Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL vs Asus Zenfone Max Plus (M1) vs Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1

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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced November 2016 November 2017 April 2018
Status Available - November 2016 Available - December 2017 Available - May 2018
Price Rs. 17,999 ($264.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 18,999 ($300.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,999 ($150.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Gold, Silver, Black Midnight Black, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 152.6 x 73 x 8.8 mm
(6.01 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
159 x 76 x 8.50 mm
(6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
Weight - 160 g (5.64 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Dual SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 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 TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010 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), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Build
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 (Nougat) Android 8.1 Oreo
User Interface ZenUI 3.0 ZenUI Stock Android
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 1.5 GHz Octa-core, MediaTek MT6750T Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260, Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636
GPU Adreno 505 Mali-T860 Adreno 509
RAM 3 GB 2/3 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16/64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, upto 256GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (separate slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.7 inches 5.99 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 75.15% 76.69%
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 16 MP Dual 16 MP + 8 MP Dual 13 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash Dual-tone Flash
Features Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture lens, secondary 120mm wide-angle lens, geotagging, panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP, LED Flash [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [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, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, 4G, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE 4.2, 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32GB, 3 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, upto 256GB microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (separate slot)
USB OTG - Not 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
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Fast Charging Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4100 mAh 4130 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -