Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J5 vs Acer Liquid Zest vs Asus Zenfone Max

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Acer Asus
Announced June 2015 February 2016 May 2016
Status Available - June 2015 Coming soon Available - May 2016
Price Rs. 10,490 ($154.26) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.1 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.59 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)
- 156 x 77.5 x 10.55 mm
(6.14 x 3.05 x 0.42 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) - 202 g (7.13 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.3 GHz - Z525
Quad-core 1.0 GHz - Z528, Mediatek MT6580 - Z525
Mediatek MT6735 - Z525
Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 306 Mali-400MP2 - Z525
Mali-T720MP2 - Z528
Adreno 405
RAM 1.5 GB N/A 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB - 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.42% - 68.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording - Yes
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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-tone Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Beauty Face, Continuous Shots, Sensor Size: 1/3.06-inch, F1.9, Interval Shot, Panorama, Sports Mode, Sound and Shot Mode, Zoom Support Auto focus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging, Laser AutoFocus, 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 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM - 32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery - Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 342 h - -
Talk Time Up to 18 h (3G) - -