Asus Zenfone Max (M1) ZB555KL vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Asus Zenfone Max (M1) ZB555KL

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

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

LTE

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A (7CA) Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 200 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

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), stainless steel frame
SIM

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

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

147.3 mm

164.8 mm
Width

70.9 mm

77.2 mm
Thickness

8.7 mm

8.1 mm
Weight

150 g

208 g
Stylus

-

Yes
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

-

IP68(1.5m and 30 minutes)
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Deepsea Black, Ruby Red, Sunlight Gold

Black, Bronze, White

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Dynamic AMOLED 2X capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

6.9 inches
Resolution

720 x 1440 pixels

1440 x 3088 pixels
Pixel density

245 ppi

496 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Multitouch

Yes, max 5 fingers

-
Display features

-

HDR10+, Always-on display, 120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Octa-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53

Dual-core - global / Single-core - USA 2.73 / 3.0 GHz Mongoose M5 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
CPU(second)

Dual-core - global / Triple-core - USA 2.50 - global / 2.42 - USA GHz Cortex-A76 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
CPU(third)

Quad-core 2.0 - global / 1.8 - USA GHz Cortex-A55 - global / Kryo 585 - USA
Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 / Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430

Exynos 990 - global / Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ - USA
GPU

Adreno 308 / Adreno 505

Mali-G77 MP11 - global / Adreno 650 - USA
Memory RAM

2, 3 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

32 GB

256, 512 GB
Memory card

microSD

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

256 GB

-
Storage

-

UFS 3.0

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0 , 17 mm

108 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.33" , 0.8 µm
8 MP, 17 mm

12 MP, 120 mm, f/3.0 , 1.0 µm, 5x optical zoom , 50x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

12000 x 9000 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Electronic image stabilization

EIS (gyro)

-
Camera features

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

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

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, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

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

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
Beidou

-

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, proximity
Power bank function

-

Yes