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Asus Zenfone 6 A600CG (2014)

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - N9009
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - N9005, N9002, N9006
		CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - N9009
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - N900W8
4G Network		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - N9005
		2, 4 - N900W8
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2014, January. Released 2014, May	2013, September 04. Released 2013, September
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	166.9 x 84.3 x 9.9 mm (6.57 x 3.32 x 0.39 in)	151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm (5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
Weight	196 g (6.91 oz)	168 g (5.93 oz)
Build		Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Micro-SIM
		Stylus

Display
Type	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Size	6.0 inches, 99.2 cm2 (~70.5% screen-to-body ratio)	5.7 inches, 89.6 cm2 (~74.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~386 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform
OS	Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)	Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset	Intel Atom Z2580	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - N9005, N9002 Exynos 5420 Octa (28 nm) - N9000
CPU	Dual-core 2.0 GHz	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - N9005, N9002 Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) - N9000
GPU	PowerVR SGX544MP2	Adreno 330 - N9005, N9002 Mali-T628 MP6 - N9000

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM	16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM
		eMMC 4.5

Main Camera
Modules	13 MP, f/2.0, AF	13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, AF
Features	LED flash, panorama	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps (N9005, N9002)/ 1080p (N9000)

Selfie Camera
Modules	2 MP	2 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide)
Video		1080p@30fps

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
		24-bit/192kHz audio

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR	4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning	GPS	GPS, GLONASS
NFC	No	Yes
Infrared port	No	Yes
Radio	No	No
USB	microUSB 2.0, OTG	microUSB 3.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), OTG

Features
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture
		ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation Air gestures Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage)

Battery
Type	Li-Po 3300 mAh, non-removable (12 Wh)	Li-Ion 3200 mAh, removable
Stand-by	Up to 398 h (3G)	Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk time	Up to 28 h (3G)	Up to 21 h (3G)

Misc
Colors	Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red, Champagne Gold	Black, White, Pink, Merlot Red, Rose Gold Black, Rose Gold White
SAR	1.18 W/kg (head)
SAR EU	0.53 W/kg (head)	0.29 W/kg (head)     0.36 W/kg (body)
Models	T00G, Z002	SM-N900, SM-N9002, SM-N9005, SM-N9007, SM-N9008, SM-N9008S, SM-N9008V, SM-N9009, SM-N9009V, SM-N900A, SM-N900K, SM-N900L, SM-N900P, SM-N900R4, SM-N900S, SM-N900T, SM-N900U, SM-N900V, SM-N900W8, SM-N900X, SM-N9000Q, SM-N9006, SM-9005
Price	About 250 EUR	About 420 EUR

Tests
Display		Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.997:1 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker		-31.7 LUFS (Below average)
Audio quality		Noise -96.5dB / Crosstalk -96.3dB
Battery (old)		Endurance rating 75h