Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Micromax Canvas A1 vs Lenovo A5000

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Micromax Lenovo
Announced January 2014 September 2014 February 2015
Status Available - June 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 7,099 ($104.40) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold White, Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
- 140 x 71.4 x 10 mm
(5.51 x 2.81 x 0.39 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) - 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1/2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 4 GB (2.5 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% - 68.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 4 GB (2.5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 1700 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 160 h Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 804 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 6 h Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)