Asus Zenfone Go ZB551KL vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Asus Zenfone Go ZB551KL

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 18(800); LTE-TDD 2300, 2500, 2600 MHz
HSDPA speed

21.1 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat11, 600 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM

Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

151 mm

149.2 mm
Width

76.9 mm

70.6 mm
Thickness

10.7 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

160 g

172 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

-

IP68 certified, 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Charcoal Black, Floral Pink, Glacier Gray, Glamour Red, Lake Blue, Pearl White, Sheer Gold, Silver Blue

Black, blue, gold, orchid grey

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

5.6 inches
Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

1080 x 2220 pixels
Pixel density

267 ppi

441 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Always on display

-

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0

16 MP, f/1.7
Primary camera resolution

-

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

LED flash
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

No

-
Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity