Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL vs Asus Zenfone Go ZB500KL

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced January 2014 November 2016 October 2016
Status Available - June 2014 Available - November 2016 Available - October 2016
Price - Rs. 17,999 ($264.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,152 ($135.46) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Various Glacier Gray, Sheer Gold, Silver Blue, Glamour Red, Charcoal Bla
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
- 143.7 x 70.9 x 11.3 mm
(5.66 x 2.79 x 0.44 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) - 150 g (5.29 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Dual SIM (Dual stand-by, dual active)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global, India
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan, Brazil
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, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface - ZenUI 3.0 -
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 505 Adreno 306
RAM 1/2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, upto 256GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% - 67.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM 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 16 MP 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection 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
Video Yes 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, autofocus [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 32GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, upto 256GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 4100 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) - Up to 440 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) - Up to 9 h (3G)