Asus Zenfone 5 scores with Nokia XL

In this new pair of 5-inch products sold in Vietnam market, there are quite a few similarities, such as selling price, vivid colors ., but each model follows its own style.

The Zenfone 5 and Nokia XL are considered the two largest screen phones ( 5 inches ) with the best prices on the market today. Before the duo came up, the Vietnamese market had seen a series of products running Android big screens cheaply, but they all came from less reputable manufacturers, yet to create peace of mind for users.

Surprisingly, both of these products were chosen in mid-June to sell in Vietnam, the price is quite similar. Nokia XL sells for 3.7 million VND, while Zenfone 4 A501's price is slightly higher, at 4 million VND.

Design

This can be considered the biggest difference of 2 products. While the Nokia XL is more rugged and rugged with its monumental, square design, the Zenfone 5 A501 looks sleeker and more polished. This is also evident in the weight of the product, when Nokia XL weighs 190 grams and Zenfone 5 is only 145 grams.

These are not products with impressive thinness ( all over 10 mm ). Zenfone 5 has a slim design, longer than the competition, while the Nokia XL looks more chubby. When holding in hand, Zenfone will feel more comfortable but less firm than Nokia XL.

Both Zenfone 5 and Nokia XL have different color options. With Nokia XL, users can buy more covers and replacements easily, because the device is designed with Dualshot cover that comes from the Asha series.

Scoring: Nokia XL (8), Zenfone 5 (7)

Configuration

Configuration is one of the factors that users are most interested in when choosing to buy a cheap smartphone. At this point, Zenfone 5 A501 has more advantages. The device is equipped with a dual-core Intel Atom processor, clocked at 1.6 GHz, much more powerful than the Nokia XL's 1 GHz Snapdragon 200 speed. The RAM of the genuine Zenfone 5 A501 is up to 2 GB, more than 768 MB on the Nokia XL.

Another advantage is that the Zenfone 5 has an 8 GB storage capacity, twice as large as the competition. Both products support memory card slot and support 2 SIM. The battery of the Zenfone 5 also has a larger capacity (2,110 mAh) , but considering that the device uses a powerful processor chip, HD screen resolution, this is not necessarily the advantage of Zenfone. In fact, some people who have experienced portable Zenfone 5 products have also complained about the bad battery life.

Meanwhile, Nokia XL uses a 2,000 mAh battery. If this model continues to be able to optimize battery life as well as Nokia X or X +, it may, this will continue to be a cheap product, Nokia's buffalo battery.

Scoring: Nokia XL (7), Zenfone 5 (9)

Screen

Both have 5-inch screens but while the Zenfone 5 is equipped with a 720 x 1,280-pixel HD resolution, the screen on the Nokia XL is only WVGA ( 480 x 800 pixels ). The difference between these two screens is quite clear. The screen of the Zenfone 5 is also protected by the most advanced Gorilla Glass 3 toughened glass today.

It is a little unfortunate that Nokia does not have ClearBlack technology for XL like the Lumia 630. It is possible that users will have problems with screen pitting or poorly displayed on the Nokia XL.

Scoring: Nokia XL (6), Zenfone 5 (8)

Display

Interface of X series products from Nokia.

These are cheap products, but both use very deep customizable interfaces compared to the original Android. Zenfone 5 uses the Zen UI interface with a fairly flat design, the icons are elegantly designed, good-looking with some attractive features like glove use mode.

Meanwhile, Nokia XL uses a closed Android version called Nokia X Platform 1.0 . The home screen of the Live Tile layout is slightly similar to Lumia phones, while the second page has a bulletin board similar to Flashlane on the Asha line. This interface is not appreciated but quite convenient to use.

Another point to note is that Nokia products will not be integrated with Google applications such as Play Store, Gmail, YouTube . In return, it owns quality services from Microsoft like One Drive, Skype, Outlook or Here Maps map service. In general, with the app store available on the device, plus the installation of external applications, Nokia XL still satisfies the requirements of Android users.

Interface of Zen UI.

Scoring: Nokia XL (7), Zenfone 5 (7)

Camera

Zenfone uses 8 megapixel camera, while Nokia XL only uses 5 megapixel camera. However, the number of megapixels does not say much about the product's image quality. In fact, products with Nokia's 5 'dot' camera such as Lumia 520, 525 or 630 all have good image quality. Besides, Nokia has also added flash for this product, making night shooting much easier.

8 megapixel camera of Zenfone 5 for good quality. There is a technology promoted by Asus that is Pixelmaster, making night cameras very impressive. Through testing, this product's night-shooting capability may be on par with HTC's One model.

Scoring: Nokia XL (7), Zenfone 5 (8)

This is a good model of Asus in terms of design, performance as well as camera compared to competitors in the low price segment.

Price

Zenfone 5 A501 has just been sold in Vietnam in limited quantities. The price of 3.99 million VND from this product is considered very good compared to what it brings. Meanwhile, the Nokia XL is also a long-awaited Vietnamese user, when Nokia X or X + is criticized for its small screen and limited RAM. Nokia XL's price of 3.7 million makes many people happy, because they have the opportunity to experience a good product, big screen.

Scoring: Nokia XL (9), Zenfone 5 (8)