Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Asus ZenFone 5z Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017	Feb 27, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches 148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm	6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches 153 x 75.65 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g	5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink, Burgundy red	Silver, Blue

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 83.69% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	Super IPS+ LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 570 PPI	2246x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD	8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes	5.0
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, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD	DTS:X Virtual Surround, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	6, 5, 8, 3, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 06, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG950U	Date approved: Jul 12, 2018 FCC ID value: MSQZ01RD
Measured SAR
Head: 0.49 W/kg Body: 0.48 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.46 W/kg	Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 0.89 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
FCC approval	Date approved: Sep 05, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG950F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.38 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1
VoLTE	Yes

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$499

for Verizon Wireless

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for U.S. Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSPA, UMTS

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2500 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM	Yes

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