Asus ZenFone Max (M1) vs Asus ZenFone Max (M2) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 28, 2018	Dec 11, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$169

Design

Dimensions
5.80 x 2.79 x 0.34 inches 147.3 x 70.9 x 8.7 mm	6.24 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches 158.41 x 76.28 x 7.7 mm
Weight
5.29 oz (150.0 g)	5.64 oz (160.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Pink, Red	Black, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 74.77% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 80.99% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI	1520x720px, 269 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)	Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 250
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 506
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 17 mm	2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Flash)	8 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	VoIP, 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	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
	40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	8, 2, 1
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	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

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