Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Asus Zenfone 6 vs Asus Zenfone 2 ZE500CL

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced June 2012 January 2014 March 2015
Status Available - July 2012 Available - June 2014 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 16,500 ($184.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White, Red, Gold Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
166.9 x 84.3 x 5.5-9.9 mm
(6.57 x 3.32 x 0.22-0.39 in)
148.1 x 71.5 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.81 x 0.43 in)
Weight 340 g (11.99 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - Taiwan
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU ULP GeForce PowerVR SGX544MP2 PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM 1 GB 1/2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 8/16/32 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 6.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.45% 70.40% 64.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 1.2 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Video-calling Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G N/A HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16/32 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4325 mAh 3300 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by 300 h Up to 398 h (3G) Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 28 h (3G) Up to 28 h (3G)