Asus Zenfone Max (M1) ZB555KL vs LG G8X ThinQ

Asus Zenfone Max (M1) ZB555KL

LG G8X ThinQ

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat16, 1 Gbps download, 150 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front glass, aluminum body

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

147.3 mm

159.3 mm
Width

70.9 mm

75.8 mm
Thickness

8.7 mm

8.4 mm
Weight

150 g

192 g
Waterproof

-

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins
Dust proof

-

IP68
MIL-STD-810G

-

Yes
Colors

Deepsea Black, Ruby Red, Sunlight Gold

Black

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Octa-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53

Single-core 2.84 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.42 GHz Kryo 485
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 485
Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 / Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430

Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855
GPU

Adreno 308 / Adreno 505

Adreno 640
Memory RAM

2, 3 GB

6 GB
Internal storage

32 GB

128 GB
Memory card

microSD

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

256 GB

1 TB

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0 , 17 mm

12 MP, f/1.8 , 27 mm, 1/2.6" , 1.4 µm
8 MP, 17 mm

13 MP, 9 mm, f/2.4 , 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec.
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual LED flash
Electronic image stabilization

EIS (gyro)

-
Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, dual pixel phase detection

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
Wi-Fi display

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, hall, light, proximity