Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL vs alcatel Idol 3 (5.5) vs Asus Zenfone 3 ZE520KL

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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus alcatel Asus
Announced May 2016 March 2015 July 2016
Status Available - June 2016 Available - June 2015 Available - August 2016
Price Rs. 21,999 ($323.51) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 19,987 ($249.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Shimmer Gold, Aqua Blue, Sapphire Black, Moonlight White Various Sapphire Black, Moonlight White, Shimmer Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.6 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm
(6.01 x 3.05 x 0.3 in )
152.7 x 75.1 x 7.4 mm
(6.01 x 2.96 x 0.29 in)
146.9 x 74 x 7.7 mm
(5.78 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Taiwan
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint sensor
Scratch Resistant Display
- - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with ZEN UI 3.0 Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core, 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 405 Adreno 506
RAM 3/4 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super IPS+ Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.44% 72.55% 68.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 13 MP, f/2.0 16 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Auto-focus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, EIS, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama 1/3" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR Laser/phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, OIS (4-axis), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 2 GB RAM (Dual SIM model) 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2910 mAh 2650 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)
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