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Sony Xperia Z vs Asus Zenfone 2 ZE500CL

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Asus
Announced
January 2013 March 2015
Status
Released - February 2013 Available - March 2015
Price
- Rs. 16,500 ($184.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Purple Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
148.1 x 71.5 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.81 x 0.43 in)
Weight
146 g (5.15 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - Taiwan
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.70% 64.96%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar] Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] PowerVR SGX544MP2 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS -
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
2330 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by
Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 28 h (3G)
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