Phone Comparison - Garmin-Asus nuvifone A50 vs Asus Zenfone 5

Garmin-Asus nuvifone A50
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Asus Zenfone 5
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general 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

hardware 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

display 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 yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera 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]

connectivity 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

memory 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

Apps Sensors

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

battery 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)