Asus ROG Phone 3 vs Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL Comparison and Differences

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Asus ROG Phone 3

Asus ROG Phone 3

Smartphone 2

Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL

Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL

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Asus ROG Phone 3 or Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Asus ROG Phone 3 Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL
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Release date 2020, July 22 2018, April
Dimensions (HxWxD) 171 x 78 x 9.9 mm | 6.73 x 6.73 x 3.07 in 159 x 76 x 8.5 mm | 6.26 x 6.26 x 2.99 in
Weight 240 g | 8.47 oz 180 g | 6.35 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black Meteor Silver, Deepsea Black
Battery 6000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 840 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 42 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 199 h
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Screen

Technology AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 1B 16M
Screen size 6.59" in 5.99" in
Screen area 106.6 cm2 92.1 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 79.9% 76.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 391 PPI 404 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Other specs - HDR10+
-144Hz refresh rate
-650 nits max. brightness
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 64 MP, Triple 13 MP, Dual
Camera specs -64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.72'', 0.8µm, PDAF
-13 MP, f/2.4, 125˚, 11mm (ultrawide)
-5 MP, f/2.0, (macro)
-13 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), 1.12µm, PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.4, 1.12µm, depth sensor
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-16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.4, 1.12µm, depth sensor (6 GB RAM model only)
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Front camera, selfie 24 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 24 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 0.9µm 8 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.0µm
16 MP (6 GB RAM model only)
Functions Panorama, HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 10, ROG UI Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
GPU Adreno 650 Adreno 509
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 632274 123716
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1187 285
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 2975 1018
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2982
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 3251
GeekBench 5 Single Core 952 273
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3245 1159
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1317
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4681
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 4451
GeekBench 4 Battery 6442

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - A versionHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - B version
-4G - 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
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - A version
41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - B version
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
-4G - LTE 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - India
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G 4.4 Gbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, GNSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB Two (side 3.1, bottom 2.0) Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; accessory connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass, gyroscope, ambient light sensor
Other extras
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--RGB light panel
-Pressure sensitive zones
- Fast charging 30W
-Quick Charge 4.0, 3.0
-Reverse charging 10W

- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- For Global market, India, Malaysia

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