Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC520TL vs Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL vs Asus Zenfone Live ZB501KL

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced July 2016 November 2016 February 2017
Status Available - November 2016 Available - November 2016 Available - May 2017
Price Rs. 12,999 ($195.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($264.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($155.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Titanium Grey, Glacier Silver, Sand Gold Various Shimmer Gold/Rose, Pink/Navy 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)
- 141.2 x 71.7 x 8 mm
(5.56 x 2.82 x 0.31 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) - 120 g (4.23 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Build
- 2.5D Curved Glass
-
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface - ZenUI 3.0 -
Processor Quad-core 1.25 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737M Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 505 Adreno 306
RAM 2/3 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, upto 256GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.86% - 67.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP 16 MP 13 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Laser Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1.4 µm pixel size, autofocus, LED falsh [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, upto 256GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4100 mAh 4100 mAh 2650 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -