Asus ZenFone 4 Max vs Asus ZenFone 3 Specs Comparison

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Display

Size:

5.5 inches
5.5 inches

Resolution:

1280 x 720 pixels, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI
1920 x 1080 pixels, 401 PPI

Technology:

IPS LCD
Super IPS+ LCD

Screen-to-body:

70.40 %
70.52 %

Colors:

16 777 216

Peak brightness:

500 cd/m2 (nit)

Features:

Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip:

Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953

Processor:

Octa-core, 1400 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
Octa-core, 2000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit

GPU:

Adreno 505
Adreno 506

RAM:

4GB LPDDR2
4GB LPDDR3

Internal storage:

64GB
64GB

Storage expansion:

microSDXC up to 256 GB
microSDXC up to 128 GB

Device type:

Smartphone
Smartphone

OS:

Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Asus Zen UI
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), ASUS Zen UI

Battery

Capacity:

5000 mAh
3000 mAh

Type:

Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable
Not user replaceable

Charging:

Fast charging

Camera

Rear:

Dual camera
Single camera

Main camera:

13 MP (PDAF)
16 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Laser and PDAF)

Specifications:

Aperture size: F2.0; Focal length: 25 mm
Aperture size: F2.0

Second camera:

5 MP (Depth information)

Flash:

LED
Dual LED

Video recording:

1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Yes

Features:

Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing

Front:

8 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)
8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR)

Design

Dimensions:

6.06 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches (153.9 x 77 x 8.9 mm)
6.01 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches (152.59 x 77.38 x 7.69 mm)

Weight:

6.38 oz (181.0 g)
5.47 oz (155.0 g)

Materials:

Back: Glass; Frame: Aluminum

Biometrics:

Fingerprint (touch)
Fingerprint (touch)

Features:

Touch sensitive control keys
Touch sensitive control keys, Soft keys

Keys:

Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Colors:

Black, Gold, Pink
Black, Gold, Blue, White

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), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)

4G (TDD):

Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)

3G:

Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Data Speed:

LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s

Dual SIM:

Yes
Yes

SIM type:

Nano SIM
Nano SIM, Micro SIM

VoLTE:

Yes

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth:

4.1
4.2

Wi-Fi:

802.11 b, g, n; Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac, dual-band; MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct

USB:

microUSB, USB 2.0
Type-C (reversible), USB 3.0

Features:

OTG, Charging
Mass storage device, Charging

Location:

GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou

Sensors:

Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)

Other:

VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications:

Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone

Other features:

Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced:

Aug 17, 2017
May 30, 2016
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