Asus Zenfone 3 vs Lenovo K5 Note

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Comparing the Asus Zenfone 3 vs Lenovo K5 Note across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Asus Zenfone 3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Lenovo K5 Note runs at 1.8 GHz, making Asus Zenfone 3 the better performer.


Display: Lenovo K5 Note offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Asus Zenfone 3 offers 5.2 inches, making Lenovo K5 Note the larger display of the two. Both Asus Zenfone 3 and Lenovo K5 Note feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Asus Zenfone 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Lenovo K5 Note offers 13 MP, making Asus Zenfone 3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Asus Zenfone 3 and Lenovo K5 Note feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Lenovo K5 Note offers a higher battery capacity with 3500 mAh, while Asus Zenfone 3 offers 2650 mAh, making Lenovo K5 Note better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Asus Zenfone 3 and Lenovo K5 Note offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


User Rating: Asus Zenfone 3 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Lenovo K5 Note has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Release Date

17 Aug, 2016
03 Aug, 2016
10 Dec, 2025

Performance

Snapdragon 625
MediaTek MT6755
MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Mono Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP
8 MP

Battery

2650 mAh
3500 mAh
7000 mAh
N/A
N/A
45W Super Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Smooth performance
  • Gorgeous design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Good cameras
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Excellent battery endurance
  • Delivers reliable performance
  • Snappy software with many AI tricks
  • Loud and crisp stereo speakers

Cons

  • Very slippery
  • ZenUI is cluttered
  • Expensive compared to the competition
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Camera output details could be improved
  • Many apps don't run at max refresh rate

User Ratings

4.3/5
(6,635 ratings)
4.1/5
(273,185 ratings)
4.3/5
(16,587 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
974,831
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
17h 38m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 17, 2016
(Official)
Aug 03, 2016
(Official)
Dec 04, 2025
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v15

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
2 Years

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Years

Custom UI

Zen UI
N/A
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
MediaTek MT6755
MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultra MT6878T
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Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506
Mali-T860 MP2
Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

3 GB
4 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A
LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
974,831

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
27.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
1,017

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.1 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.72 inches  (17.07 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
950 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9
20:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
401 ppi
391 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.55 %
72.31 %
86.42 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
91.4 %

Design

Height

146.8 mm
152 mm
166 mm

Width

73.9 mm
75.7 mm
76 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
8.4 mm
8.39 mm

Weight

144 grams
165 grams
208 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Mineral Glass
N/A
Back: Glass Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX298 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size OV50D 0.61µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera1/5.1" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
No
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
3072 x 4096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A
No

Flash

No
No
No

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2650 mAh
3500 mAh
7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 22 Hours(2G)
Up to 49.9 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 45W Super Charging 100% in 90 minutes

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 10W Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
17h 38m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
1h 25m

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB / 64 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB
Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 2048 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

N/A
N/A
Head: 1.180 W/kg Body: 0.720 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.1
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No
No

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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