Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 6s vs Asus Zenfone 3S Max vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Asus Apple
Announced September 2015 January 2017 September 2017
Status Available - September 2015 Available - January 2017 Coming Soon - September 2017
Price Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($288.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 74,000 ($799.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Rose Gold, Silver Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
149.5 x 73.7 x 8.85 mm
(5.89 x 2.9 x 0.35 in)
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
(6.24 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 169.5 g (5.96.0.18 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
SIM Type - Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 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), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(
LTE LTE
SAR US 1.14 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 0.87 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9 Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) iOS 11
User Interface - ZEN UI 3.0 -
Processor 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, MediaTek MT6750 Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic
GPU - Mali-T860 MP2 -
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 32/64 GB 64/256 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.2 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.45% 67.86% 67.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 13 MP Dual 12 MP
Flash Real-tone Flash Dual-LED (Dual-tone) Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash
Features Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm), OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, 1/3" Sensor Size @ 28mm, 1/3.6" Sensor Size @ 56mm, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [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, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go 3.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG - Supported Not 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (6.9 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1715 mAh 5000 mAh -
Stand by Up to 240 h (3G) - -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (3G) - -