Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML vs Asus Zenfone Max Plus (M1) vs Asus Zenfone Max (M1) ZB555KL

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced January 2015 November 2017 February 2018
Status Available - March 2015 Available - December 2017 Coming Soon - Q1 2018
Price Rs. 14,999 ($220.57) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,999 ($300.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,000 ($230.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Osmium Black, Sheer Gold, Glacier Gray, Glamor Red, Ceramic Whit Gold, Silver, Black Deepsea Black, Sunlight Gold, Ruby Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm
(6 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)
152.6 x 73 x 8.8 mm
(6.01 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
147.3 x 70.9 x 8.7 mm
(5.8 x 2.79 x 0.34 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
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
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android 7.0 (Nougat) Android 7.1 (Nougat)
User Interface - ZenUI Zen UI 5.0
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz
Quad-core 1.8 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580
Intel Atom Z3560
1.5 GHz Octa-core, MediaTek MT6750T Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 or Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 or Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430
GPU PowerVR G6430 Mali-T860 Adreno 308 or Adreno 505
RAM 2/4 GB 2/3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB 16/64 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (424 ppi) 720 x 1440 pixels (293 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.67% 75.15% 74.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels Dual 16 MP + 8 MP Dual 13 MP + 8 MP
Flash dual-LED (dual tone) LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture lens, secondary 120mm wide-angle lens, geotagging, panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Gyro EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, LED Flash [Similar] 8 MP (f/2.2, 25mm), gyro EIS [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, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE
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, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Fast Charging Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 4130 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -