Phone Comparison - HTC Salsa vs HTC Desire 626G+ vs Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC Asus
Announced February 2011 April 2015 August 2015
Status Available - June 2011 Available - April 2015 Available - January 2016
Price - Rs. 7,798 ($114.68) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Silver, Lilac White Birch, Purple Fire, Blue Lagoon Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109.1 x 58.9 x 12.3 mm
(4.3 x 2.32 x 0.48 in)
146.9 x 70.9 x 8.2 mm
(5.78 x 2.79 x 0.32 in)
156 x 77.5 x 10.55 mm
(6.14 x 3.05 x 0.42 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 202 g (7.13 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
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 200 Mali-T760MP2 Adreno 306
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 8 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.4 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (170 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.36% 66.05% 68.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-tone Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Geo-tagging, Laser AutoFocus, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, D1@24fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 560 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 384 Kbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1520 mAh 2000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 445 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 521 h (2G)
Up to 458 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 7 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 22 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)
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