Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 4 E960 vs Asus Zenfone 2 ZE550ML vs Asus Zenfone 2 ZE500CL

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Asus Asus
Announced October 2012 March 2015 March 2015
Status Available - November 2012 Available - March 2015 Available - March 2015
Price - Rs. 13,990 ($205.74) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 16,500 ($184.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Red, Grey, Black, White and Gold Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm
(6 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)
148.1 x 71.5 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.81 x 0.43 in)
Weight 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600
(Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - Taiwan
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.8 GHz, Intel Atom Z3560 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU Adreno 320, 400 MHz PowerVR G6430 PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.18% 69.97% 64.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED (dual tone) LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3000 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 hours (3G) - Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 hours (3G) - Up to 28 h (3G)