Phone Comparison - Micromax Canvas Turbo A250 vs Asus Zenfone 5 vs HTC Desire 516

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Asus HTC
Announced October 2013 January 2014 June 2014
Status Available - October 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Midnight Black, Pristine White Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.3 x 71 x 8.6 mm
(5.05 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
140 x 72 x 9.7 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
Weight - 140 g (4.94 oz) 160 g (5.64 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 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features Smart Gestures, Blow to Unlock, ifloat - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz, MTK 6589T Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU PowerVR SGX544 PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 302
RAM 2 GB 1/2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB (12.47 GB user available, 0.98 GB for apps) 8/16 GB 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.51% 63.76% 68.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 360 degree Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization, Cinemagraph, Object Eraser Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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 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 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (12.47 GB user available, 0.98 GB for apps), 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2110 mAh 1950 mAh
Stand by Up to 105 h Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 220 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 9 h (3G)