Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S9
Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) Samsung Galaxy S9
Released · Dec 11, 2018
Released · Mar 16, 2018
6.3-inch · 2280x1080px
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
Dual camera
Single camera
6GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
5000 mAh
3000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Dec 11, 2018 Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$720

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches
157.9 x 75.5 x 8.5 mm
5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.17 oz (175.0 g) 5.75 oz (163.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Blue Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 83.12% screen-to-body 5.8-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 450 nits Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 400 PPI 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm) Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 260
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 512 Adreno 630
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/128GB
4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Pixel size: 1.25 μm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
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
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval Date approved: Dec 27, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 1.00 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM Yes
with 256 GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $820
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $770
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