Asus Zenfone 4 Max ZC520KL vs Fairphone 3

Asus Zenfone 4 Max ZC520KL

Fairphone 3

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300)

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 20, 26
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 (2CA), Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
SIM

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

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

150.5 mm

158 mm
Width

73.3 mm

71.8 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

9.9 mm
Weight

156 g

189 g
Colors

Various

Black

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Single
Main camera

13 MP

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
5 MP
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

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

HDR, Panorama
DxOMark photo

-

67
DxOMark video

-

63
DxOMark camera score

-

66

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

Yes

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v4.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

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, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

Yes

-