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Asus ZenFone 5z vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

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Asus ZenFone 5z
Samsung Galaxy A40
Asus ZenFone 5z Samsung Galaxy A40
Released · Jun 13, 2018
Released · Apr 10, 2019
6.2-inch
5.9-inch
Dual camera
Dual camera
8GB · 256GB
4GB · 64GB
3300 mAh
3100 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches
153 x 75.65 x 7.7 mm 		5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches
144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.82 oz (165.0 g) 4.94 oz (140.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Blue Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.2-inch 5.9-inch
Resolution
2246x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 402 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI
Technology
Super IPS+ LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
83.69 % 85.73 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385 		Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 630 Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
8GB (LPDDR4) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
256GB 64GB, available to use: 49.4 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), ASUS Zen UI Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh 3100 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 25 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 		802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 3(1800), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 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
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 12, 2018
FCC ID value: MSQZ01RD 		Date approved: Mar 08, 2019
FCC ID value: A3LSMA405FN
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg
Body: 0.89 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg 		Head: 0.51 W/kg
Body: 0.46 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.02 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.61 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2018 Apr 10, 2019

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB
with 64 GB storage
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 499
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