Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML vs Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe ZE551ML vs Asus Zenfone AR

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced January 2015 August 2015 January 2017
Status Available - March 2015 Available - August 2015 Available - June 2017
Price Rs. 14,999 ($220.57) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,499 ($154.40) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Osmium Black, Sheer Gold, Glacier Gray, Glamor Red, Ceramic Whit White/Purple Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm
(6 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)
152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm
(6 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)
158.7 x 77.7 x 9 mm
(6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 170 g (6 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
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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 band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 9(1800), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700) - Taiwan
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2
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
Scratch Resistant Display
Tango Support
DayDream Support
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz
Quad-core 1.8 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580
Intel Atom Z3560
Quad-core 2.3 GHz/Quad-core 1.8 GHz, Intel Atom Z3580/Intel Atom Z3560 Dual-core 2.4 GHz Kryo & dual-core 2.0 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821
GPU PowerVR G6430 PowerVR G6430 Adreno 530
RAM 2/4 GB 4 GB 6/8 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB 64/128 GB 64/128/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.67% 70.67% 72.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 23 MP
Flash dual-LED (dual tone) dual-LED (dual tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 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] 5 MP [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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6/8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -