Asus ZenFone 3 vs Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) Specs Comparison

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Asus ZenFone 3 Asus ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL)
Released · Jul 12, 2016
Released · May 01, 2018
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.2-inch · 2246x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
6GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2016 Feb 27, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches
152.59 x 77.38 x 7.69 mm
6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches
153 x 75.65 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g 5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, White Silver, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.52% screen-to-body 6.2-inch, 83.69% screen-to-body
Type
Super IPS+ LCD, 500 nits Super IPS+ LCD, 550 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 2246x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 509
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 3300 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
Yes
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) 8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 6, 5, 8, 3, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 4 GB RAM
Memory 4GB
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