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Asus Zenfone 3 Max

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Asus Zenfone 3 Max
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Released in August 2016. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 282 ppi.

Quad-core processor MediaTek MT6737 with up to 3 GB memory and 32 GB storage. It has 4,130 mAh battery.

Released in January 2017. Features 5.2 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 424 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7880 with up to 3 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,000 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Lighter (6%)
  • Much better battery capacity (27%)
  • Thinner (9%)
  • Much better quality screen (33%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • May have more storage
  • Much more processing power (56%)
  • Fast charging battery
  • It has NFC

Specifications

Asus Zenfone 3 Max Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)
Specifications
Brand Asus Samsung
Model - -
Release Date August 2016 January 2017
Operating System ZenUI (Android 6.0) TouchWiz UI (Android 6.0)
Dimensions
Size 149.5 x 73.7 x 8.6 mm
5.89 x 2.90 x 0.34 in		 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in
Weight 148 g
5.22 oz		 157 g
5.54 oz
Screen
Size 5.2 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 1,080 x 1,920 pixels
PPI 282 424
Features - OLED
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.2 16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Front 5 MP f/2.0 16 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 2 GB
3 GB		 3 GB
Fixed 16 GB
32 GB		 32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDHC microSDXC
Processor
Chip MediaTek MT6737
Quad-core processor
28 nm		 Samsung Exynos 7880
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 1.25 GHz Cortex-A53 8x 1.90 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720 MP2 Mali-T830 MP3
Battery
Capacity 4,130 mAh 3,000 mAh
Features - Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC False True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True False
USB Type-C False True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Asus Zenfone 3 Max Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Asus Zenfone 3 Max

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

5.2"
148 g
5.22 oz

5.2"
157 g
5.54 oz