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Asus ZenFone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 vs LG G2: specs comparison

posted by Ray S. / Jan 07, 2014, 4:23 PM

Asus ZenFone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 vs LG G2: specs comparison

Asus hasn't had a serious smartphone offering for quite a while now (that's if we don't count the Padfone, and we don't), but it seems like the time has finally come for the manufacturer to unleash a brand new handset line. Enter the ZenFone! Asus' latest family of smartphones includes three models - the ZenFone 4, ZenFone 5 and ZenFone 6, none of which being particularly high-end, but the 5" and 6" models shaping up as quite decent upper mid-range packages with their 720p displays and Intel CPUs.

Anyways, let's take a look at how Asus' new ZenFone 5 — which can be considered the most mainstream product of the trio — fares against some formidable opponents such as the Galaxy S4 and the G2. Naturally, since we're comparing it to two flagship devices, the ZenFone 5 will understandably lag behind its opponents in the specs race, but if you think about it, that's still going to be quite an interesting comparison, as it's going to give us a hint of just how close to last year's premium experience one can get with this new crop of affordable Android smartphones. After all, the ZenFone 5 is expected to be priced at $149 off contract, making it quite an alluring proposition.

Asus ZenFone 5 (A502CG) vs Samsung Galaxy S4 vs LG G2

Display

Display size

5.0 inches

5.2 inches

Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels

Pixel density

294 ppi

441 ppi

423 ppi

Technology

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen-to-body

63.84 %

71.91 %

76.28 %

Peak brightness

450 cd/m2 (nit)

Hardware & Performance

System chip

Intel Atom Z2580

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 8974

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

Processor

Dual-core, 2000 MHz, Saltwell

Quad-core, 1900 MHz, Krait 300

Quad-core, 2260 MHz, Krait 400

GPU

PowerVR SGX544MP2

Adreno 320

Adreno 330

RAM

2 GB LPDDR2

2 GB LPDDR3

Internal storage

8 GB

64 GB

32 GB

OS

Android (5.0 Lollipop, 4.4, 4.3)

Android (5.0 Lollipop, 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.2.2)

Android (5.0 Lollipop, 4.4.2, 4.2.2)

Battery

Capacity

2110 mAh

2600 mAh

3000 mAh

Talk time

34.30 hours

Stand-by time

34.2 days (821 hours)

Talk time (3G)

17.00 hours

21.30 hours

Stand-by time (3G)

15.4 days (370 hours)

34.4 days (826 hours)

Stand-by time (4G)

13.3 days (320 hours)

Music playback

62.00 hours

Video playback

11.00 hours

Camera

Rear

Single camera

Main camera

8 megapixels

13 megapixels

Features

Autofocus, Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Sapphire crystal lens cover, Optical image stabilization, Autofocus, Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Specifications

Aperture size: F2.0

Aperture size: F2.2; Focal length: 31 mm; Sensor size: 1/3.06"; Pixel size: 1.14 μm

Aperture size: F2.4; Focal length: 29 mm; Sensor size: 1/3.06"; Pixel size: 1.12 μm

Video recording

1920x1080 (Full HD)

1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)

1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)

Features

Digital image stabilization

Optical image stabilization

Front

2 megapixels

2.1 megapixels

Video capture

1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)

Design

Dimensions

5.83 x 2.87 x 0.41 inches (148.2 x 72.8 x 10.3 mm)

5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches (136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm)

5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 inches (138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm)

Weight

5.11 oz (145 g)

4.59 oz (130 g)

5.04 oz (143 g)

Materials

Back: Plastic

Features

Notification light

Options

8 Comments

1. AppleHateBoy unregistered

Unfair!! Two of the above phones cost more than thrice as much as the third one!! Compare it to Moto G or Galaxy S Duo 2 or Optimus L5 II!!

posted on Jan 07, 2014, 4:33 PM 6

2. hurrycanger

Posts: 1775; Member since: Dec 01, 2013

These phones are not in the same level. The Zen 5 obviously sucks comparing to the other two. It's a nice phone pricewise though. Comparing it to some cheapo phones would make more sense.

posted on Jan 07, 2014, 5:25 PM 0

3. Felix_Gatto

Posts: 942; Member since: Jul 03, 2013

PA, please fix the picture above. It's padfone mini instead of zenfone 5.

posted on Jan 07, 2014, 6:01 PM 0

4. 14545

Posts: 1835; Member since: Nov 22, 2011

Asus should have made it a highend phone with 1080, 2800-3k battery, and 2-3 gb of ram.

posted on Jan 07, 2014, 7:52 PM 0

5. MrAngeles

Posts: 3; Member since: Mar 16, 2012

I think ur missing the point of the zenfone series..

posted on Jan 07, 2014, 9:07 PM 1

7. 14545

No, I see the point. It's to get it into as many hands as possible. But I would actually like to see a higher spec'd version of the phone. It actually seems kinda nice.