Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy J1 vs Acer Liquid Z520

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Samsung Acer
Announced January 2014 January 2015 March 2015
Status Available - June 2014 Available - January 2015 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($220.57) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Blue, Black, White Black, White
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)
129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
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Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 (single or dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (dual SIM)
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 - -
RAM 1/2 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors -
Size 5.0 inches 4.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 59.80% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Yes
Video Yes 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 -
Capacity 2110 mAh 1850 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 10 h (3G) -