Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G vs Google Pixel 5a 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Samsung Google
Announced 2021, May 12 August 2021 August 2021
Status Available. Released 2021, May 13 Coming Soon - September 2020 Coming Soon - August 2021
Colors Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Purple, Awesome Mint Mostly Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm
(6.3 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)
154.9 x 73.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.1 x 2.9 x 0.3 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - region dependent
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 2, 4, 5, 12, 17, 26, 40, 41, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G Network SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 5, 12, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 Sub6
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 11 Android 11
User Interface ZenUI 8 One UI 3.1 -
Processor Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 Prime & 3x2.2 GHz Kryo 670 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 670 Silver), Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G 5G (7 nm)
GPU Adreno 660 Adreno 642L Adreno 620
RAM 16 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1100 nits (peak)
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
800 nits (HBM)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 5.9 inches 6.5 inches 6.34 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (446 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (415 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.92% 84.90% 85.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 64 MP + 12 MP 64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP 12.2 MP + 16 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚, 14mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, Panorama
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, 77˚ (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, 83˚ (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Reverse charging
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Capacity 4000 mAh 4500 mAh 4680 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -