Comparison of ASUS Zenfone 4 A450CG and Apple iPhone 5C 8Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

ASUS Zenfone 4 A450CG

Apple iPhone 5C 8Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

ASUS

Apple

Phone model

Zenfone 4 A450CG

iPhone 5C 8Gb

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

137 mm

124 mm

Body width

68 mm

59 mm

Body thickness

6.2 mm

9 mm

Weight

134 g

132 g

Volume

57.59 cm³

66.28 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black

• Lime
• Blue
• White
• Yellow
• Pink

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Intel Atom Z2520

• Apple A6

CPU clock speed

1200 MHz

1300 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

24 + 32 kB

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

512 kB

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

IA-32 (x86)

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

32 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR SGX544MP2

• PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)

GPU clock speed

300 MHz

266 MHz

Number of GPU cores

2

3

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

1 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

533 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 8 GB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

64 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Intel Atom Z2520

• Apple A6 APL0589

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

iOS 7

Battery

Battery capacity

1750

1510

Battery type

Li-Pol

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

10 h

Standby time in GSM networks

250 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

10 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

250 h

Duration of listening to music

40 h

Video watching duration

10 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

10 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.5 in

4 in

Screen resolution

854 x 480 pixels

1136 x 640 pixels

Pixel density

218 ppi

326 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Sapphire crystal

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.779

1.775

Contrast ratio

800:1

Screen brightness

500 cd/m²

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

4.54 x 3.42 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.391 μm

Crop factor

7.61

Aperture

f/2

f/2.4

Number of lens elements

5

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Scene selection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Digital video zoom

3 X

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

1.2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

1461 x 822 pixels

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Aperture

f/2.8

f/2.4

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

1

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Autodial

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

CDMA support

CDMA frequencies

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1700 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz
• CDMA 2100 MHz

CDMA2000 support

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 3

CDMA2000 standards

• 1xEV-DO Rev. B
• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• DC-HSDPA
• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0 + EDR

4.0

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• EDR

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Cell ID location

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

AirPlay support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• QuickTime
• H.263
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AAX
• AAX+
• ALAC
• M4A
• MP3
• WAV

MP3 support

Max audio bitrate

320 kbit/s

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Cover Flow mode

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

AirPrint support

Email

Handwriting recognition

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

• Facebook
• Twitter
• App Store
• Maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Remote phone search

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.99 W/kg