We compare the Asus Zenfone 5 vs the Samsung Galaxy Core 2 to see what is better smartphone.

The Samsung Galaxy Core 2 has a 4.5 inch display with a resolution of 480 x 800 and 207 ppi while the Asus Zenfone 5 has a 5 inch IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 and 294 ppi.

The Asus Zenfone 5 has a 1.5 GHz Intel Atom dual core processor that runs on an Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS. Though the Asus Zenfone 5 could be upgraded to the Android 4.4.2 KitKat operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Core 2 comes equipped with a quad core processior is clocked at 1.2 GHz and runs on Android KitKat v4.4.2 OS.

The Samsung Galaxy Core 2 has a 5MP rear-facing camera and a VGA camera at the front. It has autofocus, face detection, Geo tagging and LED flash while the Asus Zenfone 5 has a 8MP rear camera with autofocus, LED flash, 1080p video capture and a 2MP front-facing camera.

The Asus Zenfone 5 has a bigger battery capacity of 2110 mAh, while the Samsung Galaxy Core 2 has a 2000 mAh battery.

The price of Samsung Galaxy Core 2 is about $170 and the Asus Zenfone 5 8 GB dual SIM variant costs around $169, according to Amazon.com.