Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9

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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2014 August 2017 August 2018
Status Available - June 2014 Coming Soon - September 2017 Available - August 2018
Price - - Rs. 67,900 ($999.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, Blue Coral, Gold Metallic copper, Lavender purple, Ocean blue, Midnight 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)
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
SIM Type - Single/Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 - USA/LATAM, China
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
RAM 1/2 GB 6 GB 6/8 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 64/128/256 GB 128/512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.3 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (514 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 83.03% 84.15%
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 Dual 12 MP Dual 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Dual Video Call, Auto-HDR
Video Yes 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, Dual-Video Rec
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 1440p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128/512 GB, 6/8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 3300 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) - -