Phone Comparison - Acer Liquid Zest vs Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC520TL vs Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Asus Asus
Announced February 2016 July 2016 November 2016
Status Coming soon Available - November 2016 Available - November 2016
Price - Rs. 12,999 ($195.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($264.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Titanium Grey, Glacier Silver, Sand Gold Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 149.5 x 73.7 x 8.55 mm
(5.89 x 2.9 x 0.34 in)
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Weight - 148 g (5.22 oz) -
SIM Type - - Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Build
- 2.5D Curved Glass
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz - Z525
Quad-core 1.0 GHz - Z528, Mediatek MT6580 - Z525
Mediatek MT6735 - Z525
Quad-core 1.25 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737M Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430
GPU Mali-400MP2 - Z525
Mali-T720MP2 - Z528
Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 505
RAM N/A 2/3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory - 16/32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, upto 256GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.2 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 67.86% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP 16 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Laser Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal - 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, upto 256GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 - Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 5000 mAh 4100 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -