Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 300 vs Asus Zenfone 4 vs Asus Zenfone 5

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Asus Asus
Announced September 2013 January 2014 January 2014
Status Available - December 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.78 x 66.23 x 10.12 mm
(5.19 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
124.4 x 61.4 x 6.3-11.2
(4.9 x 2.42 x 0.25-0.44)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - EU, Asia, China
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - Asia
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520 Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560
GPU Adreno 203 PowerVR SGX544MP2 PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1/2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.28% 59.74% 63.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, WVGA@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1200/1600 mAh 2110 mAh
Stand by Up to 625 h (3G) Up to 192 h Up to 353 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (3G) Up to 10 h Up to 18 h 30 min (3G)