Asus ZenFone Max Plus (M1) vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Apr 10, 2019

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches 152.6 x 73 x 8.8 mm	5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.64 oz / 160.0 g	4.94 oz / 140.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver	Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 75.34% screen-to-body	5.9-inch, 85.73% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 424 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6750T (28 nm)	Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4130 mAh, Li - Polymer	3100 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Samsung Adaptive 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: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 17 mm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Wide Angle, HDR)	25 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0	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, USB 2.0
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	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, 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	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 10, 2018 FCC ID value: MSQX018D	Date approved: Mar 08, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA405FN
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: 0.51 W/kg Body: 0.46 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.02 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.61 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

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