Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC520TL vs Asus Zenfone 3 ZE520KL vs Asus Zenfone AR

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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced July 2016 July 2016 January 2017
Status Available - November 2016 Available - August 2016 Available - June 2017
Price Rs. 12,999 ($195.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,987 ($249.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Titanium Grey, Glacier Silver, Sand Gold Sapphire Black, Moonlight White, Shimmer Gold Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.5 x 73.7 x 8.55 mm
(5.89 x 2.9 x 0.34 in)
146.9 x 74 x 7.7 mm
(5.78 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)
158.7 x 77.7 x 9 mm
(6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Taiwan 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 - Fingerprint Sensor Fingerprint sensor
Scratch Resistant Display
Tango Support
DayDream Support
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.25 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737M Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Dual-core 2.4 GHz Kryo & dual-core 2.0 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 506 Adreno 530
RAM 2/3 GB 3 GB 6/8 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32 GB 64/128/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 2 TB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen Super IPS+ Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.2 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.86% 68.46% 72.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP 16 MP 23 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Laser Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser/phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, OIS (4-axis), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Auto-focus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, EIS, Depth-sensing camera, Motion-sensing camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [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, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6/8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 2 TB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4100 mAh 2650 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -