Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL vs Asus Zenfone AR vs Nokia 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Nokia
Announced November 2016 January 2017 August 2017
Status Available - November 2016 Available - June 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017
Price Rs. 17,999 ($264.69) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 44,900 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 158.7 x 77.7 x 9 mm
(6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
(5.96 x 2.9 x 0.31 in)
Weight - 170 g (6 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Dual-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Build
- 2.5D Curved Glass
Fingerprint sensor
Scratch Resistant Display
Tango Support
DayDream Support
- Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
User Interface ZenUI 3.0 ZEN UI 3.0 -
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 Dual-core 2.4 GHz Kryo & dual-core 2.0 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 505 Adreno 530 Adreno 540
RAM 3 GB 6/8 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64/128/256 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, upto 256GB microSD, up to 2 TB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.7 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (554 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 72.72% 69.40%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio Stereo FM Radio with Recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 23 MP Dual 13 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone)
Features Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Auto-focus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, EIS, Depth-sensing camera, Motion-sensing camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama PDAF, Laser AF, 1.55-micron pixel, OIS, EIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, AutoFocus [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, upto 256GB microSD, up to 2 TB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4100 mAh 3300 mAh 3090 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -