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

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Asus ZenFone 3 Asus ZenFone Max Plus (M1)
Released · Jul 12, 2016
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.7-inch · 2160x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
4130 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches
152.59 x 77.38 x 7.69 mm
6.01 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches
152.6 x 73 x 8.8 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g) 5.64 oz (160.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, White Black, Gold, Silver

Display

Size
5.5-inch 5.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Technology
Super IPS+ LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
70.52 % 75.34 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 MediaTek MT6750T (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506 Mali-T860 MP2
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3) 3GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
64GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), ASUS Zen UI Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 4130 mAh
Type
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
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 35 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Focal Length: 17 mm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
Yes
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) 16 MP (Wide Angle, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 28(700 APT)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 10, 2018
FCC ID value: MSQX018D
Measured SAR
Head: 0.54 W/kg
Body: 1.11 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.29 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2016

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
RAM 4GB
Internal storage 64GB
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