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Asus Zenfone 3 ZE520KL

Motorola Moto G5 Plus

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - XT1687 (USA)
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - XT1687 (USA)
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - XT1687 (USA)
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1684, XT1685
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Brazil	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - XT1686
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - Taiwan	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 38, 41, 66 - XT1687 (USA)
	1, 3, 5, 8, 40 - India	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - XT1684, XT1685
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 28 - Brazil	1, 3, 5, 8, 40 - XT1686
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (Global) or LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps (TW/HK/SG/PH)	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2016, July. Released 2016, August	2017, February. Released 2017, April
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	146.9 x 74 x 7.7 mm (5.78 x 2.91 x 0.30 in)	150.2 x 74 x 7.7 mm (5.91 x 2.91 x 0.30 in)
Weight	144 g (5.08 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
Build		Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum back, plastic frame
SIM	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		Splash and dust resistant

Display
Type	Super IPS+	IPS LCD
Size	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~68.6% screen-to-body ratio)	5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~67.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform
OS	Android 6.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7 (Nougat), ZenUI 3	Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU	Adreno 506	Adreno 506

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM	32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
	eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1

Main Camera
Modules	16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF, Laser AF, 4-axis OIS	12 MP, f/1.7, dual pixel PDAF
Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	8 MP, f/2.0	5 MP, f/2.2
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps

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

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS, GLONASS
NFC	No	Yes (market dependent)
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	FM radio, RDS	FM radio
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	microUSB 2.0, OTG

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass (USA model only)

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable	Li-Ion 3000 mAh, non-removable
Charging		15W wired

Misc
Colors	Sapphire Black, Moonlight White, Shimmer Gold	Lunar Grey, Fine Gold
SAR		0.09 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)
SAR EU		0.30 W/kg (head)     1.24 W/kg (body)
Models	Z017DB, Z017D, Z017DA, Z017DC, ZE520KL, ZA520KL	XT1685, XT1687, XT1684, XT1686
Price	About 280 EUR	About 240 EUR

Tests
Performance		GeekBench: 4255 (v4.4) GFXBench: 3.5fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)