Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL vs Asus Zenfone 5 A501CG Comparison and Differences

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Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL

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Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL or Asus Zenfone 5 A501CG Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL Asus Zenfone 5 A501CG
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Release date 2015, August 2015, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156 x 77.5 x 10.6 mm | 6.14 x 6.14 x 3.05 in 148.2 x 72.8 x 10.3 mm | 5.83 x 5.83 x 2.87 in
Weight 202 g | 7.13 oz 145 g | 5.11 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red
Battery 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2110 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 914 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 38 h (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 353 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 18 h 30 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.0% 63.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 267 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, laser AF, f/2.0 -8 MP, AF, f/2.0
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0 2 MP, f/2.4

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); ZenUI Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) - Intel Atom Z2520
CPU - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 306 PowerVR SGX544MP2
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 8/16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM

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Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
TD-SCDMA - India
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR 4.0, A2DP, EDR

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Power Bank/Reverse charging
Versions
- Versions: Intel Atom Z2520, Dual-core 1.2 GHz Intel Atom Z2560, Dual-core 1.6 GHz

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