Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G vs ZTE Grand S3

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Xiaomi ZTE
Announced January 2014 August 2014 March 2015
Status Available - June 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 29,500 ($433.82) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Black/White Silver
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)
154 x 78.7 x 9.5 mm
(6.06 x 3.1 x 0.37 in)
155 x 77 x 9.8 mm
(6.1 x 3.03 x 0.39 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2600 LTE 1800 / 2100 TD-LTE 2500 (Bands 1, 3, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 305 Adreno 330
RAM 1/2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 68.82% 69.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps TD-SCDMA; LTE HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go 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 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 3200 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 775 h (3G) Up to 200 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 38 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 5 h