ZTE Max XL vs Samsung Galaxy A23 5G Specs Comparison

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ZTE Max XL Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
Released · Apr 25, 2017
Released · Sep 02, 2022
6.0-inch · 1920x1080px
6.6-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Quad camera
2GB · 16GB
4GB · 64GB
3990 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 25, 2017 Aug 05, 2022

Design

Dimensions
6.5 x 3.3 x 0.37 inches
165.1 x 83.8 x 9.4 mm
6.48 x 3.03 x 0.33 inches
164.5 x 76.9 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.34 oz / 180.0 g 6.95 oz / 197.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Peach, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 71.71% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 83.02% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD TFT, 120Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 367 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 435 8940 (28 nm) Snapdragon 695 SM6375 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
4x2.2GHz Kryo 660+ 4x1.7GHz Kryo 660
GPU
Adreno 505 Adreno 619
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat) Android (14, 13, 12)

Battery

Type
3990 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) 50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP 8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 Yes
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n30, n66, n77
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
5, 4, 2 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 03, 2017
FCC ID value: SRQ-ZTEN9560
Measured SAR
Head: 0.66 W/kg
Body: 1.19 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg
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