Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) vs Asus Zenfone Go ZB690KG

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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Samsung Asus
Announced January 2014 November 2015 April 2016
Status Available - June 2014 Available - January 2016 Available - April 2016
Price - Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,570 ($112.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold White, Black, Gold White, Gray
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)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
187.96 x 101.4 x 8.85 mm
(7.4 x 3.99 x 0.35 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 270 g (9.52 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109 HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F -
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8212 Snapdragon 200
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 302
RAM 1/2 GB 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8/16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (172 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 68.09% 70.30%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P) 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [Similar]
2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP Yes, v4.0
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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Not 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 2600 mAh 3480 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 349 h -
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 22 h -