Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone Go ZC500TG vs Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) vs Asus Zenfone Go 5.0 LTE T500

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Samsung Asus
Announced July 2015 January 2016 April 2016
Status Coming Soon - August 2015 Available - February 2016 Available - April 2016
Price Rs. 5,078 ($74.68) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,890 ($117.65) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red White, Black, Gold Charcoal Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.5 x 71 x 9.98 mm
(5.69 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
132.6 x 69.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.73 x 0.35 in)
144.5 x 71 x 10 mm
(5.69 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - No -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, MediaTek MT6580 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-400 Adreno 306
RAM 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 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.5 inches 5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.05% 62.92% 67.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio FM radio with RDS; 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, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash Dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Sony Sensor, Panorama, Real-time HDR
Video Yes Yes Yes, 1080p
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
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 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Not 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 Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2070 mAh 2050 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -