Maxwest Virtue Z5 vs Vertu Aster

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Virtue Z5: 53 g lighter

  Virtue Z5:

  140 g

  Aster:

  193 g

• Width

  Aster: 6 mm narrower

  Virtue Z5:

  75 mm

  Aster:

  69 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Aster: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Virtue Z5:

  5 in

  Aster:

  4.7 in

• Chipset

  Virtue Z5:

  Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm)

  Aster:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Virtue Z5: 1.9 mm thinner

  Virtue Z5:

  9.3 mm

  Aster:

  11.2 mm

• Height

  Aster: 3.6 mm shorter

  Virtue Z5:

  147 mm

  Aster:

  143.4 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Virtue Z5

   Height:

   147 mm +3.6 mm versus Aster

   Width:

   75 mm +6 mm versus Aster

   Depth:

   9.3 mm

2. 2. Aster

   Height:

   143.4 mm

   Width:

   69 mm

   Depth:

   11.2 mm +1.9 mm versus Virtue Z5

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Virtue Z5

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Aster

   Screen diagonal:

   4.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   60.9 cm²

Virtue Z5 has approximately 13.2% more rectangular screen area than Aster.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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