Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 83.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-09-01 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.50 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 8.11 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Aurora black and Pastel white |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 64.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenFone 7 has a general score of 83.9, which is much better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 overall score. Although the Asus ZenFone 7 is incredibly newer than Galaxy A5 (2017), it is thicker and noticeably heavier. The Asus ZenFone 7 counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a little less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a larger screen.
The Asus ZenFone 7 has a bit better processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ZenFone 7 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Asus ZenFone 7 captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a lot better video resolution, a larger camera aperture to capture better low light images and videos and a lot higher resolution back-facing camera.
The Asus ZenFone 7 has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that admits up to 1,95 TB. Asus ZenFone 7 has a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.