Phone Comparison - Essential PH-1 vs LG V30 vs Asus Zenfone 4 Max

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general General Info

Manufacturer Essential LG Asus
Announced May 2017 August 2017 July 2017
Status Coming Soon - June 2017 Available - September 2017 Coming Soon - July 2017
Price Rs. 45,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 44,900 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,200 ($235.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Moon, Pure White, Stellar Gray, Ocean Depths Titan Black, Gold, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
(5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
151.7 x 75.4 x 7.3mm
(5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29in)
154 x 76.9 x 8.9 mm
(6.06 x 3.03 x 0.35 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
SIM Type Single-SIM Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global
4G Network LTE LTE, LTE-A 4 Band CA LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- MIL-STD-810G certified
- IP68 Dust/Water Resistant
- 32-bit/192kHz Audio
- 24-bit Audio Recording
- B&O Certified Audio
- Active Noise Cancellation
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface Ambient OS - Zen UI 3.0
Processor Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Quad-core 2.45 GHz Kryo & Quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 540 Adreno 505
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 2/3/4 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 64/128 GB 16/32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, upto 256GB

display Display

Type LTPS capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.71 inches 6.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1312 x 2560 pixels (504 ppi) 1440 x 2880 pixels (537 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.79% 81.12% 70.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio No FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 13 MP Dual 16 MP + 13 MP Dual 13 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser assisted AutoFocus, Monochrome + RGB, f/1.85 lens, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Laser Autofocus, f/1.6 + f/2.9, secondary 120-degree wide angle, Phase Detection autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, 120 degree wide-angle lens, Dual-cameras, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, 2160p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2 [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 33 Yes
Edge Yes Class 33 Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, LTE-A, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB OTG, Fast Charging Yes, USB On-the-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 2/3/4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated 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
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
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3040 mAh 3300 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -