Asus ZenFone 3 vs Asus ZenFone Max (M1) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2016	Feb 28, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$169

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches 152.59 x 77.38 x 7.69 mm	5.80 x 2.79 x 0.34 inches 147.3 x 70.9 x 8.7 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g	5.29 oz / 150.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Soft keys	Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, White	Black, Pink, Red

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.52% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 74.77% screen-to-body
Type
Super IPS+ LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 308
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	4000 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
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 17 mm
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, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR)	8 MP (Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
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
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
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	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

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