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Asus ZenFone 5 vs Sony Xperia ZR

2.87 in
5.83 in
Asus ZenFone 5 Mobile Phone
Asus ZenFone 5
2.65 in
5.17 in
Sony Xperia ZR Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia ZR
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
12
4.2 out of 5
7 user ratings
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User rating
41
4.1 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Asus ZenFone 5Asus ZenFone 5
Sony Xperia ZRSony Xperia ZR
Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.1
CPU clock speed2.0 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelIntel Atom Z2580Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064AB
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 320
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB

Display

Asus ZenFone 5Asus ZenFone 5
Sony Xperia ZRSony Xperia ZR
Screen size5.0 in4.55 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px
Pixel density294.0 ppi323.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Asus ZenFone 5Asus ZenFone 5
Sony Xperia ZRSony Xperia ZR
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.1 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Front camera

Asus ZenFone 5Asus ZenFone 5
Sony Xperia ZRSony Xperia ZR
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx

Storage

Asus ZenFone 5Asus ZenFone 5
Sony Xperia ZRSony Xperia ZR
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 8 GB
8 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

Asus ZenFone 5Asus ZenFone 5
Sony Xperia ZRSony Xperia ZR
Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Purple
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Black
  • Green
  • Pink
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnoyes

Dimensions

Asus ZenFone 5Asus ZenFone 5
Sony Xperia ZRSony Xperia ZR
Height5.83 in5.17 in
Width2.87 in2.65 in
Depth0.41 in0.41 in
Weight5.11 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Asus ZenFone 5Asus ZenFone 5
Sony Xperia ZRSony Xperia ZR
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Asus ZenFone 5Asus ZenFone 5
Sony Xperia ZRSony Xperia ZR
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
Bluetooth codecSBCSBC
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • HDMI
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB On-The-Go (OTG)noyes

Cellular

Asus ZenFone 5Asus ZenFone 5
Sony Xperia ZRSony Xperia ZR
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEnoyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracastMiracast

Battery

Asus ZenFone 5Asus ZenFone 5
Sony Xperia ZRSony Xperia ZR
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery typeLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity2110.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time353.0 h520.0 h
Talk time18.0 h13.0 h
Fast chargingnono

Pros & Cons

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