ZenFone 5 (A500CG) - Asus Mobile Phones: Technical Specifications, Features and Reviews

Submitted By Asha Manoj on 23 May 2015

Manufacturer : Asus
Model : ZenFone 5 (A500CG)
OS : Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Network : GSM / HSPA
Dimensions : 148.2 x 72.8 x 10.3 mm (5.83 x 2.87 x 0.41 in)
Weight : 145 g (5.11 oz)
SIM Type : Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Available Colors : Charcoal Black/Pearl White/Cherry Red/Champagne Gold

The ZenFone 5 is the mid range of the series and includes a 5-inch 1280x720 HD IPS display protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. This Zenfone features either a Dual-Core Hyper-threaded Intel Atom or a Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, an 8 MP rear and 2 MP front camera.

This phone comes with 2 GB of RAM in comparison to other models and features at a competitive price. However, some of the earlier productions of this phone came with just 1 GB of RAM.

Hardware Specification

Processor : Dual-core 2 GHz
RAM Size : 2 GB
Internal Storage : 8/16/32 GB
Expandable Storage : MicroSD card (up to 64 GB)

Display Specification

Display Type : IPS capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size : 5.0 inches
Touchscreen : Yes
Display Resolution : 720 x 1280 pixels
Display Multitouch : Yes
Display Protection : Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Main Camera : 8 MP
Main Camera Flash : Yes
Main Camera Auto Focus : Yes
Main Camera Video Recording Resolution : 1080p@30fps
Front Camera : 2 MP

Battery Specification

Battery Capacity : 2110 mAh Lithium

Connectivity

Operating Frequency : 850/900/1800/1900MHz, 850/900/1900/2100MHz
Connectivity Internet : Yes
Connectivity 3G : Yes
Connectivity WiFi : WLAN 802.11 b/g/n
Connectivity WiFi Direct : Yes
Connectivity Bluetooth : V4.0+EDR +A2DP
Connectivity USB : microUSB v2.0
Connectivity FM : Yes

Location Technology

Location GPS : Yes
Location Glonass : Yes

Sound

Alert Types : Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker : Yes
Mobile Earjack : 3.5mm

Audio and Video

Video Playing Format : MP4/H.264 player
Audio Playing Format : MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player

Sensors

Hall Sensor : Yes
Accelerometer Sensor : Yes
Proximity Sensor : Yes