Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact vs Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML vs Asus Zenfone Zoom ZX550

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Asus Asus
Announced September 2014 January 2015 January 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - March 2015 Coming Soon - Q2 2015
Price - Rs. 14,999 ($220.57) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 37,999 ($558.81) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Osmium Black, Sheer Gold, Glacier Gray, Glamor Red, Ceramic Whit Meteorite black, Glacier white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 213.4 x 123.6 x 6.4 mm
(8.4 x 4.87 x 0.25 in)
152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm
(6 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)
158.9 x 78.8 x 12 mm
(6.26 x 3.1 x 0.47 in)
Weight 270 g (9.52 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 - D6503 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 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600
(Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features IP68 Certified - Dust Tight and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.3 GHz
Quad-core 1.8 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580
Intel Atom Z3560
Quad-core 2.3 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR G6430 PowerVR G6430
RAM 3 GB 2/4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32/64 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.37% 70.67% 65.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS Yes No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8.1 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash No dual-LED (dual tone) Dual-tone Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Optical Image Stabilization,Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL 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, LE, apt-X v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4500 mAh 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 1100 h (2G)
Up to 1300 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 19 h (2G)
Up to 23 h (3G)
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