Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL vs Asus Zenfone 5 Comparison and Differences

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Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL

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Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL or Asus Zenfone 5 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL Asus Zenfone 5
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Release date 2018, April 2014, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 159 x 76 x 8.5 mm | 6.26 x 6.26 x 2.99 in 148.2 x 72.8 x 10.3 mm | 5.83 x 5.83 x 2.87 in
Weight 180 g | 6.35 oz 145 g | 5.11 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Meteor Silver, Deepsea Black Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red, Champagne Gold, Twilight Purple
Battery 5000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2110 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
Stand by time - Up to 395 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 20 h 40 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.99" in 5" in
Screen area 92.1 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.2% 63.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 404 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -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)
-8 MP, AF, f/2.0
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 90
DxOMark Photo 93
DxOMark Video 86
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.0µm
16 MP (6 GB RAM model only)
2 MP, f/2.4
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 509 Adreno 305
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB, 1/2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 123716
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 285 192
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1018 817
GeekBench 5 Single Core 273
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1159
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1317 2383
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) 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  
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
-4G - LTE 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 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 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EU 
LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - for EMEA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi 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
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP, EDR

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass, gyroscope, ambient light sensor - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- For Global market, India, Malaysia

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