Phone Comparison - ZTE Zmax vs Samsung Galaxy Note5 vs ZTE Max XL

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE Samsung ZTE
Announced September 2014 August 2015 April 2017
Status Available - September 2014 Available - August 2015 Available - April 2017
Price Rs. 11,920 ($175.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 40,800 ($600.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.6 x 83.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.4 x 3.3 x 0.35 in)
153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
(6.03 x 3 x 0.3 in)
165.1 x 83.8 x 9.4 mm
(6.5 x 3.3 x 0.37 in)
Weight 189.9 g (6.67.0.32 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
SIM Type - - Yes
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 2, 4, 7, 12)
LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 505
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.7 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.56% 76.92% 71.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, Dual-video Rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 1.6 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE, Cat 3/4 (market dependant), 150 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA)
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Supported Not 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3400 mAh 3000 mAh 3990 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h - -
Talk Time Up to 14 h - Up to 26 h 30 min (3G)