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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 5.1, 5.0 |
| 2016-07-12 | 2014-10-15 |
| 7.34 x 3.70 x 0.27 inches | 6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 inches |
| 8.22 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Blue and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1019.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 490 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.86 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.01 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 330 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 6.48 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 6 is much better than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, having an 81.1 score against 73.3. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Google Nexus 6 has the previous 5.1 version and Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Google Nexus 6's design is notably lighter than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, but it is incredibly thicker and was released only 21 months before.
Google Nexus 6 counts with a sharper screen than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and much more pixels per inch of display. The Google Nexus 6 counts with just a little better performance than Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a GPU.
The Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra has a bit better camera than Google Nexus 6, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same aperture, the Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra also counts with a back-facing camera with way more megapixels. The Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra has a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Google Nexus 6, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 200 GB.
Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra features a much longer battery duration than Google Nexus 6, because it has 4600mAh of battery capacity against 3220mAh.
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