Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL vs Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus vs Asus Zenfone 3 ZE520KL
Price Comparison (India) -
Flipkart Rs. 8,499
Flipkart Rs. 21,999 Amazon Rs. 21,999 Snapdeal Rs. 21,999

general General Info
Manufacturer Asus Lenovo Asus
Announced August 2015 February 2016 July 2016
Status Available - January 2016 Available - March 2016 Available - August 2016
Price Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,499 ($124.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,987 ($249.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Gold, Silver Sapphire Black, Moonlight White, Shimmer Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156 x 77.5 x 10.55 mm
(6.14 x 3.05 x 0.42 in) 		- 146.9 x 74 x 7.7 mm
(5.78 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) - 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India		 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
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India		 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India LTE 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, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS
OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939v2 Snapdragon 616 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 405 Adreno 506
RAM 2 GB 2/3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display
Type IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen Super IPS+ Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.99% - 68.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

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

camera Camera
Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 16 MP
Flash Dual-tone Flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Geo-tagging, Laser AutoFocus, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 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 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

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

memory User Memory
Internal 8/16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors
Fingerprint fingerprint not 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery
Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 5000 mAh 2750 mAh 2650 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -

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