Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3G vs Sharp SH530U vs Asus Zenfone 5

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sharp Asus
Announced June 2008 October 2012 January 2014
Status Discontinued Available October 2012 Available - June 2014
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Snowy White, Cherry Red Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
146.5 x 81 x 9.9 mm
(5.77 x 3.19 x 0.39 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 168.8 g (5.93.0.28 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 412 MHz ARM 11 Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, MediaTek MT6577 Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560
GPU PowerVR MBX PowerVR SXG531T PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM 128 MB 512 MB 1/2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 20 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 59.70% 63.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM Radio
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video No Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 20 GB, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1950 mAh 2110 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 560 h Up to 353 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 9 h Up to 18 h 30 min (3G)