Asus Zenfone Max (M1) ZB555KL vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact

Asus Zenfone Max (M1) ZB555KL

Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE

LTE
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

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

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat15, 800 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front glass, aluminum body

Front glass, aluminum frame, plastic back
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

135 mm
Width

70.9 mm

65 mm
Thickness

8.7 mm

12.1 mm
Weight

150 g

168 g
Waterproof

-

IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes, IP65/IP68
Colors

Deepsea Black, Ruby Red, Sunlight Gold

Black, Coral Pink, Moss Green, White Silver

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

5.0 inches
Resolution

720 x 1440 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

245 ppi

483 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes, max 5 fingers

Yes, max 10 fingers
Display features

-

HDR BT.2020 compliant, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Octa-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 / Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
GPU

Adreno 308 / Adreno 505

Adreno 630
Memory RAM

2, 3 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

32 GB

64 GB
Memory card

microSD

microSD(uses second SIM slot)
Memory card max

256 GB

400 GB

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

-
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0 , 17 mm

19 MP, f/2.0 , 25 mm, 1/2.3" , 1.22 µm
8 MP, 17 mm
Primary camera resolution

-

5057 x 3796 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

predictive phase detection and laser autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Electronic image stabilization

EIS (gyro)

EIS (gyro)
Camera features

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

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

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Sensors

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

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity