Asus Zenfone 3s Max ZC521TL vs Samsung Galaxy S10 5G

Asus Zenfone 3s Max ZC521TL

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - Global; HSDPA 850, 900, 2100 - India

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

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 41(2500) - Taiwan; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 40(2300) - India

LTE
5G network

-

Yes
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 (7CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.2 inches

6.7 inches
Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

1440 x 3040 pixels
Pixel density

282 ppi

502 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

-

Always-on display, HDR10+

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Octa-core 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53

Dual-core 2.73 GHz Mongoose M4
CPU(second)

dual-core 2.31 GHz Cortex-A75
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Mediatek MT6750

Exynos 9820 Octa - EMEA; Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 - USA, LATAM, China
GPU

Mali-T860MP2

Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA; Adreno 640 - USA, LATAM, China
Memory RAM

3 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

32 GB

256 GB
Memory card

microSD(uses second SIM slot)

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

256 GB

512 GB

Main camera
Camera type

-

Quad
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 26 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm
16 MP, f/2.2 , 12 mm
TOF(time of flight) camera
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection with Dual Pixel
Camera features

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

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

-

124
DxOMark video

-

100
DxOMark camera score

-

116

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
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

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

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

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, heart rate, SpO2, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

Yes

Yes