Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone Max vs alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

Asus Zenfone Max
asus zenfone max
alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)
alcatel idol 3 (5.5)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus alcatel
Announced May 2016 March 2015
Status Available - May 2016 Available - June 2015
Price Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156 x 77.5 x 10.55 mm
(6.14 x 3.05 x 0.42 in)
152.7 x 75.1 x 7.4 mm
(6.01 x 2.96 x 0.29 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 405 [Similar] Adreno 405 [Similar]
RAM 2/3 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.99% 72.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Yes FM radio, RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]
Flash Dual-tone Flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Laser AutoFocus, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 1/3" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB OTG microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 2 GB RAM (Dual SIM model)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 5000 mAh 2910 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)