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| Global Score | |
| 75.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| 2018-06-13 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Blue and Silver | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2246 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super IPS+ LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 20.26 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 3.63 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) is slightly better than Asus ZenFone 5z, with a global score of 75.8 against 75.3. The Galaxy A5 (2017) body is a little bit lighter than Asus ZenFone 5z, but it's just a little thicker and was released around a year before. Asus ZenFone 5z features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Asus ZenFone 5z also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Asus ZenFone 5z counts with a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little inferior pixels quantity per screen inch, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2246 and a larger screen. Asus ZenFone 5z has a way bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 256 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1,95 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) shoots greater videos and photos than Asus ZenFone 5z, although it has lower video frame rates and a tinier aperture which is not good for low light captures, they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition. Asus ZenFone 5z features a bit longer battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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