Phone Comparison - ZTE Nubia Z5S mini vs Asus Zenfone 5 vs Lenovo A7000

general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE Asus Lenovo
Announced November 2013 January 2014 March 2015
Status Coming Soon - December 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - - Rs. 8,400 ($123.53) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Onyx Black, Pearl White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 7.6 mm thickness
(0.3 in thickness)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
152.6x 76.2 x 7.9 mm
(6.01x 3 x 0.31 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (market dependent) - LTE 700 / 900 / 1800
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Dolby Atmos

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6572M
GPU - PowerVR SGX544MP2 Mali-T760MP2
RAM 2 GB 1/2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 8/16 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB; SD cards

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen,
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 63.76% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM Radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB; SD cards

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 - Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity - 2110 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by - Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 264 h (2G)
Up to 264 h (3G)
Up to 288 h (4G)
Talk Time - Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 39 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)