Asus ZenFone 5z vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs Comparison

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7.8
Asus ZenFone 5z
5.8
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Asus ZenFone 5z Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Released · Jun 13, 2018
Released · Mar 20, 2024
6.2-inch · 2246x1080px
6.6-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
8GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
3300 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2018 Mar 11, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$489

Design

Dimensions
6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches
153 x 75.65 x 7.7 mm
6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches
161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g 7.51 oz / 213.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Blue Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.69% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 84.30% screen-to-body
Type
Super IPS+ LCD, 500 nits Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 550 nits
Resolution
2246x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 402 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1510 (Good)
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 1.3 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Exynos 1480 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
Octa-core
4x2.7GHz Cortex-A78
4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 630 Yes
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
4GB/64GB
6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (14)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1163
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3487
3D Mark High
Untested 930
3D Mark Low
Untested 916

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 36min
Browsing
17h 7min
Video
8h 15min
Gaming
9h 39min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 12 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
32 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
132
Overall
140
Photo
123
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 3, 2, 1 1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
with 64 GB storage
Memory 4GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP) $499
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
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