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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-09-21 | 2021-05-13 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 446 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 12.65 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone XS Max is a bit better than Asus ZenFone 8, getting an 84.5 score against 83. The iPhone XS Max is a notably older and somewhat heavier device than the Asus ZenFone 8, but Apple managed to build it thinner anyway. The Asus ZenFone 8 features a bit better screen than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a quite worse display pixels density, a little bit worse 1080 x 2400 resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a really brighter screen.
Asus ZenFone 8 has a very superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity. IPhone XS Max counts with a bit better processing power than Asus ZenFone 8, because although it has lesser RAM memory and less and slower cores, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
Asus ZenFone 8 has a much better camera than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Asus ZenFone 8 also has a way higher 64 mega-pixels resolution back camera, a lot larger sensor and a way better 7680x4320 video quality. The Asus ZenFone 8 features improved battery duration than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has a 26 percent greater battery capacity.
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