Asus ZenFone 4 Max vs Asus ZenFone 4 Specs Comparison

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Asus ZenFone 4 Max
Asus ZenFone 4 Max Asus ZenFone 4
Released · Sep 11, 2017
Released · Oct 30, 2017
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
5000 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 17, 2017 Aug 17, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$399

Design

Dimensions
6.06 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches
153.9 x 77 x 8.9 mm
6.12 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches
155.4 x 75.2 x 7.5 mm
Weight
6.38 oz / 181.0 g 5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink Black, Green, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 70.40% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 71.47% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Super IPS+ LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
9 (Poor) 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505 Adreno 508
Memory
4GB (LPDDR2)/64GB
3GB/32GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer 3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) 8 MP
Focal Length: 12 mm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Flash) 8 MP (Wide Angle)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, microUSB
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 04, 2017
FCC ID value: MSQZ01KD
Measured SAR
Head: 0.18 W/kg
Body: 0.79 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.38 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory 3GB/32GB
Rear Dual camera
Main camera 16 MP
Second camera 16 MP
Front 16 MP
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 1
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