| Manufacturer | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| January 2014 | June 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - June 2014 | Available - August 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Red, Gold | Charcoal Black, Shimmering White, Electric Blue, Copper Gold, Sw |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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166.9 x 84.3 x 5.5-9.9 mm (6.57 x 3.32 x 0.22-0.39 in) |
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm (5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | |
| 196 g (6.91 oz) | 145 g (5.11 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | TD-SCDMA / HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE-A |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified) - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes |
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX544MP2 [Similar] | Adreno 420 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1/2 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8/16/32 GB | 16/32 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| Type | |
| IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 6.0 inches [Similar] | 5.1 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar] | 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 70.40% | 69.63% |
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | phase detection auto |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection | 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1.12 �m Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes | Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, video stabilization, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 2 MP [Similar] | Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] |
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE-A, 255 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou |
| Browser | |
| HTML | HTML5 |
| Internal | |
| 8/16/32 GB, 1/2 GB RAM | 16/32 GB storage, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3300 mAh | 2800 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 398 h (3G) | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 28 h (3G) | - |