Asus ZenFone 3 vs Asus ZenFone AR Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2016	Jan 04, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches 152.59 x 77.38 x 7.69 mm	6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 inches 158.67 x 77.7 x 8.95 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g	6.00 oz / 170.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Frame: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	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	Black

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.52% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 73.61% screen-to-body
Type
Super IPS+ LCD, 500 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	2560x1440px, 512 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
	Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	7 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 530
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	23 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
Yes Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (24 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR)	8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, Flash, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2, Yes
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 29
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 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 11 (600/75 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

Alternative variants

International version

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 3, 2, 1

for Verizon Wireless

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1