Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) vs Asus ZenFone 4 Specs Comparison

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Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) Asus ZenFone 4
Released · May 03, 2018
Released · Oct 30, 2017
6.0-inch · 2160x1080px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
5000 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 23, 2018 Aug 17, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$200 $399

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches
159 x 76 x 8.46 mm
6.12 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches
155.4 x 75.2 x 7.5 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g 5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Plastic
Back: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver Black, Green, White

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.93% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 71.47% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 450 nits Super IPS+ LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 636 SDM636 (14 nm) Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
Kryo 260
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 509 Adreno 508
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
3GB/32GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Polymer 3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 25 mm
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
8 MP
Focal Length: 12 mm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (24 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Flash, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (Wide Angle)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 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, microUSB
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, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 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
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 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 Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 04, 2017
FCC ID value: MSQZ01KD
Measured SAR
Head: 0.18 W/kg
Body: 0.79 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.38 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB of storage
Memory 3GB/32GB
Prices (MSRP) $160
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 1
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