Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 6 vs Motorola Moto X (Gen 2) vs Alcatel Hero 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Motorola Alcatel
Announced January 2014 September 2014 September 2014
Status Available - June 2014 Available - September 2014 Coming Soon - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Red, Gold Black, White Dark Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 166.9 x 84.3 x 5.5-9.9 mm
(6.57 x 3.32 x 0.22-0.39 in)
140.8 x 72.4 x 9.97 mm
(5.54 x 2.85 x 0.39 in)
160.5 x 81.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.32 x 3.21 x 0.31 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 8030B, 8030Y
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - for Europe
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - for T-Mobile
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 8030B, 8030Y
4G Network - - LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 1800 - 8030B
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dragontrail Glass, Oleophobic Coating, Stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974-AC Snapdragon 801 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT8392
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 330 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1/2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB 16/32 GB 16 GB (12.9 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.2 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.40% 73.00% 75.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13.1 MP, optical image stabilization
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 2160p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [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, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB user available), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3300 mAh 2300 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 398 h (3G) - Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 380 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 28 h (3G) - Up to 15 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)