Asus ZenFone 4 Max vs Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs Comparison

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8.0
Asus ZenFone 4 Max
9.0
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Asus ZenFone 4 Max Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Released · Sep 11, 2017
Released · Apr 24, 2020
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
4.7-inch · 1334x750px
Dual camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 64GB
5000 mAh
1821 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.06 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches
153.9 x 77 x 8.9 mm
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
6.38 oz (181.0 g) 5.22 oz (148.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink Black, White, Red

Display

Size
5.5-inch 4.7-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI 1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
70.40 % 65.34 %
Peak brightness
625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Hexa-core
2650 MHz
Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Adreno 505 Apple-designed 4 core
RAM
4GB (LPDDR2) 3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Asus Zen UI iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh 1821 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
3h 36min
Browsing
9h 5min
Video
4h 45min
Gaming
4h 59min

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Flash) 7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 26(850+), 28(700 APT) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 399
In The Box
EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 17, 2017 Apr 15, 2020

Alternative variants

RAM 3GB
Internal storage 32GB
Rear Dual camera
Main camera 16 MP
Second camera 16 MP
Front 16 MP
with 128GB storage
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 449
with 256GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 549
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