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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-23 | 2017-02-15 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.07 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Pink and Silver |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom is slightly better than the Galaxy S5 Active, having a overall score of 76.2 against 75.6. The Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom construction weights the same than Galaxy S5 Active, but it's thinner. Galaxy S5 Active has a little sharper display than Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have an equal 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, the Galaxy S5 Active also counts with a little better pixels count per screen inch.
Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has an external memory card slot that supports up to 1,95 TB and 112 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a bit better processing power than Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom, because although it has an inferior number of cores and less RAM, it also counts with a graphics processor.
Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom has a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom takes much better pictures and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a worse 3840x2160 video definition and a back facing camera with a way lower 12 MP resolution.
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