Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC520TL vs Asus Zenfone Live ZB501KL vs Asus Zenfone Max Plus (M1)

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced July 2016 February 2017 November 2017
Status Available - November 2016 Available - May 2017 Available - December 2017
Price Rs. 12,999 ($195.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($155.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,999 ($300.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Titanium Grey, Glacier Silver, Sand Gold Shimmer Gold/Rose, Pink/Navy Black Gold, Silver, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.5 x 73.7 x 8.55 mm
(5.89 x 2.9 x 0.34 in)
141.2 x 71.7 x 8 mm
(5.56 x 2.82 x 0.31 in)
152.6 x 73 x 8.8 mm
(6.01 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.25 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737M Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 1.5 GHz Octa-core, MediaTek MT6750T
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 306 Mali-T860
RAM 2/3 GB 2 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/32 GB 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.0 inches 5.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.86% 67.95% 75.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP 13 MP Dual 16 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Laser Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture lens, secondary 120mm wide-angle lens, geotagging, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1.4 µm pixel size, autofocus, LED falsh [Similar] 8 MP, LED Flash [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB v2.0 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Fast Charging
Capacity 4100 mAh 2650 mAh 4130 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -