Phone Comparison - Asus Padfone 2 A68 vs Asus Zenfone 4 vs Asus Zenfone 5

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced October 2012 January 2014 January 2014
Status Available - December 2012 Available - June 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137.9 x 68.9 x 9 mm
(5.43 x 2.71 x 0.35 in)
124.4 x 61.4 x 6.3-11.2
(4.9 x 2.42 x 0.25-0.44)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.x (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520 Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560
GPU Adreno 320 PowerVR SGX544MP2 PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1/2 GB
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super IPS+ LCD capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.29% 59.74% 63.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4032 x 3224 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G DC-HSPA+; LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2140 mAh 1200/1600 mAh 2110 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h Up to 192 h Up to 353 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 16 h Up to 10 h Up to 18 h 30 min (3G)