Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 vs Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL vs alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus alcatel
Announced July 2015 August 2015 March 2015
Status Available - July 2015 Available - January 2016 Available - June 2015
Price Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.7 x 71.5 x 3.9~10.8 mm
(5.66 x 2.81 x 0.15~0.43 in)
156 x 77.5 x 10.55 mm
(6.14 x 3.05 x 0.42 in)
152.7 x 75.1 x 7.4 mm
(6.01 x 2.96 x 0.29 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 306 Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.18% 68.99% 72.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio Yes FM radio, RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, f/2.0
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-tone Flash LED flash
Features Laser Auto-focus, IR Filter, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging, Laser AutoFocus, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 1/3" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 2 GB RAM (Dual SIM model)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Removable Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh 2910 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)