Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Asus Zenfone 6 vs Amazon Fire Phone

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Amazon
Announced January 2014 January 2014 June 2014
Status Available - June 2014 Available - June 2014 Available - July 2014
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, White, Red, Gold Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
166.9 x 84.3 x 5.5-9.9 mm
(6.57 x 3.32 x 0.22-0.39 in)
139.2 x 66.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.48 x 2.62 x 0.35 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - 3D Dynamic Perspective UI
- System Wide Tilt, Auto-scroll, Swivel and Peek Functions

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Fire OS 3.5.0
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 330
RAM 1/2 GB 1/2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8/16/32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 70.40% 65.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, OIS
Video Yes Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB 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 and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB No

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 3300 mAh 2400 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 398 h (3G) Up to 285 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 28 h (3G) Up to 22 h