Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Nokia XL vs Asus Zenfone 2 ZE550ML

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Nokia Asus
Announced January 2014 February 2014 March 2015
Status Available - June 2014 Available - May 2014 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 13,990 ($205.74) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan Red, Grey, Black, White and Gold
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)
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm
(5.57 x 3.06 x 0.43 in)
152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm
(6 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
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 900 / 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)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.8 GHz, Intel Atom Z3560
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 203 PowerVR G6430
RAM 1/2 GB 768 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 4 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 64.48% 69.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 720p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS 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 hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 2000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)
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