Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML vs Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL vs Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra

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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced January 2015 May 2016 May 2016
Status Available - March 2015 Available - June 2016 Available - June 2016
Price Rs. 14,999 ($220.57) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,999 ($323.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($735.28) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Osmium Black, Sheer Gold, Glacier Gray, Glamor Red, Ceramic Whit Shimmer Gold, Aqua Blue, Sapphire Black, Moonlight White Grey, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm
(6 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)
152.6 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm
(6.01 x 3.05 x 0.3 in )
186.4 x 93.9 x 6.8 mm
(7.34 x 3.7 x 0.27 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 233 g (8.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29)
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor
Scratch Resistant Display
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with ZEN UI 3.0 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with ZEN UI 3.0
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz
Quad-core 1.8 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580
Intel Atom Z3560
Octa-core, 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652
GPU PowerVR G6430 Adreno 506 Adreno 510
RAM 2/4 GB 3/4 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB 32/64 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.67% 70.44% 72.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP 23 MP
Flash dual-LED (dual tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Auto-focus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, EIS, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 4600 mAh
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