Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG 8GB/1GB) vs BlackBerry Passport
Side by side comparison between Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG) vs BlackBerry Passport phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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5"
IPS
IPS
720x1280
8
MP
MP
2mp
1GB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
2110
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
vs
4.5"
IPS
IPS
1440x1440
13
MP
MP
2mp
3GB
RAM
RAM
Quad-core
3450
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? BlackBerry Passport
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
4 Advantages 
16 Advantages | 29 Common items in both devices |
| Until 64GB microSD, microSDHC / Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC |
| TFT IPS LCD |
| 16 million |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| BSI sensor |
| +22 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG 8GB/1GB) | BlackBerry Passport | |
| Model | Zenfone 5 (A501CG 8GB/1GB) | BlackBerry Passport |
| Other model names | Asus Zenfone 5 2014 (1GB RAM) | AT&T BlackBerry Q30 Passport SQW100-1, RIM Windermere |
| Country or region available | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Brand | Asus | BlackBerry |
| Release date | 4/11/2014 | 9/24/2014 |
| Depth | 10.3 millimeters (0.41 inches) | 9.3 millimeters (0.37 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 72.8 x 148.2 millimeters (2.87 x 5.83 in) | 90.3 x 128 millimeters (3.56 x 5.04 in) |
| Weight | 145 grams (5.08 ounces) | 194 grams (6.79 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG 8GB/1GB) | BlackBerry Passport | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | TFT IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 5" inches | 4.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~63.9% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~56.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 720x1280 pixels | 1440x1440 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 294 PPI | 453 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 3 | Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG 8GB/1GB) | BlackBerry Passport | |
| System version | Android 4.3 Jelly Bean | BlackBerry OS 10.2 |
| Firmware update | Android 4.4.2 KitKat | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG 8GB/1GB) | BlackBerry Passport | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Intel Clover Trail Plus Z2560 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA v1 |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.6GHz Intel Atom (Dual-core) | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 2.26GHz Krait 400 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | PowerVR SGX544 MP2 | Qualcomm Adreno 330 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG 8GB/1GB) | BlackBerry Passport | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR2 | 3GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 8GB (5GB available) | 32GB |
| External storage | Until 64GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 64GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG 8GB/1GB) | BlackBerry Passport | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 42/5.76 Mbps | 100/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 - USA: 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG 8GB/1GB) | BlackBerry Passport | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 60 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/2.0 (aperture) | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Supported | Supported |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | HDR photo only main camera |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG 8GB/1GB) | BlackBerry Passport | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 2 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 1600x1200 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | HD (1280x720) | HD (1280x720) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG 8GB/1GB) | BlackBerry Passport | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, DivX, XviD, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG 8GB/1GB) | BlackBerry Passport | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Micro-B USB SlimPort |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG 8GB/1GB) | BlackBerry Passport | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG 8GB/1GB) | BlackBerry Passport | |
| Battery type | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 2110 mAh | 3450 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 18 hours | 23 hours |
| Standby | 353 hours (14.7 days) | 444 hours (18.5 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG 8GB/1GB) | BlackBerry Passport | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Fixed QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Red, Purple, Gold • ASUS ZenUI 1.1 • Câmera com lentes Sony • Supports GloveTouch input Java framework | • Colors: Black, White • BBM 6 • Miracast Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Asus Zenfone 5 (A501CG 8GB/1GB) | BlackBerry Passport | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | 1.18W/kg (head) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.53W/kg (head) | feature not registered |