Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone Max vs Asus Zenfone Max Plus (M1)

Asus Zenfone Max
asus zenfone max
Asus Zenfone Max Plus (M1)
asus zenfone max plus (m1)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus
Announced May 2016 November 2017
Status Available - May 2016 Available - December 2017
Price Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,999 ($300.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Gold, Silver, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156 x 77.5 x 10.55 mm
(6.14 x 3.05 x 0.42 in)
152.6 x 73 x 8.8 mm
(6.01 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2100 - India
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010
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), 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
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface - ZenUI
Processor Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] 1.5 GHz Octa-core, MediaTek MT6750T [Similar]
GPU Adreno 405 [Similar] Mali-T860 [Similar]
RAM 2/3 GB [Browse Similar] 2/3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 2160 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.99% 75.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging, Laser AutoFocus, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture lens, secondary 120mm wide-angle lens, geotagging, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, LED Flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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 OTG v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Fast Charging
Capacity 5000 mAh 4130 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -