Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML vs Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.0 vs Sony Xperia M5 Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Sony
Announced January 2015 July 2015 August 2015
Status Available - March 2015 Available - July 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 14,999 ($220.57) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Osmium Black, Sheer Gold, Glacier Gray, Glamor Red, Ceramic Whit Black, White, Red Black, White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm
(6 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)
143.7 x 71.5 x 3.9~10.5 mm
(5.66 x 2.81 x 0.15~0.41 in)
145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 142.6 g (5.01.0.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 - E5633, E5643, E5663
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), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5633
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - E5643
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5663
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 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz
Quad-core 1.8 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580
Intel Atom Z3560
Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795
GPU PowerVR G6430 Adreno 306 PowerVR G6200
RAM 2/4 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB 8/16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.67% 66.95% 65.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Yes FM radio FM radio with 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 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936
Flash dual-LED (dual tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser Auto-focus, IR Filter, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 2160p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
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, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB
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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2400 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 495 h (2G)
Up to 504 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)