Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 9720 vs Asus Zenfone 5

BlackBerry 9720
blackberry 9720
Asus Zenfone 5
asus zenfone 5
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Asus
Announced August 2013 January 2014
Status Available - August 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple, Blue, Pure Pink Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 66 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.6 x 0.47 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry OS 7.1 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 806 MHz Tavor MG1 [Similar] Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 [Similar]
GPU - PowerVR SGX544MP2 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1/2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.8 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 360 pixels (214 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 32.35% 63.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 2110 mAh
Stand by Up to 432 h Up to 353 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 18 h 30 min (3G)