Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 4 vs Asus Zenfone 2 ZE500CL vs Asus Zenfone Go 5.0 LTE T500

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced January 2014 March 2015 April 2016
Status Available - June 2014 Available - March 2015 Available - April 2016
Price - Rs. 16,500 ($184.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red Charcoal Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 124.4 x 61.4 x 6.3-11.2
(4.9 x 2.42 x 0.25-0.44)
148.1 x 71.5 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.81 x 0.43 in)
144.5 x 71 x 10 mm
(5.69 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - Taiwan LTE 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.74% 64.96% 67.05%
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 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Sony Sensor, Panorama, Real-time HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1200/1600 mAh 2500 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 192 h Up to 360 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 28 h (3G) -