Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL vs OnePlus 3T

Comparing the Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL vs OnePlus 3T across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 3T runs at a higher processing speed of 2.35 GHz, while Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL runs at 2.0 GHz, making OnePlus 3T the better performer.

Display: Both Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL and OnePlus 3T offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches, but OnePlus 3T features a Optic AMOLED display compared to Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL's IPS LCD, making OnePlus 3T the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL and OnePlus 3T feature a 16 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OnePlus 3T offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL offers 8 MP, making OnePlus 3T better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 3T offers a higher battery capacity with 3400 mAh, while Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL offers 3000 mAh, making OnePlus 3T better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL and OnePlus 3T offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL and OnePlus 3T equally at 8.

User Rating: Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL and OnePlus 3T both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL

₹28,999

(Out of Stock)

OnePlus 3T

₹15,999

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

75%

76%

Release Date

17 Aug, 2016

14 Dec, 2016

Performance


Snapdragon 625	Snapdragon 821
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 2.35 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD	Optic AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	16 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	3400 mAh
N/A	Dash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Gorgeous display
Powerful cameras
Good performance
Long-lasting battery life

Fast, smooth performance
Dash Charge is a lifesaver
Improved selfie camera
Larger storage option

Cons

Glossy design
ZenUI is full of bloatware

No expandable storage
Do Not Disturb mode can't be scheduled
More expensive than the OnePlus 3

User Ratings

4.3/5

(2,521 ratings)

4.3/5

(17,829 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 17, 2016

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

Zen UI

Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Quad core

2.35 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 506

Adreno 530

RAM

4 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Optic AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.58 %

72.94 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Design

Height

152.5 mm

152.7 mm

Width

77.3 mm

74.7 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

7.3 mm

Weight

155 grams

158 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX298 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX298 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

3400 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes Dash Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope