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Asus Zenfone Max vs Samsung Galaxy S8

3.05 in
6.14 in
Asus Zenfone Max Mobile Phone
Asus Zenfone Max
2.68 in
5.86 in
Samsung Galaxy S8 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S8
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
9
3.5 out of 5
6 user ratings
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4 stars
66 %
3 stars
33 %
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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User rating
39
4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
5 stars
34 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Asus Zenfone MaxAsus Zenfone Max
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-G71 MP20
RAM memory2 GB4 GB

Display

Asus Zenfone MaxAsus Zenfone Max
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Screen size5.5 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution720 x 1280 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density267.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnoyes
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Asus Zenfone MaxAsus Zenfone Max
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)60.0 fps240.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes

Front camera

Asus Zenfone MaxAsus Zenfone Max
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Asus Zenfone MaxAsus Zenfone Max
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
64 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage64GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Asus Zenfone MaxAsus Zenfone Max
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
  • Arctic silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Orchid grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Rose pink
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Asus Zenfone MaxAsus Zenfone Max
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Height6.14 in5.86 in
Width3.05 in2.68 in
Depth0.42 in0.31 in
Weight7.13 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Asus Zenfone MaxAsus Zenfone Max
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes

Connectivity

Asus Zenfone MaxAsus Zenfone Max
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.05.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.1
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-C

Cellular

Asus Zenfone MaxAsus Zenfone Max
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Asus Zenfone MaxAsus Zenfone Max
Samsung Galaxy S8Samsung Galaxy S8
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity5000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time914.0 h326.0 h
Talk time37.6 h20.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S8