Asus ZenFone 3 vs Asus Zenfone 3s Max Specs Comparison

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Asus ZenFone 3 Asus Zenfone 3s Max
Released · Jul 12, 2016
Released · Feb 07, 2017
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
5.2-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
5000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches
152.59 x 77.38 x 7.69 mm
5.89 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches
149.5 x 73.7 x 8.85 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g) 6.17 oz (175.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 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

Display

Size
5.5-inch 5.2-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1280x720px, 282 PPI
Technology
Super IPS+ LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
70.52 % 67.64 %
Colors
16 777 216 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 MT6750
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 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), ASUS Zen UI Android (7.0 Nougat), ASUS Zen UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
Yes
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) 8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.0, Yes
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 3.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
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 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 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), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM Nano SIM, Micro SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2016 Jan 30, 2017
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