7 aperture, 1/2.6″ Sony IMX519 sensor, 1.22μm pixel size, OIS, EIS
- 20MP secondary rear camera with Sony IMX376K sensor, f/1.7 aperture, 1.0μm pixel size, 480 fps slo-mo at 720p, 240 fps at 1080p, 4k at 60 fps
- 16MP front-facing camera with Sony IMX 371 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 1.0μm pixel size
- Fingerprint sensor, Water-resistant body, 3.5mm audio jack
- Dimensions: 155.7 mm × 75.35 mm × 7.75 mm
- Weight: 177grams
- 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz)
- Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
- 3300mAh battery with Dash Charge (5V – 4A)
ASUS Zenfone 5Z Specifications
- 6.2-inch (2246 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+, 19:9 2.5D curved glass Super IPS display, 500 nits Brightness, 95.4% NTSC color gamut, DCI-P3, 1500: 1 Contrast Ratio, Glove Touch support, Corning Gorilla Glass protection
- 2.8GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
- 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 64GB/128GB/256GB (UFS 2.1) storage
- Expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
- Android 8.0 (Oreo) with ZenUI 5.0, upgradable to Android P
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) with Dual VoLTE
- 12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, Sony IMX363 sensor, 1.4μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, 0.03s Tri Tech auto-focus,Dual Pixel PDAF, 4-axis OIS, EIS, Pro mode with RAW support
- Secondary 8MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, OV8856 sensor, 120-degree wide-angle lens
- 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, OV8856 sensor, 83-degree wide-angle lens
- Fingerprint sensor, 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- Dual speakers with NXP 9874 Smart AMP, Hi-Res Audio 192kHz/24b-bit
- DTS Headphone: X for 7.1 channel surround sound, dual microphones
- Dimensions: 153 mm × 75.65 m× 7.85 mm
- Weight: 155 grams
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz)
- Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C (2.0)
- 3300mAh battery, ASUS BoostMaster fast charging and AI charging
