Asus Zenfone Max (M1) ZB555KL vs Google Pixel

Asus Zenfone Max (M1) ZB555KL

Google Pixel

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - USA; HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - Global; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat11, 600 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, Cat4, 150 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)

Nano-SIM
Height

147.3 mm

143.8 mm
Width

70.9 mm

69.5 mm
Thickness

8.7 mm

8.5 mm
Weight

150 g

143 g
Colors

Deepsea Black, Ruby Red, Sunlight Gold

Quite black, Really blue, Very silver

Hardware
CPU

-

Quad-core
CPU

Octa-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A53

Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo
CPU(second)

dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 / Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430

Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821
GPU

Adreno 308 / Adreno 505

Adreno 530
Memory RAM

2, 3 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

32 GB

32, 128 GB
Memory card

microSD
Memory card max

256 GB

-

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

-
Main camera

13 MP, f/2.0 , 17 mm

12 MP, f/2.0
8 MP, 17 mm
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

phase detection & laser 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

1.55µm pixel size, 1/2.3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus
DxOMark photo

-

90
DxOMark video

-

91
DxOMark camera score

-

90

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
Bluetooth

v4.0

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

-

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, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity