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Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Asus ZenFone 4 Max Specs Comparison

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9.0
Samsung Galaxy S8+
8.0
Asus ZenFone 4 Max
Samsung Galaxy S8+ Asus ZenFone 4 Max
Released · Apr 21, 2017
Released · Sep 11, 2017
6.2-inch · 2960x1440px
5.5-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3500 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017 Aug 17, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm 		6.06 x 3.03 x 0.35 inches
153.9 x 77 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.10 oz / 173.0 g 6.38 oz / 181.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink Black, Gold, Pink

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.32% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 70.40% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR IPS LCD
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 529 PPI 1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) 9 (Poor)
Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Snapdragon 430 8937 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280 		Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 505
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB (LPDDR2)/64GB
3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi and Powermat wireless charging 		Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD (30 fps) 		8 MP (Wide Angle, Flash)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes 4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 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
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 06, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG955U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.33 W/kg
Body: 0.29 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2500 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
FCC approval Date approved: Sep 25, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG955F
Measured SAR Head: 0.58 W/kg
Body: 0.65 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.49 W/kg
Phablet: 3.98 W/kg
Memory 3GB/32GB
Rear Dual camera
Main camera 16 MP
Second camera 16 MP
Front 16 MP
for Verizon Wireless
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Hearing aid compatible M4/T3
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 66
3G Bands 5, 4, 2, 1
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2500 MHz
Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM Yes
for AT&T
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30
for Sprint
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28
for US Cellular
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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