Essential Phone vs Asus ZenFone 6 (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2017	May 16, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$700	6GB/64GB - $500

Design

Dimensions
5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm	6.26 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches 159.1 x 75.44 x 9.1 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g	6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Titanium	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue, White	Black, Silver

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 84.85% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.82% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, HDR
Resolution
2560x1312px, 504 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 280	Octa-core Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (11, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3040 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera, Swivel, Doubles as a selfie camera
Main camera
13 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	48 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 11 mm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
8 MP Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0, Yes
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,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 26, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ALBB-A11	Date approved: Apr 16, 2019 FCC ID value: MSQI01WD
Measured SAR
Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg	Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 0.93 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$550

with 512 GB storage

Memory	12GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$900

with 256 GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$600

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