Asus to Launch Zenfone 4, 5 and 6 on 11 April in China; Specs Details
Asus to Launch Zenfone 4, 5 and 6 on 11 April in China; Specs Details Reuters

Motorola Moto G 2014 which is priced at $179 at Amazon is praised for its amazing specs at reasonable price. Well, the Asus Zenfone 5 is also a marvelous smartphone that come with awesome features with similar price tag. Both the handsets support dual SIM cards.

We have compared the two mid-range smartphones on the basis of the specifications ilsted with PhoneArena to let you know the Moto G 2014 already has a lesser-known serious competitor

Design

The Moto G measures 5.57 x 2.78 inches and weighs 149 g. The Zenfone 5 measures 5.83 x 2.87 inches with a weight of 145g.

As far as thickness is concerned, the new Moto G measures 11 mm and Zenfone 5 measures 10.3 mm.

The Moto G comes with a splash resistant body and comes with dual front-facing speakers.

The Zenfone 5 is available in colours like black, white, red, gold and purple. The Moto G is only available in two colours of black and white but the powerful Moto Maker customization feature allows the user to replace the back panel with covers of vibrant designs and colours.

Display

Both the handsets support HD resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels and feature a 5-inch IPS LCD displays that support 294 ppi.

Processor, RAM and Internal Storage

The Moto G 2014 is powered with Snapdragon 400 chipset that come with 1.2 GHz quad-core processor along with Adreno 305 graphics. It features 1 GB RAM and the external storage supports up to 32 GB of microSD.

Asus has packed the Zenfone 5 is available in two CPU variants. The Intel Atom Z2580 variant is the 16 GB edition which comes with 2 GB RAM. The Intel Atom Z2560 is the 8 GB edition that is equipped with 1 GB RAM. The Zenfone 5's external storage supports a higher capacity of up to 64 GB of microSD.

Camera and Software

The Moto G and Zenfone 5 smartphones come with 8MP camera along with features like autofocus and LED flash. The Moto G's camera only supports 720p HD video recording whereas the camera sensor Zenfone 5 supports full HD 1080p video recording. Also, both the handsets are housed with 2MP front-facing cameras.

On the software front, Moto G is available with the latest Android v4.4.4 KitKat OS and if it is also in line to receive the soon-to-arrive Android L update. The Android OS on Moto G is devoid of any UI and its present in its purest form.

The Asus Zenfone 5 has an older version of Android, the v4.3 JellyBean edition. It can be upgraded to v4.4.2 KitKat. The Android OS on both the handsets are overlaid with proprietary UI from respective manufacturers.

Connectivity and Battery

Moto G and Zenfone 5 come with common connectivity features like 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/gn, microUSB 2.0, v4.0 Bluetooth, aGPS and GLONASS. The Moto G 2014 does not feature LTE connectivity. The Zenfone 5 LTE edition supports 4G LTE connectivity.

The Motorola Moto G has a non-removable battery of 2070 mAh capacity. The Asus Zenfone 5 too features a non-removable battery of slightly larger capacity of 2110 mAh size.