Asus Zenfone Max (M1) ZB555KL vs ZTE nubia Z18 mini

Asus Zenfone Max (M1) ZB555KL

ZTE nubia Z18 mini

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 19(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

-

LTE
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, aluminium alloy
SIM

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

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

147.3 mm

148 mm
Width

70.9 mm

70.6 mm
Thickness

8.7 mm

7.6 mm
Weight

150 g

153 g
Colors

Deepsea Black, Ruby Red, Sunlight Gold

Celadon blue, Diamond black, Glacier White, Provence Edition, Ying Yu powder

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

5.7 inches
Resolution

720 x 1440 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

245 ppi

424 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

2.5D curved glass screen
Multitouch

Yes, max 5 fingers

Yes

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Octa-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53

Quad-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 / Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430

Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660
GPU

Adreno 308 / Adreno 505

Adreno 512
Memory RAM

2, 3 GB

6 GB
Internal storage

32 GB

64, 128 GB
Memory card

microSD

microSD(uses second SIM slot)
Memory card max

256 GB

256 GB

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Dual
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0 , 17 mm

24 MP, f/1.7
8 MP, 17 mm

5 MP
Primary camera resolution

-

5632 x 4224 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Electronic image stabilization

EIS (gyro)

-
Camera features

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

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

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, compass, gyro, proximity