Asus ZenFone 4 Max vs Samsung Galaxy S9+ Specs Comparison
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| Asus ZenFone 4 Max | Samsung Galaxy S9+ |
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Released
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Sep 11, 2017
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Released
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Mar 16, 2018
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5.5-inch · 1280x720px
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6.2-inch · 2960x1440px
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Dual camera
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Dual camera
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4GB · 64GB
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6GB · 64GB
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5000 mAh
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3500 mAh
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Aug 17, 2017 | Feb 25, 2018 |
| Prices (MSRP) | |
| $840 | |
Design
| Dimensions | |
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| 6.06 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches 153.9 x 77 x 8.9 mm |
6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm |
| Weight | |
| 6.38 oz / 181.0 g | 6.67 oz / 189.0 g |
| Materials | |
| Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum |
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| Resistance | |
| Water, Dust; IP68 | |
| Biometrics | |
| Fingerprint (touch) | Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) |
| Features | |
| Touch sensitive control keys | Notification light |
| Keys | |
| Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key |
| Colors | |
| Black, Gold, Pink | Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue, Polaris blue |
Display
| Size | |
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| 5.5-inch, 70.40% screen-to-body | 6.2-inch, 83.68% screen-to-body |
| Type | |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED, HDR |
| Resolution | |
| 1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI | 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 531 PPI |
| Protection | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
PhoneArena Display Test
| Bright Max (20% APL) | |
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| Untested | Untested |
| Bright Min | |
| 9 (Poor) | 1 (Excellent) |
Learn more on our
PhoneArena Display Test Results page.
Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm) | Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53 |
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385 |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 505 | Adreno 630 |
| Memory | |
| 4GB (LPDDR2)/64GB 3GB/32GB |
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB 6GB/256GB |
| Storage expansion | |
| microSDXC up to 256 GB | microSDXC up to 400 GB |
| OS | |
| Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) | Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) |
Battery
| Type | |
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| 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer | 3500 mAh, Li - Ion |
| Charging | |
| Fast charging | Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging |
Camera
| Rear | |
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| Dual camera | Dual camera |
| Main camera | |
| 13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 25 mm |
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm |
| Second camera | |
| 5 MP (Depth information) | 12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1 μm |
| Flash | |
| LED | LED |
| Video recording | |
| 1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing | 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing |
| Front | |
| 8 MP (Wide Angle, Flash) | 8 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps) |
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 4.1 | 5.0 |
| WLAN | |
| b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n | a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac |
| USB | |
| microUSB, USB 2.0 | Type-C, USB 3.1 |
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, 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, ANT+ |
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| Speakers | |
| Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Earpiece, Multiple speakers |
| Features | |
| Album art cover, Background playback | 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD |
| Screen mirroring | |
| Wireless screen share | Wireless screen share |
| Radio | |
| FM | FM |
| Additional microphone(s) | |
| Noise cancellation | |
Cellular
| 4G (FDD) Bands | |
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| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 28 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71 |
| 4G (TDD) Bands | |
| 38, 41 | 38, 39, 40, 41, 46 |
| 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 Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | |
| Yes | |
| SIM type | |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| VoLTE | |
| Yes | |
Regulatory Approval
| FCC approval | |
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| Date approved: Jan 11, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMG965U | |
| Measured SAR | |
| Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 3.94 W/kg |
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Alternative variants
| Memory | 3GB/32GB |
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| Rear | Dual camera |
| Main camera | 16 MP |
| Second camera | 16 MP |
| Front | 16 MP |
International version
| System chip | Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm) |
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| Processor |
Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55 |
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 |
| FCC approval |
Date approved: Dec 27, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG965F |
| Measured SAR |
Head: 0.23 W/kg Body: 0.58 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg Phablet: 3.68 W/kg |
with Dual SIM
| System chip | Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm) |
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| Processor |
Octa-core 2900 MHz Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55 |
| GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 |
| Dual SIM | Yes |
with 256 GB storage
| Memory | 256GB |
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| Prices (MSRP) | $940 |
with 128 GB storage
| Memory | 128GB |
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| Prices (MSRP) | $890 |
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