Asus ZenFone 4 vs Asus ZenFone 3 Specs Comparison

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Asus ZenFone 4 Asus ZenFone 3
Released · Oct 30, 2017
Released · Jul 12, 2016
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3300 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 17, 2017 May 30, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$399

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches
155.4 x 75.2 x 7.5 mm
6.01 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches
152.59 x 77.38 x 7.69 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g 5.47 oz / 155.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Touch sensitive control keys, Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Green, White Black, Gold, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.47% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 70.52% screen-to-body
Type
Super IPS+ LCD, 600 nits Super IPS+ LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI 1920x1080px, 401 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) Snapdragon 625 8953
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 508 Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer 3000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
16 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
8 MP
Focal Length: 12 mm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) 8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, Micro SIM
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: Sep 04, 2017
FCC ID value: MSQZ01KD
Measured SAR
Head: 0.18 W/kg
Body: 0.79 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.38 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 1
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