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Garmin-Asus nuvifone A50 vs Asus Zenfone 5

General Info

Manufacturer
Garmin-Asus Asus
Announced
February 2010 January 2014
Status
Available - Q3 2010 Available - June 2014
Colors
Black Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
116 x 62.2 x 12 mm
(4.57 x 2.45 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
136 g (4.8 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors
256K colors 16M colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
50.45% 63.76%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar] PowerVR SGX544MP2 [Similar]
RAM
256 MB [Browse Similar] 1/2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video
Yes, VGA@24fps Yes
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 384 Kbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support, Garmin navigation Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML

User Memory

Internal
4 GB storage, 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
1150 mAh 2110 mAh
Stand by
Up to 150 h Up to 353 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 5 h Up to 18 h 30 min (3G)
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