Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone C ZC451CG vs Asus Zenfone 2 ZE500CL vs Asus Zenfone Selfie

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced January 2015 March 2015 June 2015
Status Available - February 2015 Available - March 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 5,999 ($88.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 16,500 ($184.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,999 ($176.46) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.5 x 67 x 10.9 mm
(5.37 x 2.64 x 0.43 in)
148.1 x 71.5 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.81 x 0.43 in)
156.5 x 77.2 x 10.8 ~ 3.9 mm
(6.16 x 3.04 x 0.43 ~ 0.15 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - Taiwan LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 6(900), 8(900), 9(1800), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700) - Taiwan
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(26
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, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560 Quad-core Cortex-A53 & Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.85% 64.96% 68.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 13 MP, 1080p, laser autofocus, dual-LED [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2500 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 360 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 28 h (3G) -