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

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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