Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5C vs Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC520TL vs Asus Zenfone 3 ZE520KL

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Asus Asus
Announced September 2013 July 2016 July 2016
Status Available - September 2013 Available - November 2016 Available - August 2016
Price - Rs. 12,999 ($195.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,987 ($249.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Titanium Grey, Glacier Silver, Sand Gold Sapphire Black, Moonlight White, Shimmer Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
149.5 x 73.7 x 8.55 mm
(5.89 x 2.9 x 0.34 in)
146.9 x 74 x 7.7 mm
(5.78 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Taiwan
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.1 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.25 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737M Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 506
RAM 1 GB 2/3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/32 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen Super IPS+ Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.2 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.93% 67.86% 68.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP 16 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser/phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, OIS (4-axis), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1510 mAh 4100 mAh 2650 mAh
Stand by Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h (3G) - -