Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Sony Xperia M2 vs Sony Xperia M2 Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Sony Sony
Announced January 2014 February 2014 February 2014
Status Available - June 2014 Available - May 2014 Coming Soon - Q1 2014
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, White, Purple Black, White, Purple
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)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
139.7 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Scratch-Resistant Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305) Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226-0 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 1/2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.8 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 64.25% 64.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 2300 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Up to 580 h (2G)
Up to 597 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)