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| Global Score | |
| 83 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Apple |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-05-13 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Horizon Silver and Obsidian Black | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 446 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 660 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.65 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS Max is a bit better than the Asus ZenFone 8, getting an 84.5 score against 83. The Apple iPhone XS Max construction is thinner than the Asus ZenFone 8, although it's somewhat heavier and was released 3 years before. The Asus ZenFone 8 features a little bit better looking screen than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has a just a bit worse pixels density, a little smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, it also counts with a lot brighter display.
Asus ZenFone 8 features a much greater memory capacity for applications and games than iPhone XS Max, because it has more internal memory capacity. Apple iPhone XS Max features a bit better processing power than Asus ZenFone 8, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory and lesser and slower cpu cores, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Asus ZenFone 8 takes much better videos and photos than Apple iPhone XS Max, and although they both have a same size aperture, the Asus ZenFone 8 also has a much larger camera sensor, a way more megapixels back-facing camera and a lot higher video definition. The Asus ZenFone 8 features longer battery life than Apple iPhone XS Max, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3179mAh.
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