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Asus Zenfone 3 vs Zenfone 3 Deluxe vs Zenfone Ultra: three-way specs comparison

By Peter Kostadinov

Updated: May 30, 2016, 8:44 AM

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Asus Zenfone 3 vs Zenfone 3 Deluxe vs Zenfone Ultra: three-way specs comparison

Tip your hats and bid a warm welcome to the Asus Zenfone 3, Zenfone 3 Deluxe, and Zenfone 3 Ultra! Asus' newest trio of phones will have a solid fundament to build on; a fundament established by the market success of the Asus Zenfone 2 and its multiple versions, including the Zenfone 2 Laser, Zenfone 2 Selfie, and so on.

The most impressive of the bunch is undoubtedly the Zenfone 3 Deluxe, a powerhouse by all means and purposes. Equipped with a Snapdragon 820 chipset and up to 6GB of RAM, a 23MP rear camera with EIS (electronic image stabilization) and a Sony IMX318 sensor, and up to 256GB of native storage, it's the most powerful of the bunch.

What about the Zenfone 3 Ultra? For starters, its biggest highlight is it's, well, size — this one is a 6.8-inch phone. Yep, that's almost 7 inches of phone we are talking about! Another highlight is the 4,600mAh battery inside. Apart from these, it's not a particularly high-end device. There's a Snapdragon 652 chip and up to 4 gigs of RAM, as well as the same 23MP camera unit found on the Deluxe.

But what exactly are all the differences between the three? Let's take a closer look, shall we?

Design

Dimensions

6.01 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches
152.59 x 77.38 x 7.69 mm

6.16 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches
156.4 x 77.4 x 7.5 mm

7.34 x 3.70 x 0.27 inches
186.4 x 93.9 x 6.8 mm

Weight

5.47 oz (155.0 g)

6.00 oz (170.0 g)

8.22 oz (233.0 g)

Materials

Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum

Back: Aluminum

Biometrics

Fingerprint (touch)

Features

Touch sensitive control keys, Soft keys

Display

Size

5.5-inch

5.7-inch

6.8-inch

Technology

Super IPS+ LCD

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen-to-body

70.52 %

73.89 %

72.75 %

Peak brightness

500 cd/m2 (nit)

Features

Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976

Processor

Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
64-bit

Quad-core
2400 MHz
Kryo
64-bit

Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
64-bit

GPU

Adreno 506

Adreno 530

Adreno 510

RAM

4GB (LPDDR3)

6GB (LPDDR4)

4GB (LPDDR3)

Internal storage

64GB

256GB

128GB

Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), ASUS Zen UI

Android (8.0 Oreo, 6.0 Marshmallow), ASUS Zen UI

Android (6.0 Marshmallow), ASUS Zen UI

Battery

Capacity

3000 mAh

4600 mAh

Charging

Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear

Single camera

Main camera

16 MP (Features: Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Laser and PDAF)

23 MP (Features: Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Laser and PDAF)

23 MP (Features: OIS, Laser and PDAF)

Aperture size: F2.0

Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1 μm

Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm

Video recording

Yes

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (24 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)

Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing

Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing

Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing

Front

8 MP

Video capture

1920x1080 (Full HD)

See the full Asus ZenFone 3 vs Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe vs Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra specs comparison or compare them to other phones using our Phone Comparison Tool.

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