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

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Asus ZenFone Max Plus (M1) Asus ZenFone Max (M1)
4130 mAh
4000 mAh
5.7-inch · 2160x1080px
5.5-inch · 1440x720px
Dual camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
2GB · 16GB

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches
152.6 x 73 x 8.8 mm
5.80 x 2.79 x 0.34 inches
147.3 x 70.9 x 8.7 mm
Weight
5.64 oz / 160.0 g 5.29 oz / 150.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver Black, Pink, Red

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 75.34% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 74.77% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 424 PPI 1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 293 PPI

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6750T (28 nm) Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2 Adreno 308
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
4GB/64GB
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4130 mAh, Li - Polymer 4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 4.2
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
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
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
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 4 (150/50 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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 10, 2018
FCC ID value: MSQX018D
Measured SAR
Head: 0.54 W/kg
Body: 1.11 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.29 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg

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