ASUS has added another smartphone to their arsenal. The ASUS Zenfone 4 Selfie and its other variant, ASUS Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro, has been recently released. We will now compare this selfie smartphone to another brand which offers a similar feature.
The ASUS Zenfone 4 Selfie has a 5.5” HD IPS display with 1280 x 720 resolution, Snapdragon 430 chipset, a 64GB internal storage, 4GB RAM, a 16MP rear camera with LED flash, a whopping 20MP + 8MP dual front camera, and a 3000mAh battery to power up the smartphone.
The OPPO F3 is one of the most advertised smartphones of the OPPO company and is dubbed as the “Selfie Expert”. It has a 5.5” IPS LCD display with 1920 x 1080 resolution, MediaTek MT6750 chipset, 64GB internal, 4GB RAM, 13MP Phase Detection Auto-Focus (PDAF) rear camera, a 16MP + 8MP dual front camera, and a 3200mAh battery to power up the smartphone.
Let us now look at their detailed specs.
| ASUS Zenfone 4 Selfie | OPPO F3 |
|---|---|
| 5.5 HD IPS display @ 1280 x 720 resolution | 5.5-inch In-Cell IPS LCD display @ 1920 x 1080 resolution |
| 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core CPU | MediaTek MT6750T 1.5GHz octa-core CPU |
| Adreno 505 | Mali T860 GPU |
| 64GB internal storage | 64GB internal storage |
| 4GB RAM | 4GB RAM |
| 16MP rear camera with LED Flash | 13MP PDAF rear camera w/ LED flash |
| 20MP + 8MP dual front camera | 16MP + 8MP 120-degree wide-angle front cameras |
| 4G LTE Cat4 | 4G LTE |
| Dual SIM (Nano, dedicated) | Dual SIM (Nano + Nano) |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS | GPS w/ a-GPS |
| Android 7.0 Nougat with ASUS ZenUI | Android 6.0 Marshmallow with ColorOS 3.1 |
| 3000mAh battery | 3200mAh battery |
Here are the advantages of each smartphone:
+ Higher camera megapixel value (front and rear)
+ Android 7.0 out of the box
+ Better CPU performance based on benchmarks
+ More affordable
OPPO F3
+ Better screen resolution
+ Better CPU and GPU performance based on benchmarks
+ Slightly larger battery
In terms of overall performance of the smartphone, the OPPO F3 has a better CPU and GPU performance than the Zenfone 4 Selfie based on benchmarks. For the battery, we could not say at the moment which has a better lifespan although the OPPO F3 has a slightly larger capacity. OS-wise, the ASUS Zenfone 4 Selfie is running Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box which comes with better battery optimizations compared to the Android 6.0 on the F3. Also worth noting is the HD screen of the Zenfone 4 Selfie which is lower than the F3’s Full HD. It can be a downer for some but it’s good for the battery life.
For the cameras, ASUS Zenfone 4 Selfie has a higher megapixel count in both the front and rear. As for the smartphone’s photo quality, we will have to wait and see from our review of the smartphone if it is good enough. As for the OPPO F3 which has a tag of being a “Selfie Expert”, here is our review.
Lastly, the price, the ASUS Zenfone 4 Selfie is priced at Php13,995, while the OPPO F3 is currently at Php15,990. Making the former the more affordable device.
Between the ASUS Zenfone 4 Selfie and the OPPO F3, which one would you choose? Let us know in the comments below.
Zenfone 4 selfie is priced at P18,995…
Oppo wins, Asus is just a pretender, not in the league of Oppo, Vivo, Lg, Huawei and Samsung.