Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Asus Zenfone Go ZC500TG vs Asus Zenfone Zoom ZX551ML

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced January 2014 July 2015 September 2015
Status Available - June 2014 Coming Soon - August 2015 Available - January 2016
Price - Rs. 5,078 ($74.68) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 37,999 ($558.81) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, White, Red Pure Black, Ceramic White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
144.5 x 71 x 9.98 mm
(5.69 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
158.9 x 78.8 x 12 mm
(6.26 x 3.1 x 0.47 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, MediaTek MT6580 Quad-core 2.5 GHz, Intel Atom Z3590
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Mali-400MP2 PowerVR G6430
RAM 1/2 GB 2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8/16 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 67.05% 66.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Laser Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4+ 250/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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, Beidou
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 2 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 2070 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) - -