Which smartphone is the ideal purchase for consumers? We pit the Nokia XL or the Asus Zenfone 5 to see which is better.

In terms of design and display, the Nokia XL has a display that measures 5 inches and it shows off a pixel density of 187ppi. It weighs 190 grams and has both a single SIM and dual SIM version.

The Asus Zenfone 5 has a 5 inches model display that holds a pixel density of 294ppi which is almost double to the one seen on its counterpart. Asus equips its smartphone with a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for added protection, and it weighs only 145 grams.

For the hardware, battery and camera specs, the Nokia XL is a dual core backed up by 768 MB of RAM. It supports 4 GB of internal memory, which users can expand by using a microSD card. The camera unit comes with a resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels and multiple features like geo tagging, autofocus and LED flash. The smartphone runs on is Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and the battery unit has a capacity of 2000 mAh.

The Asus Zenfone 5 has camera unit of 8 MP, which makes it better than what the Nokia XL has. It has two sets of RAM: 1 GB of RAM and 2 GB of RAM. As for internal memory, its has 16 GB of space with the possibility of expanding this space by up to 64 GB with the help of a microSD card. The battery unit has a capacity of 2110 mAh and it cannot be removed.

The Nokia XL cost around $184.99, while the Asus Zenfone 5 is around $182.00.

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