Asus Zenfone Live, Vivo V5 Plus: Which Smartphone Is Better?

Another new device hit the airwaves in the first quarter of 2017. Introducing the Asus Zenfone Live and Vivo V5 Plus.

The Asus Zenfone Live and Vivo V5 Plus are two smartphones known to be for selfie lovers. Here's what these two smartphones in store for everyone.

Asus Zenfone Live is "the world's first smartphone with hardware-optimized, real-time beautification technology, making it possible to share an even more glamorous version of yourself - Live!" according to Asus. Asus company recently announced their new device and is expected to be released next month. Meanwhile, the Vivo V5 Plus was released last January.

The Vivo V5 Plus measures 152.6 x 74 x 7.3 mm, it weighs 158.6 g and it is designed with dual sim and a Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 processor. However, the Asus Zenfone Live is a bit lighter than the Vivo V5 Plus. It measures 141.2 x 71.7 x 8 mm and weighs 120g and a Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 processor, like the Vivo V5 Plus, it is also designed with dual sim. Both smartphones Vivo V5 Plus and Asus Zenfone Live operates on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

Another thing is the display of each smartphones. The Asus Zenfone Live The Asus Zenfone Live has a  5-inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 720p HD, while the Vivo V5 Plus 5.5 inches with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. Both smartphones feature an IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors.

Aside from the display and platform of these smartphones, one could most get excited about what the camera of these phones has. These phones believe to be catering every selfie lovers need. Vivo V5 Plus features a 16MP rear camera, including a 2.0 aperture, LED flash, phase detection and an autofocus. It features a dual front camera with 20 MP + 8 MP, including an aperture of f/2.0.

On the other hand, Asus Zenfone Live, however, features a 13MP rear camera, including an aperture of 2.0, autofocus and an LED flash. Its front camera features a 5 MP, including an aperture of 2.2, 1.4 µm pixel size, autofocus and an LED flash.

The battery of Vivo V5 Plus gives 3160 mAh more than the Asus Zenfone Live which gives only 2650 mAh. However, the Asus Zenfone Live has a storage memory of 16 and 32 GB, with 2 GB RAM and expandable storage up to 256 GB, while the Vivo V5 Plus has a storage memory 64 GB with 4 GB RAM but has no expansion.

As for the prices of each smartphone, the Vivo V5 Plus is said to be around $410. The Asus Zenfone Live, however, has no confirmation as of yet about the price.