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Asus ZenFone 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Core 2

3.05 in
6.01 in
Asus ZenFone 3 Mobile Phone
Asus ZenFone 3
2.68 in
5.13 in
Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy Core 2
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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40
3.9 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Asus ZenFone 3Asus ZenFone 3
Samsung Galaxy Core 2Samsung Galaxy Core 2
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.2 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 506ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory
  • 3 GB
  • 4 GB
768 MB

Display

Asus ZenFone 3Asus ZenFone 3
Samsung Galaxy Core 2Samsung Galaxy Core 2
Screen size5.5 in4.5 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M262K
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px800 x 480 px
Pixel density401.0 ppi207.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesno
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Asus ZenFone 3Asus ZenFone 3
Samsung Galaxy Core 2Samsung Galaxy Core 2
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px640 x 480 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Asus ZenFone 3Asus ZenFone 3
Samsung Galaxy Core 2Samsung Galaxy Core 2
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Asus ZenFone 3Asus ZenFone 3
Samsung Galaxy Core 2Samsung Galaxy Core 2
Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
4 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage128GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Asus ZenFone 3Asus ZenFone 3
Samsung Galaxy Core 2Samsung Galaxy Core 2
Colour of product
  • Blue
  • Moonlight white
  • Silver
  • White
  • Turquoise
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Metal
Plastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Asus ZenFone 3Asus ZenFone 3
Samsung Galaxy Core 2Samsung Galaxy Core 2
Height6.01 in5.13 in
Width3.05 in2.68 in
Depth0.3 in0.39 in
Weight5.47 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Asus ZenFone 3Asus ZenFone 3
Samsung Galaxy Core 2Samsung Galaxy Core 2
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

Asus ZenFone 3Asus ZenFone 3
Samsung Galaxy Core 2Samsung Galaxy Core 2
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Asus ZenFone 3Asus ZenFone 3
Samsung Galaxy Core 2Samsung Galaxy Core 2
Dual sim supportyesyes
Sim card size
  • Micro-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Micro-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnono
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesno
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Asus ZenFone 3Asus ZenFone 3
Samsung Galaxy Core 2Samsung Galaxy Core 2
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesno
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Asus ZenFone 3Asus ZenFone 3
Samsung Galaxy Core 2Samsung Galaxy Core 2
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h190.0 h
Talk time25.4 h7.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy Core 2