Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone Zoom ZX550 vs Asus Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML vs Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced January 2015 September 2015 January 2017
Status Coming Soon - Q2 2015 Available - January 2016 Coming Soon - February 2017
Price Rs. 37,999 ($558.81) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 37,999 ($558.81) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Meteorite black, Glacier white Pure Black, Ceramic White Grey, Silver, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.9 x 78.8 x 12 mm
(6.26 x 3.1 x 0.47 in)
158.9 x 78.8 x 12 mm
(6.26 x 3.1 x 0.47 in)
154.3 x 77 x 7.99 mm
(6.07 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 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)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor
- Scratch Resistant Display
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580 Quad-core 2.5 GHz, Intel Atom Z3590 Octa-core, 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU PowerVR G6430 PowerVR G6430 Adreno 506
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 2/3/4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64/128 GB 128 GB 16/32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen with Gorilla Glass 5 protection
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.79% 66.44% 70.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No Stereo FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash Dual-tone Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Optical Image Stabilization,Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, EIS, f/1.7 aperture, Sony IMX362 Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 13 MP [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 Cat4+ 250/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2/3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -