Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - EMEA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - SEA, LATAM
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Front glass, aluminum body

-
SIM

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

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

159 mm

135.4 mm
Width

76 mm

66.2 mm
Thickness

8.5 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

180 g

135 g
Waterproof

-

1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes
Colors

Deepsea Black, Titanium Grey

Black Sky, Blue Mist, Gold Sand, Peach Cloud

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.99 inches

4.7 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2160 pixels

720 x 1280 pixels
Pixel density

402 ppi

312 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

-
Main camera

16 MP, f/2.0

13 MP, f/1.9
5 MP
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

-
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

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

Geo-tagging, face 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
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.2

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

-

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

-
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

-

No
Sensors

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

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity