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Asus Zenfone 5


Asus Zenfone 6


Asus Zenfone 5
Asus Zenfone 6

Released in May 2018. Features 6.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,246 pixels and 402 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 with up to 6 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,300 mAh battery.

Released in January 2019. Features 6.4 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,340 pixels and 403 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 with up to 12 GB memory and 512 GB storage. It has 5,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much lighter (15%)
  • Much thinner (19%)
  • Slightly larger screen (3%)
  • May have more memory
  • May have more storage
  • Much more processing power (27%)
  • Much better battery capacity (34%)
  • Battery with better fast charging (17%)


Specifications

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Specifications
Brand Asus Asus
Model - -
Release Date May 2018 January 2019
Operating System ZenUI (Android 8.0) ZenUI (Android 9.0)
Dimensions
Size 153.0 x 75.7 x 7.7 mm
6.02 x 2.98 x 0.30 in
159.1 x 75.4 x 9.2 mm
6.26 x 2.97 x 0.36 in
Weight 165 g
5.82 oz
190 g
6.70 oz
Screen
Size 6.2 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 2,246 pixels 1,080 x 2,340 pixels
PPI 402 403
Features - -
Cameras
Rear Dual camera
12 MP f/1.8 Wide
8 MP f/2.0 Ultra Wide
Dual camera
48 MP f/1.8 Wide
13 MP f/2.4 Ultra Wide
Front 8 MP f/2.0 Wide Flip Camera
Storage
Memory 4 GB
6 GB
6 GB
8 GB
12 GB
Fixed 64 GB 64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
512 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636
Octa-core processor
14 nm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150
Octa-core processor
7 nm
CPU 4x 1.80 GHz Kryo 260 Gold
4x 1.60 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
1x 2.84 GHz Kryo 485 Prime
3x 2.42 GHz Kryo 485 Gold
4x 1.78 GHz Kryo 485 Silver
GPU Adreno 509 Adreno 640
Battery
Capacity 3,300 mAh 5,000 mAh
Features Fast charging 15W Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Asus Zenfone 5 Asus Zenfone 6

Asus Zenfone 5

Asus Zenfone 6

6.2"
165 g
5.82 oz

6.4"
190 g
6.70 oz