Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs HTC Desire 526G+ Dual SIM vs HTC Desire 626G+

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus HTC HTC
Announced January 2014 January 2015 April 2015
Status Available - June 2014 Available - January 2015 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 6,379 ($93.81) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,798 ($114.68) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black, White White Birch, Purple Fire, Blue Lagoon
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)
139.8 x 69.65 x 9.8 mm
(5.5 x 2.74 x 0.39 in)
146.9 x 70.9 x 8.2 mm
(5.78 x 2.79 x 0.32 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
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, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 - Mali-T760MP2
RAM 1/2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8/16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 62.73% 66.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, apt-X v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 622 h (3G) Up to 521 h (2G)
Up to 458 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 15 h (3G) Up to 22 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)