Phone Comparison - ZTE Skate vs Lenovo K900 vs Asus Zenfone 5

general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE Lenovo Asus
Announced February 2011 January 2013 January 2014
Status Available - September 2011 Available - April 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors Black Black Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 125.9 x 67.8 x 10.4 mm
(4.96 x 2.67 x 0.41 in)
157 x 78 x 6.9 mm
(6.18 x 3.07 x 0.27 in)
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) 162 g (5.71 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 800MHz Dual-core 2.0 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560
GPU PowerVR SGX544 PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 1/2 GB
Internal Memory N/A 16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.63% 67.94% 63.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 13 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA+ HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, 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 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1400 mAh 2500 mAh 2110 mAh
Stand by Up to 288 h - Up to 353 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h - Up to 18 h 30 min (3G)