Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Sony Xperia M5 vs Asus Zenfone 3 ZE520KL

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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Sony Asus
Announced January 2014 August 2015 July 2016
Status Available - June 2014 Available - August 2015 Available - August 2016
Price - Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,987 ($249.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, White, Gold Sapphire Black, Moonlight White, Shimmer Gold
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)
145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
146.9 x 74 x 7.7 mm
(5.78 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 142.5 g (5.01.0.18 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 - E5603, E5653
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - E5606
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5603
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5606
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5653
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Taiwan
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 PowerVR G6200 Adreno 506
RAM 1/2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass Super IPS+ Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 65.89% 68.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 16 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Laser/phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, OIS (4-axis), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes 2160p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 2600 mAh 2650 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 671 h (2G)
Up to 656 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
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