Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 2 ZE550ML vs Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra vs Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced March 2015 May 2016 November 2016
Status Available - March 2015 Available - June 2016 Available - November 2016
Price Rs. 13,990 ($205.74) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($735.28) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($264.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Red, Grey, Black, White and Gold Grey, Silver, Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm
(6 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)
186.4 x 93.9 x 6.8 mm
(7.34 x 3.7 x 0.27 in)
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Weight 170 g (6 oz) 233 g (8.22 oz) -
SIM Type - - Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global
4G Network LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600
(Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Build
- 2.5D Curved Glass
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with ZEN UI 3.0 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.8 GHz, Intel Atom Z3560 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430
GPU PowerVR G6430 Adreno 510 Adreno 505
RAM 2 GB 3/4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64/128 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, upto 256GB

display Display

Type IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 6.8 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (324 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.97% 72.81% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Yes Stereo FM Radio with Recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 23 MP 16 MP
Flash dual-LED (dual tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP [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, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 32GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, upto 256GB
USB OTG Supported 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-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 4600 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -