Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone Max vs Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL vs Asus Zenfone 3S Max

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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced May 2016 November 2016 January 2017
Status Available - May 2016 Available - November 2016 Available - January 2017
Price Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($264.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($288.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Various Rose Gold, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156 x 77.5 x 10.55 mm
(6.14 x 3.05 x 0.42 in)
- 149.5 x 73.7 x 8.85 mm
(5.89 x 2.9 x 0.35 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) - 169.5 g (5.96.0.18 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Build
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface - ZenUI 3.0 ZEN UI 3.0
Processor Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, MediaTek MT6750
GPU Adreno 405 Adreno 505 Mali-T860 MP2
RAM 2/3 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, upto 256GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.5 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.99% - 67.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP 13 MP
Flash Dual-tone Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual-tone)
Features Geo-tagging, Laser AutoFocus, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP [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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR
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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB OTG microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, upto 256GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 5000 mAh 4100 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -