Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC520TL vs Asus Zenfone AR vs Asus Zenfone 4 Max

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Asus
Announced July 2016 January 2017 July 2017
Status Available - November 2016 Available - June 2017 Coming Soon - July 2017
Price Rs. 12,999 ($195.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 15,200 ($235.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Titanium Grey, Glacier Silver, Sand Gold Black Black, Gold, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.5 x 73.7 x 8.55 mm
(5.89 x 2.9 x 0.34 in)
158.7 x 77.7 x 9 mm
(6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
154 x 76.9 x 8.9 mm
(6.06 x 3.03 x 0.35 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor Fingerprint sensor
Scratch Resistant Display
Tango Support
DayDream Support
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface - ZEN UI 3.0 Zen UI 3.0
Processor Quad-core 1.25 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6737M Dual-core 2.4 GHz Kryo & dual-core 2.0 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 530 Adreno 505
RAM 2/3 GB 6/8 GB 2/3/4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 64/128/256 GB 16/32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, upto 256GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (282 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.86% 72.72% 70.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio Stereo FM Radio with Recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP 23 MP Dual 13 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Laser Autofocus, f/2.2, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Auto-focus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, EIS, Depth-sensing camera, Motion-sensing camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, Geo-tagging, 120 degree wide-angle lens, Dual-cameras, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Yes, USB On-the-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2/3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, upto 256GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4100 mAh 3300 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -