Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML vs Acer Liquid Zest Plus vs Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC520TL

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Acer Asus
Announced September 2015 April 2016 July 2016
Status Available - January 2016 Coming Soon - April 2016 Available - November 2016
Price Rs. 37,999 ($558.81) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 25,000 ($366.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($195.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pure Black, Ceramic White Blue, White Titanium Grey, Glacier Silver, Sand Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.9 x 78.8 x 12 mm
(6.26 x 3.1 x 0.47 in)
- 149.5 x 73.7 x 8.55 mm
(5.89 x 2.9 x 0.34 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) - 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700) LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz, Intel Atom Z3590 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6735 Quad-core 1.25 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737M
GPU PowerVR G6430 Mali-T720MP2 Mali-T720MP2
RAM 4 GB 2 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.44% - 67.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP 13 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash LED Flash
Features Laser Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection/Laser Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Laser Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4+ 250/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR Yes v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -