Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
ASUS
Phone model
Zenfone 5 A500KL
Year of release
2014

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
148 mm (millimeters)
Body width
73 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
10.3 mm (millimeters)
Weight
145 g (grams)
Volume
111.13 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
CPU clock speed
1200 MHz (megahertz) place #76
Number of processor cores
4
Level 1 cache (L1)
16 + 16 kB (kilobytes)
Level 2 cache (L2)
1024 kB (kilobytes)
Processor size
32 bits
Instruction set architecture
ARMv7
Manufacturing process
28 nm (nanometers)

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • Adreno 305
Number of GPU cores
1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
2 GB (gigabytes) place #9
RAM type
LPDDR3 (Low Power DDR3)

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 32 GB (gigabytes)
place #6

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards
  • microSDXC (Micro Secure Digital eXtended Capacity)
  • microSDHC (Micro Secure Digital High Capacity)
  • microSD (Micro Secure Digital Card, TransFlash)
Maximum expandable memory
64 GB (gigabytes)

Mainboard

Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

Operating system

Operating system
Android 4.4 (KitKat)

Battery

Battery capacity
2110 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Pol (lithium polymer)
Charging the battery from USB
Call duration in GSM networks
20 h 36 min (hours, minutes)
Standby time in GSM networks
395 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
20 h 36 min (hours, minutes)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
395 h (hours)

Screen

Screen diagonal
5 in (inches) place #99
Screen resolution
1280 x 720 pixels place #85
Resolution formats
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Pixel density
294 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
IPS
Color depth
24 bit (16777216 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Anti-scratch screen
Glass screen
Aspect ratio
1.778 (16:9)
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
8 Mp (megapixels) place #34
Maximum photo resolution
3264 x 2448 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
The presence of a flash
Flash type
LED
Photomatrix type
CMOS BSI
Aperture
f/2
Number of lens elements
5
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Panoramic photography
Viewfinder
Touch focus
Digital image stabilization
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels
2 Mp (megapixels) place #25
Maximum photo resolution
1886 x 1061 pixels
Aperture
f/2.8
Front camera video
Maximum video resolution
1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
2
Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards
Alternating
SIM card type
Micro-SIM (3FF, 15 x 12 x 0.76 mm)
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Video calls
Ability to mute the microphone during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
4G (100 Mbps - 1 Gbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 850 MHz
  • UMTS 900 MHz
  • UMTS 1900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz
LTE support
LTE frequencies
  • LTE 700 MHz
  • LTE 900 MHz
  • LTE 1800 MHz
  • LTE 2600 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards
  • LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
Data transmission standards
  • HSPA+ (42/11 Mbit/s)
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
  • wi-fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • wi-fi hotspot
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b (IEEE 802.11.b, 11 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11g (IEEE 802.11.g, 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
Wi-Fi Direct support
Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
USB standard
2.0 (up to 480 Mbps)
USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
4.0 + EDR
A2DP support
Other Bluetooth profiles
  • EDR

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support
Installed GLONASS
Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Orientation and rotation sensor
Magnetometer
Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Images

Supported image formats
  • PNG (Portable Network Graphics, .png)
  • JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group, .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .jpe)
  • EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format, .exif)
  • GIF (Graphics Interchange Format, .gif)
Installed image editor
Geo tags

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • H.263
  • H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)
Video resolution formats
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Streaming video
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, .aac)
  • eAAC+ (HE-AAC v2 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Streaming audio
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Supported document formats
  • PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format, .pdf)
Email
  • smtp
  • imap4
Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Tethering support
OTA sync
Synchronization with services
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Gtalk (Google Talk)
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Google Search
  • Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
SMS output in the form of a chat
MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level
0.68 W/kg (watts per kilogram)