Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek) vs ZTE Axon 7 Max

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Xiaomi ZTE
Announced January 2015 November 2015 October 2016
Status Available - March 2015 Available - November 2015 Available - November 2016
Price Rs. 14,999 ($220.57) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,999 ($176.46) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,900 ($442.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Osmium Black, Sheer Gold, Glacier Gray, Glamor Red, Ceramic Whit Silver, Gray, Gold Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm
(6 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
157 x 80.4 x 8.2 mm
(6.18 x 3.17 x 0.32 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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
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
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz
Quad-core 1.8 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580
Intel Atom Z3560
Octa-core, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU PowerVR G6430 PowerVR G6200 Adreno 506
RAM 2/4 GB 2/3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB 16/32 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 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 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.67% 72.98% 78.69%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Yes FM radio To be confirmed
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels Dual 13 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 Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR, Monochrome Sensor
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, LE Yes
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 Yes
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 4000 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 264 h (3G) -
Talk Time - - -