With the recent launch of the Zenfone 4, there’s no surprise that it would be compared to the latest flagship of other smartphone brands. Speaking of, we would serve to compare it with the premium variants of Oppo and Vivo’s flagship devices, the F3 and V5 Plus models.
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The Zenfone 4 and Vivo V5 Plus both sports a 5.5inch screen but the Zen4 has an AMOLED display. Meanwhile, the F3 Plus features a larger display of a 6.0inch IPS LCD screen. The F3 Plus wins in terms of battery with its 4,000mAh juice. Since the Zen4 has 3,300mAh, the V5 Plus comes last with its 3,160mAh.
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Zenfone 4, Oppo F3 Plus, Vivo V5 Plus hardware
Compared to the Zen4’s 6GB RAM, both of V5 Plus and Oppo F3 Plus only packs 4GB RAM coupled with 64GB ROM. Yet, only the V5 Plus doesn’t have an expandable memory. On to the processor, the Zen4 is powered by Snapdragon 630/660 while the F3 Plus and V5 Plus has the Snapdragon 653 and 625, respectively.
In terms of selfie snapper specs, the F3 Plus and V5 Plus prevails. Compared to the dual 20MP + 8MP of the V5 Plus, the Zenfone 4 only has an 8MP selfie snapper. The F3 Plus doesn’t come last as well with its Dual 16 MP + 8 MP front camera. Check out our V5 Plus camera review here.
With that, the rear camera setup of the three competes as well. Amid the Zen4 boasting a dual setup of 12MP+8MP, the latter two has a 16MP back camera. We also have an F3 Plus camera review here.
Verdict:
Specs-wise, people would go with the Zenfone 4, but it is obviously the heftiest priced among the three with its P28,995 official PH price. Money wise, people would go for the F3 Plus or Vivo V5 since it both packs almost the same specs as the Zen4 except the hardware. However, it is still up to the consumer to pick the best for them.
ASUS Zenfone 4 vs Oppo F3 Plus vs Vivo V5 Plus Full Specs Comparison, Philippine pricing, release
| SPECS, PH Price | ASUS Zenfone 4 | Oppo F3 Plus | Vivo V5 Plus |
| Display | 5.5” AMOLED HD | 6.0″ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen | 5.5″ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen |
| Design | Glass body, metal frame | metal unibody, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | All metal unibody, antenna lines, 2.5 curved Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Design | Moonlight White, Mint Green, Midnight Black | Pink, Gold | Gold, Gray |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 | Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 | Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 |
| Processor | Octa-core (4×2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex A53) | Octa-core (4×1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4×1.44 GHz Cortex-A53) | Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| Graphics | Adreno 508 | Adreno 510 | Adreno 506 |
| Memory | 32 GB, 4 GB RAM, microSD | 32 GB, 4 GB RAM, microSD | 32 GB, 4 GB RAM, no microSD |
| Rear Camera | Dual 12 MP + 8 MP, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash | 16 MP, f/1.7, phase detection autofocus, OIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash | 16 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, LED flash |
| Front camera | 8 MP | Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/3″ sensor size | Dual 20 MP + 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8″ sensor size, 1080p |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi ac, GPS, Bluetooth, 4G LTE-A, NFC, Gyroscope | 4G LTE, WiFi ac, Bt 4.1, GPS, hybrid dual-nano sim | 4G LTE, WiFi ac, Bt 4.0, GPS, hybrid dual-nano sim |
| OS | Android 7.1 Nougat | Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh battery | Non-removable Li-Ion 3160 mAh battery |
| Official PH Price | P 28,995 | P 23,990 | P 16,990 |
| Availability date | September 2017 | April 2017 | February 2017 |
| Where to buy | All ASUS concept stores and kiosks, authorized resellers, online | All Oppo concept stores and kiosks, authorized resellers, online | All Vivo concept stores and kiosks, authorized resellers, online |
