Asus Zenfone 10 vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 29, 2023	Sep 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $699	12GB/256GB - $1199 | €1449 12GB/512GB - $1399 | €1699 12GB/1TB - $1599 | €1949 12GB/2TB - $1999 | €2449

Design

Dimensions
5.77 x 2.68 x 0.37 inches 146.5 x 68.1 x 9.4 mm	6.43 x 3.07 x 0.34 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 163.4 x 78.0 x 8.75 mm (~9.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	8.22 oz / 233.0 g International version - 231 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Aurora Green, Midnight Black, Comet White, Eclipse Red, Starry Blue	Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 84.81% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 91.60% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 144Hz, 1100 nits	OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20.4:9 ratio, 445 PPI	2868x1320px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
945 (Poor)	2689 (Excellent)
Bright Min
2.3 (Average)	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm)	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.2GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 740	Apple 6-core GPU
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0) 8GB/256GB 16GB/256GB 16GB/512GB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB 12GB/2TB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1684	3775
GeekBench 6 Multi
5221	9749
3D Mark High
3753	5987
3D Mark Low
2610	3841

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Battery

Type
4300 mAh	5088 mAh, Nano SIM model - 4832 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

10h 23min

Browsing

27h 28min

Video

14h 30min

Gaming

10h 33min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 46min

Browsing

20h 9min

Video

9h 37min

Gaming

11h 34min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (Ultra-wide, Sensor-shift OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
	48 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 4.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 100 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
32 MP Video capture: 1080p	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

133

Overall

138

Photo

128

Video

156

Overall

162

Photo

150

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8950A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/256GB

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

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