Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 3S Max vs Asus Zenfone AR vs Sony Xperia XZ Premium

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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Asus Sony
Announced January 2017 January 2017 February 2017
Status Available - January 2017 Available - June 2017 Coming Soon - Q2 2017
Price Rs. 14,999 ($288.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Rose Gold, Silver Black Luminous Chrome, Deepsea Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 149.5 x 73.7 x 8.85 mm
(5.89 x 2.9 x 0.35 in)
158.7 x 77.7 x 9 mm
(6.25 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
156 x 77 x 7.9 mm
(6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 in)
Weight 169.5 g (5.96.0.18 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
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
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
User Interface ZEN UI 3.0 ZEN UI 3.0 -
Processor Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53, MediaTek MT6750 Dual-core 2.4 GHz Kryo & dual-core 2.0 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Mali-T860 MP2 Adreno 530 Adreno 540
RAM 3 GB 6/8 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64/128/256 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
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) 3840 x 2160 pixels (801 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.86% 72.72% 69.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio Stereo FM Radio with Recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP 23 MP 19 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual-tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture lens, 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 Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, EIS (gyro), 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 720p@960fps
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, 1080p [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, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+ v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6/8 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
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
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 5000 mAh 3300 mAh 3230 mAh
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