Phone Comparison - ZTE Nubia Z5S mini vs Asus Zenfone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim

general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE Asus Samsung
Announced November 2013 January 2014 March 2014
Status Coming Soon - December 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - March 2014
Colors Various Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 7.6 mm thickness
(0.3 in thickness)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
133 x 66 x 9.7 mm
(5.24 x 2.6 x 0.38 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 139 g (4.9 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (market dependent) - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU - PowerVR SGX544MP2 -
RAM 2 GB 1/2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 8/16 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 4.52 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (244 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 63.76% 64.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM Radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type - Non-removable Li-Po Battery Standard Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 2110 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 353 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 8 h