Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL vs LG Nexus 5X vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus LG Samsung
Announced August 2015 September 2015 February 2016
Status Available - January 2016 Available - October 2015 Available - March 2016
Price Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,999 ($411.75) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 50,900 ($748.53) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White, Blue Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156 x 77.5 x 10.55 mm
(6.14 x 3.05 x 0.42 in)
147 x 72.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 in)
150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
(5.94 x 2.86 x 0.3 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1900 - American model
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - American model
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - Global model
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - American model LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor - Heart rate sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53 & dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Quad-core (2x 2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x 1.6 GHz Kryo)/ Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8 Octa 8890
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 418 Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16/32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD upto 256GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Curved Edge Screen, Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.2 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.99% 69.73% 76.13%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Yes No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels
Flash Dual-tone Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging, Laser AutoFocus, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser Autofocus, 1.55µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording Phase Detection Autofocus, Dual Pixel, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size, Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD upto 256GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 5000 mAh 2700 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -