I compared the 5-inch SIM free smartphone "ZenFone 5" with the same size "Nexus 5"

It has been released in Taiwan in JulySIM free smartphone "ZenFone 5"Finally it will be released in Japan. When the screen size is 5 inches and it is SIM free, since Nexus 5 developed by Google and LG Electronics has been released a year ago, I compared the size differences.

Phones - ZenFone 5 (A 500 KL) - ASUS
http://www.asus.com/Phones/ZenFone_5_A500KL/

Details of "ZenFone 5" specifications and appearance are posted in the following article.

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So on the left is ZenFone 5 (A 500 KL), right is Nexus 5.


Both screen sizes are the same 5 inches, but ZenFone is longer.


Camera position is ZenFone in the center upper part, Nexus in the left upper part. For the ZenFone 5 where the ASUS logo is conspicuous and slightly written "ZenFone" at the bottom, Nexus has a large "nexus" letter sideways.


If you overlap the two models with bottom left, you can see that about ZenFone is one size larger.


ZenFone is slightly thicker.


However, when viewed from the side, the thickness seems to be almost the same.


This is because the back of the ZenFone is somewhat shaped, which is almost the same as Nexus in the thinnest part.


It's like this when you hold the thumb so that it hits the power button.


Nexus is smaller, and the position to hit the palm has changed, but the ease of holding is not so different. Nexus may be better if you like the feeling that it fits comfortably in your hand, but it may be better for ZenFone if you want a feeling that you are grasping firmly with your hands.


With the difference of about 1 year in release time ZenFone 5 and Nexus 5, I tried powering up at the same time to see how much the starting speed changes. By the way, OS is ZenFone 5 is Android 4.4.2, Nexus 5 is Android 4.4.4.

Launch ZenFone 5 and Nexus 5 at the same time - YouTube


I was turning on the power with almost simultaneous pushing, but Nexus 5 was faster and the startup process was also early. Nonetheless, since smartphones do not turn on and off the power so frequently, it seems that they do not care about this difference.


I decided to see the movie trailer on YouTube halfway though there is no hindrance in everyday use.

Take a movie trailer with "ZenFone 5" - YouTube


Naturally it is natural, but there is nothing that makes the screen crampy, it sounds the same as when playing back sound on a PC and there is no problem.

By the way, I think that there are few people who suffer from "buying an iPhone or ZenFone", but when comparing the sizes it is like this. IPhone 6 is 4.7 inches, ZenFone 5 is 5 inches, iPhone 6 Plus is 5.5 inches, so it's just half the size of the two iPhones.


I compared it with the Xperia Z3 which comes into the candidate when attaching importance to specs on the Android terminal. ZenFone 5 with a screen size of 5 inches on the left, Xperia Z 3 with a screen size of about 5.2 inches on the right.


Looking again, the length is almost the same.


It can be said that the width is almost the same.


I tried to overlay ZenFone 5 which is supposed to be slightly deep, but it is almost hidden by Xperia Z3.


Of course the design is different. The Xperia Z3 is a steep angle curve for the ZenFone 5 which draws a curve with a narrow bezel area and a gentle corner of the main body for the larger screen size.


The big difference is the thickness. There is about this difference when it is arranged side by side.


However, as can be said from the comparison with Nexus 5, since ZenFone 5 successfully curves the back, I do not feel the thickness to that extent unless you compare it closely.


ZenFone 5 (A 500 KL) is released on Saturday, November 8. Today was held on Tuesday, October 28ASUS mobile new product launch meetingWhen it is purchased together with ASUS ZenWatch (WI 500 Q · released in late November) announced at the same time, campaign to discount 5000 yen from total price will be done until January 31, 2015 (Saturday).

As for the price ASUS ZenFone Shop, the 16GB model is taxed by 26,800 yen (tax included 20,844 yen), and the 32GB model is taxed at 19,800 yen (tax included 31,884 yen).

ASUS ZenFone Shop
http://shop.asus.co.jp/zenfone/