Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2014 March 2016 March 2016
Status Available - June 2014 Available - March 2016 Available - March 2016
Price - Rs. 11,990 ($176.32) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,990 ($235.15) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Gold, White, Pink Gold, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
145.8 x 72.3 x 8.1 mm
(5.74 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
(5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J510F, J510G, J510FN
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J510Y, J510M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J510F, J510FN LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 306 Adreno 405
RAM 1/2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.2 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 70.93% 72.16%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm, LED flash [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, LED Flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 3100 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 369 h Up to 354 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) - -