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| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 68.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2015-08-06 | 2012-09-12 |
| 6.00 x 3.04 x 0.43 inches | 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 3.95 ounces |
| Gray | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Apple A6 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU |
| 8.19 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 7.2 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 3.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 5 is a bit better than the Asus ZenFone 2 Laser (US), having a general score of 68.8 against 65.4. The iPhone 5 body is a lot lighter and notably thinner than Asus ZenFone 2 Laser (US), although it was released many years before. IPhone 5 counts with iOS 7.x operating system, and Asus ZenFone 2 Laser (US) works with Android 5.0 operating system.
The iPhone 5's processing unit is just as good as Asus ZenFone 2 Laser (US)'s processor, because although the iPhone 5 has 2,01 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with more cores (although they are slower). The Apple iPhone 5 features a little sharper display than Asus ZenFone 2 Laser (US), although it has a lot lower resolution of 1136 x 640px, a way smaller display and a little bit less pixels per display inch.
Apple iPhone 5 features just a bit better camera than Asus ZenFone 2 Laser (US), although it has a way worse resolution back facing camera and a smaller aperture. Asus ZenFone 2 Laser (US) counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 5, because it has 16 GB more internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 128 GB.
The Asus ZenFone 2 Laser (US) counts with a superior battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, the iPhone 5 is also by far the cheapest.
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