Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Comparison and Differences

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Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL

Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)

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Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL or Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)
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Release date 2016, November 2016, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.4 x 76.2 x 8.3 mm | 5.96 x 5.96 x 3 in 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.99 in
Weight 175 g | 6.17 oz 170 g | 6 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Titanium Gray, Glacier Silver, Rose Pink, Sand Gold White, Black, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 4100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 912 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 72 h
Talking time - Up to 23 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 96 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.3% 72.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 402 PPI
Screen protection Oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', PDAF & laser AF -13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2 5 MP, f/1.9
Functions LED flash

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo); ZenUI 4 Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)
- Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
-Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 505 Adreno 405
Mali-T830 MP1
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 2/3/4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 115
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 428
GeekBench 4 Single Core 687
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3326
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2048

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan, Brazil 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
-4G - 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), 5(850), 6(900), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500) - Taiwan, Brazil 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300) - India
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (market dependent for dual-SIM model)
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 4.1, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.10 W/kg (head)     1.01 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.35 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording
Headphone jack Yes Yes

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- Fast battery charging
-Power Bank/Reverse charging

- ANT+
Versions
- Versions: J710F, J710FN (EMEA); J710M (LATAM); J710H (South Africa, Pakistan, Vietnam) Also known as Samsung Galaxy J7 Duos (2016) with dual-SIM card slots Asia/China model with 1080p display and 3 GB

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