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Asus ZenFone 5
Dual SIM| Global Score | |
| 59.2 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | LG |
| Android 4.4, 4.3 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-01-06 | 2019-10-01 |
| 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.41 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.18 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Purple, Red and White | Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 175.00 | $ 140.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1440 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 294 pixels per inch | 293 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z2580 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| Saltwell (Dual-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (15 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2110mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
LG K30 2019 is just a bit better than Asus ZenFone 5, with a 64.8 score against 59.2. LG K30 2019's design is notably newer and way thinner, but also just a little bit heavier than the Asus ZenFone 5. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but the LG K30 2019 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Asus ZenFone 5 has Android 4.4, so it gives a lot of extra features and a performance increase.
Asus ZenFone 5 has just a bit better display than LG K30 2019, because although it has a little worse 1280 x 720 resolution and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater screen pixel density. LG K30 2019 has a greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Asus ZenFone 5, because although it has an external SD slot that supports 32 GB smaller, it also counts with 16 GB internal memory capacity.
The Asus ZenFone 5 has a bit superior CPU than LG K30 2019, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores. The LG K30 2019 counts with a much better battery duration than Asus ZenFone 5, because it has a 42 percent bigger battery capacity. Asus ZenFone 5 has a bit better camera than LG K30 2019. Both of them have the same resolution camera in the back, the same video frame rate and the same video resolution.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the LG K30 2019 is also by far the cheapest one, making this phone a great choice.
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