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Asus ZenFone 5
Dual SIM| Global Score | |
| 59.2 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 4.4, 4.3 | -- |
| 2014-01-06 | 2017-04-21 |
| 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.41 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Purple, Red and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 175.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z2580 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Saltwell (Dual-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2110mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S8 has an overall score of 81.7, which is a lot better than Asus ZenFone 5's 59.2 overall score. Galaxy S8's body is much newer and noticeably thinner than Asus ZenFone 5's, but it's also a little bit heavier. The Galaxy S8 counts with a sharper display than Asus ZenFone 5, because it has a larger display, a lot greater pixels quantity per display inch and a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px.
Galaxy S8 features a much better memory to install games and applications than Asus ZenFone 5, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Galaxy S8 counts with a little bit better processing power than Asus ZenFone 5, because it has a greater number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy S8 shoots way better photos and videos than Asus ZenFone 5, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better photos in low light situations, a way better (4K) video definition and a much more mega-pixels camera. Galaxy S8 features a much better battery duration than Asus ZenFone 5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy S8 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone.
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