Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL vs Asus Z6 (Zenfone 6) vs Asus ROG Phone 3

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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced November 2016 May 2019 2020, July 22
Status Available - November 2016 Coming Soon - May 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August
Price Rs. 17,999 ($264.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 31,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Midnight Black, Twilight Silver Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 159.1 x 75.4 x 9.2 mm
(6.26 x 2.97 x 0.36 in)
171 x 78 x 9.9 mm
(6.73 x 3.07 x 0.39 in)
Weight - 190 g (6.7 oz) 240 g (8.47 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 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 - Global HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A version
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - B version, C version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A version 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A version
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - B version
5G Network - - 1, 2, 3, 5, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - A version
41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - B version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Build
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
RGB light panel (on the back)
Pressure sensitive zones (Gaming triggers)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10
User Interface ZenUI 3.0 ZenUI 6 ROG UI
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) Octa-core (1x3.09 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
GPU Adreno 505 Adreno 640 Adreno 650
RAM 3 GB 8 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 256 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, upto 256GB microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
HDR10+
144Hz refresh rate
650 nits max. brightness (advertised)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 5.5 inches 6.4 inches 6.59 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (391 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 83.69% 79.96%
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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 48 MP + 13 MP 64 MP + 13 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, Laser/PDAF
13 MP, f/2.4, 11mm (ultrawide)
HDR, Auto Panorama (motorized Rotation)
64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
13 MP, f/2.4, 11mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.0, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS (except @240/480fps) 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] Motorized flip-up main camera module
Dual-LED flash, HDR, auto panorama (motorized rotation)
2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS (except @240/480fps) [Similar]
24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm
Panorama, HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [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-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps (max speed is version/region dependent) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ad/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Two (side 3.1, bottom 2.0) Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; accessory connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, upto 256GB microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG - Supported 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 30W
Quick Charge 4.0
Reverse charging 10W
Capacity 4100 mAh 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -