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Asus Zenfone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy A8

General Info

Manufacturer
Asus Samsung
Announced
January 2014 July 2015
Status
Available - June 2014 Available - August 2015
Price
- Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight
140 g (4.94 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- - Fingerprint sensor

Display

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
63.76% 73.99%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor
Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX544MP2 [Similar] Adreno 405 [Similar]
RAM
1/2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8/16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
FM Radio FM radio with RDS; recording
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser
HTML HTML5

User Memory

Internal
8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2110 mAh 3050 mAh
Stand by
Up to 353 h (3G) -
Talk Time
Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) -
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