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Nokia N9
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Asus ZenFone 5
1 GB RAM| Global Score | |
| 54.6 | 56.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Asus |
| MeeGo | Android 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2011-06-21 | 2014-01-06 |
| 4.58 x 2.41 x 0.48 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Red | Black, Gold, Purple, Red and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 140.00 | $ 89.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.9 inches | 5 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 251 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Intel Atom Z2560 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Saltwell (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX530 (200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU |
| 7.56 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.59 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3.5 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1450mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2110mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 384 hours standby time 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenFone 5 has a global score of 56.9, which is just a bit better than Nokia N9's general score of 54.6. The Asus ZenFone 5 body is a lot newer and somewhat thinner, but a little heavier than Nokia N9. Asus ZenFone 5 comes with Android 4.4 OS, while Nokia N9 comes with MeeGo OS. Asus ZenFone 5 has a bit faster processing unit than Nokia N9, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, and they both have a 1 GB RAM, the Asus ZenFone 5 also counts with 1 more cpu cores.
Asus ZenFone 5 has a display that's very similar to the Nokia N9 one, although the Asus ZenFone 5 also has a bigger display, a much better resolution of 1280 x 720px and a just a little higher display pixels density. Asus ZenFone 5 counts with a better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Nokia N9, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds up to 64 GB.
Asus ZenFone 5 has a superior battery life than Nokia N9, because it has 2110mAh of battery capacity against 1450mAh. The Nokia N9 features a slightly better camera than Asus ZenFone 5, although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for taking pictures or video in low light situations, they both have the same 1280x720 video quality, a 8 mega pixels resolution back camera and the same video frame rate.
Asus ZenFone 5 is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this phone a great choice.
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