Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 2 ZE500CL vs Asus Zenfone Max

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE500CL
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Asus Zenfone Max
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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus
Announced March 2015 May 2016
Status Available - March 2015 Available - May 2016
Price Rs. 16,500 ($184.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.1 x 71.5 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.81 x 0.43 in)
156 x 77.5 x 10.55 mm
(6.14 x 3.05 x 0.42 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - Taiwan LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560 [Similar] Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 [Similar] Adreno 405 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2/3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.96% 68.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio - Yes
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-tone Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Geo-tagging, Laser AutoFocus, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 28 h (3G) -