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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-08-06 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.14 x 3.05 x 0.42 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 7.74 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 914 hours standby time 37.6 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 is a lot better than the Asus ZenFone Max, with an 81.7 score against 62.2. The Galaxy S8 construction is newer, notably thinner and a lot lighter than the Asus ZenFone Max. Galaxy S8 has a sharper screen than Asus ZenFone Max, because it has a way higher pixel count per display inch, a little bit bigger display and a way better 1440 x 2960 resolution.
The Galaxy S8 counts with a better CPU than Asus ZenFone Max, because it has more CPU cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy S8 has a superior memory to install games and applications than Asus ZenFone Max, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Galaxy S8 takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Asus ZenFone Max, because although it has a camera with a lower resolution, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a larger camera aperture to capture better photography in poorly lited environments. The Asus ZenFone Max features a superior battery performance than Galaxy S8, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone, making it an easy choice.
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