Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 4 vs Acer Liquid Z4 vs Lenovo A328

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Acer Lenovo
Announced January 2014 February 2014 September 2014
Status Available - June 2014 Coming Soon - April 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow Black/White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.4 x 61.4 x 6.3-11.2
(4.9 x 2.42 x 0.25-0.44)
9.7 mm thickness
(0.38 in thickness)
132 x 68.5 x 11 mm
(5.2 x 2.7 x 0.43 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 - Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 4 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB TBD microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors - 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.74% - 61.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama - Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support - Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB TBD microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery - Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1200/1600 mAh - 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 192 h - Up to 240 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h - Up to 21 h