Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL vs Asus Zenfone Go ZB500KL vs Asus Zenfone Go ZB690KG

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced November 2016 October 2016 April 2016
Status Available - November 2016 Available - October 2016 Available - April 2016
Price Rs. 17,999 ($264.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,152 ($135.46) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,570 ($112.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Glacier Gray, Sheer Gold, Silver Blue, Glamour Red, Charcoal Bla White, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 143.7 x 70.9 x 11.3 mm
(5.66 x 2.79 x 0.44 in)
187.96 x 101.4 x 8.85 mm
(7.4 x 3.99 x 0.35 in)
Weight - 150 g (5.29 oz) 270 g (9.52 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Dual SIM (Dual stand-by, dual active) Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global, India
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan, Brazil
HSDPA 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500) - Brazil -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Build
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- -
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
User Interface ZenUI 3.0 - -
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8212 Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 505 Adreno 306 Adreno 302
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, upto 256GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.0 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (172 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 67.52% 70.30%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 13 MP 8 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps Yes 720p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, autofocus [Similar] 2 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 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, upto 256GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4100 mAh 2600 mAh 3480 mAh
Stand by - Up to 440 h (3G) -
Talk Time - Up to 9 h (3G) -