Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Sony Xperia E3 Dual vs Asus Zenfone 5 Lite A502CG

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Sony Asus
Announced January 2014 September 2014 November 2014
Status Available - June 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - Rs. 9,614 ($141.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, White, Yellow, Copper Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red
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)
137.1 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.4 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 10.8 mm
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.43 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 143.8 g (5.04.0.28 oz) 160 g (5.64 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226-2 Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 305 -
RAM 1/2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 4 GB N/A
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 Capacitive Touchscreen, Shatter Proof Glass IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 58.49% 64.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio FM radio with RDS 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, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes 1080p@30fps -
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP 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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 1 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 2330 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 508 h (2G)
Up to 505 h (3G)
Up to 424 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 12 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 41 min (3G)
Up to 21 h 40 min (3G)