With Asus planning to launch a new Zenfone 3 Max with ZC553KL model name on its mid-range Android offering this 2016, this makes choosing which Zenfone to buy a little harder. Well, at least for some potential buyers planning to pick up either the vanilla Zenfone 3 or Zenfone 3 Laser because another phone will be added between the two.
And although we’re not officially there yet, we will still try to help on which phone is a better fit for you. Below is our specs and pricing comparison of the new Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL, Zenfone 3 Laser ZC550KL, and Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL.
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Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL advantages vs Laser and Max
- 2.5D glass on front and back
- Super IPS+ LCD screen
- Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor
- Adreno 506 graphics
- OIS on 16MP f2.0 camera
- f2.0 aperture on 8MP selfie camera
- 4K video
- High-res 24bit audio upscale
- Better amplifier driver in mono speaker
- USB Type-C reversible
Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL advantages over Zenfone 3 Laser
- Bigger 4,100mAh battery
- Reverse charging
- 16MP f2.0 main camera
- Rose Pink color variant
Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL
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Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL
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Asus Zenfone 3 Laser ZC550KL
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| 5.5-inch display | 5.5-inch display | 5.5-inch display |
| Full HD resolution | Full HD resolution | Full HD resolution |
| Curved Gorilla Glass 3 | Curved 2.5D Glass | Curved Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Super IPS+ LCD | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Snapdragon 625 CPU | Snapdragon 430 CPU | Snapdragon 430 CPU |
| Adreno 506 graphics | Adreno 505 graphics | Adreno 505 graphics |
| max 4GB RAM | max 4GB RAM | max 4GB RAM |
| max 64GB storage | max 64GB storage | max 64GB storage |
| max 256GB microSD | max 256GB microSD | max 256GB microSD |
| 16MP f2.0 main camera | 16MP f2.0 main camera | 13MP f2.0 main camera |
| OIS (4-axis) | n/a | n/a |
| Phase + Laser | Phase + Laser | Phase + Laser |
| 4K video | 1080p | 1080p |
| 8MP f2.0 selfie | 8MP f2.2 selfie | 8MP f2.0 selfie |
| 3000mAh battery | 4100mAh battery + reverse charging | 3000mAh battery |
| USB Type-C reversible | microUSB 2.0 | microUSB 2.0 |
| 4G LTE dual SIM | 4G LTE dual SIM | 4G LTE dual SIM |
| Fingerprint scanner | Fingerprint scanner | Fingerprint scanner |
| Android Marshmallow | Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| August 2016 Release | November 2016 Release | August 2016 Release |
| P18,995 price / $400U US | estimated P13.9k to P14.9k / $300 US | P11, 995 price / $260 US |
Any new update on when the ZC553KL will be out in the Ph stores? Just sold ZC520TL just the other day which I just bought a week ago, hope its worth the wait for the 5.5 version..