Asus ZenFone Max Plus (M1) vs Asus ZenFone 5Q Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Feb 27, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$300

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches 152.6 x 73 x 8.8 mm	6.32 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches 160.62 x 76.16 x 7.8 mm
Weight
5.64 oz / 160.0 g	5.94 oz / 168.3 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver	Black, Red, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 75.34% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 75.95% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 424 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	6 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6750T (28 nm)	Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2	Adreno 508
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4130 mAh, Li - Polymer	3300 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 35 mm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 17 mm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 13 mm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Wide Angle, HDR)	20 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, Flash, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	4.1
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	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, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, 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	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28
3G Bands
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 Cat 5 (300/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 10, 2018 FCC ID value: MSQX018D	Date approved: Sep 19, 2018 FCC ID value: MSQX017DA
Measured SAR
Head: 0.54 W/kg Body: 1.11 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.29 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg	Head: 0.52 W/kg Body: 0.91 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.06 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

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