Asus Zenfone Go ZB500KL vs Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

Asus Zenfone Go ZB500KL

Samsung Galaxy A8 Star (A9 Star)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - India, Global; HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100, 800 - Taiwan, Brazil

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500) - Brazil

LTE
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) Cat9, 450 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Polycarbonate
SIM

Dual SIM (Dual stand-by, dual active)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

143.7 mm

162.4 mm
Width

70.9 mm

77 mm
Thickness

11.3 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

150 g

191 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Colors

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

Black, White

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.0 inches

6.3 inches
Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

1080 x 2220 pixels
Pixel density

294 ppi

392 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

2.5D curved glass screen
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0

24 MP, f/1.7
16 MP, f/1.7
Primary camera resolution

-

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED 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
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

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

Push Email
Java

No

-
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, proximity

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