Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs XOLO Era vs Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus XOLO Sony
Announced January 2014 July 2015 August 2015
Status Available - June 2014 Available - July 2015 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 3,749 ($55.13) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,900 ($366.18) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, White Black, White, Mint
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)
143 x 73.2 x 9.4 mm
(5.63 x 2.88 x 0.37 in)
164.2 x 79.6 x 8.2 mm
(6.46 x 3.13 x 0.32 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 187 g (6.6 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 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5533, E5563
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5533
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5563
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, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Spreadtrum SC7731 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Mali-400MP Mali-T760MP2
RAM 1/2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 65.77% 75.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 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, Slow Motion,Freeze Frame Disply,Burst Mode Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 720p 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash; 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
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 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 200 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 2100 mAh 2930 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 511 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 523 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 594 h (2G)
Up to 635 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 24 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 57 min (3G)
Up to 14 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 53 min (3G)