Asus ZenFone 3 vs Asus ZenFone 5z Specs Comparison

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	Notification light
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	6.2-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	2246x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Technology
Super IPS+ LCD	Super IPS+ LCD
Screen-to-body
70.52 %	83.69 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953	Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10, 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	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 (60 fps), 1080p (240 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) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
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	Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G
Bands 5, 8, 2, 1	Bands 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 Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jul 12, 2018 FCC ID value: MSQZ01RD
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 0.89 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2016	Feb 27, 2018

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB
MSRP	$ 499

Links

Full specifications
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