Asus ZenFone 3 vs Asus ZenFone 4 Max Specs Comparison

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Asus ZenFone 4 Max
Asus ZenFone 3 Asus ZenFone 4 Max
Released · Jul 12, 2016
Released · Sep 11, 2017
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3000 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2016 Aug 17, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches
152.59 x 77.38 x 7.69 mm
6.06 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches
153.9 x 77 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g 6.38 oz / 181.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Soft keys Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, White Black, Gold, Pink

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.52% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 70.40% screen-to-body
Type
Super IPS+ LCD, 500 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 9 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 505
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR2)/64GB
3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
Yes
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) 8 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.1
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n, ac
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Memory 3GB/32GB
Rear Dual camera
Main camera 16 MP
Second camera 16 MP
Front 16 MP
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