Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Asus Zenfone Go ZB500KL vs Asus Zenfone Go ZB690KG

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced January 2014 October 2016 April 2016
Status Available - June 2014 Available - October 2016 Available - April 2016
Price - Rs. 9,152 ($135.46) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,570 ($112.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Glacier Gray, Sheer Gold, Silver Blue, Glamour Red, Charcoal Bla White, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
143.7 x 70.9 x 11.3 mm
(5.66 x 2.79 x 0.44 in)
187.96 x 101.4 x 8.85 mm
(7.4 x 3.99 x 0.35 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 270 g (9.52 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Dual stand-by, dual active) Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global, India
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan, Brazil
HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 9(1800), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500) - Brazil -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8212 Snapdragon 200
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 306 Adreno 302
RAM 1/2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (172 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 67.52% 70.30%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes Yes 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, autofocus [Similar] 2 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 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
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, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 2600 mAh 3480 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 440 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 9 h (3G) -