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The ASUS Zenfone 5 landed on local shores last July which quickly gained popularity due to the sweet balance between its specs and price. A month after that, a new variant became available sporting a larger internal storage. Three months later and we now have the Lite version that came as a slightly more affordable alternative. Here’s a side-by-side comparison of all the ASUS Zenfone 5 in the Philippines.
| ASUS Zenfone 5 (A500CG) | ASUS Zenfone 5 16GB (A501CG) | ASUS Zenfone 5 Lite (A502CG) |
|---|---|---|
| 5-inch IPS display @ 1280 x 720 resolution | 5-inch IPS display @ 1280 x 720 resolution | 5-inch qHD IPS display @960 x 540 resolution |
| 294ppi | 294ppi | 220ppi |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Soda Lime Glass |
| 1.6Ghz Intel Atom Z2560 dual-core processor with HyperThreading Technology | 1.6Ghz Intel Atom Z2560 dual-core processor with HyperThreading Technology | 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z2520 dual-core processor |
| PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU | PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU | PowerVR SGX 544 |
| 2GB RAM | 2GB RAM | 1GB RAM |
| 8GB internal storage (up to 64GB via microSD) | 16GB internal storage (up to 64GB via microSD) | 8GB internal storage (up to 64GB via microSD) |
| 8-megapixel rear camera with Sony's 5-element lens, BSI sensor and LED flash | 8-megapixel rear camera with Sony's 5-element lens, BSI sensor and LED flash | 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and f2.0 aperture |
| 2-megapixel front camera | 2-megapixel front camera | 0.3-megapixel front camera with f2.8 aperture |
| 3G/HSPA+ | 3G/HSPA+ | 3G/HSPA+ |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM | Dual micro-SIM |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS |
| 2,110mAh non-removable Li-Po battery | 2,110mAh non-removable Li-Po battery | 2,500mAh non-removable Li-Po battery |
| Android 4.3 with ZenUI (out of the box) | Android 4.3 with ZenUI (out of the box) | Android 4.4 with ZenUI (out of the box |
| 148.2 x 72.8 x 10.3mm | 148.2 x 72.8 x 10.3mm | 148.2 x 72.8 x 10.3mm |
| 144 g | 144 g | 160g |
| Php6,495 | Php6,995 | Php5,595 |
For reference, you can check out our ASUS Zenfone 5 review.
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Pat says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
mas mabigat un huli kasi soda lime???
gerry says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
hindi ba powervr 544 mp2 ang a502cg variant?
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joe says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
contacts pls?
thanks.
Alvin says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
sir correction lang, ung 500cg is 2.0 ghz and sold for both 6495 and 6995 for 8 and 16 respectively
For 501cg ganun din sa pricing, sold ofr both 6495 and 6995 for 8 and 16 respectively also
ravadaw says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
actually yung sabe mong 2GHz imported yan yung nirelease lang sa PH ay yung 1.6GHz
wew says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Akala ko ba all variants? Bat po wala ung snapdragon variant?
Meron namang nirilease nun dito ah…
Abe Olandres says:
🥉 Rookie🏆3
None in the PH.
batt says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
dba magkaiba ung Li-Ion sa Li-Po? sabi li-Pol daw Zen5. eh Li-Ion naman.
James says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
All Dual Micro-SIM?
Silverlokk says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
While the previous Zenfone 5 models came with Android 4.3 out of the box, ASUS has released KitKat for them as well. Yun lang nga, OTA ata yung upgrade
weryou@ says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Yup, OTA ang update to Kitkat. My Zenfone 5 was updated to it. Noticeably smoother na ang experience ko.
Milhouse says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
Nice specs but the battery is reportedly abominable.
AsusFan says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
No version with LTE feature and Full HD resolution?
Abe Olandres says:
🥉 Rookie🏆3
Not available in the PH.
OneDayMillionaire says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Is there an LTE ready version?
The problem i have with zenfone 5 is the battery and heats up quite fast.
Carl Lamiel says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
There’s Zenfone 5 LTE which isn’t officially released here in the country, but you can get one through gray market sellers.
karla says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
eh ano po yung nka lagay sa billboard sa EDSA sa gitna ng Boni and Guadalupe na ZENFONE na 3,999 something ?? san po yun mabibili?? many thanks
Silverlokk says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
Baka Zenfone 4 yon, available mostly wherever the 5 and 6 are sold. Pero may nabasa akong review (baka c/o Yuga and co.) na hindi maganda yung display — among others — ng Zenfone 4. If that doesn’t bother you, OK na rin yung presyo
jack molina bert says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
guys wala ba dito sa pinas yung 32gb version? Bili sana ako at sagarin yung mataas na memory kaso 16gb lang kadalasan sa malls
Riggs says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
guys anong model ung 2ghz na CPU, hindi ba A501CG un? bakit 1.6ghz lang nakalagay dito?
Sam says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
alin ba mas maganda ung 2.0 o 1.6? pagdating sa power consumption?