Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone XS vs Asus Zenfone 8 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Asus Apple
Announced September 2018 2021, May 12 September 2021
Status Coming Soon - September 2018 Available. Released 2021, May 13 Coming Soon - September 2021
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
160.8 x 78.1 x 7.7 mm
(6.33 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz) 240 g (8.47 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and e-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/eSIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA Sub6/mmWave
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Face ID, Siri natural language commands and dictation Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 12 Android 11 iOS 15
User Interface - ZenUI 8 -
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz + 4xX.X GHz), Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 660 Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
RAM 4 GB 16 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64/256/512 GB 256 GB 1 TB
External Memory No microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1100 nits (peak)
Super Retina XDR OLED
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
Dolby Vision
1000 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Scratch-resistant Ceramic Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16 Colors
Size 5.8 inches 5.9 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels (463 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (446 ppi) 1284 x 2778 pixels (457 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.01% 82.92% 87.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP 64 MP + 12 MP 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + TOF
Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚, 14mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 77mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/1.8, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 1 TB, 6 GB RAM or 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Reverse charging
Li-Ion, non-removable
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
MagSafe wireless charging 15W
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Capacity - 4000 mAh -
Stand by - - Up to 28 h (multimedia)
Talk Time Up to 20 h (3G) - Up to 95 hours (Music Play)