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| Global Score | |
| 56.9 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Asus |
| Android 4.2 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-02-24 | 2015-08-06 |
| 5.50 x 2.79 x 0.32 inches | 6.14 x 3.05 x 0.42 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Pink and White | Black and White |
| Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 255.00 | $ 180.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek 6582 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.46 | 7.74 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (60 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.93 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 4.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 336 hours standby time 13 hours talk time | 914 hours standby time 37.6 hours talk time |
| 3.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Asus ZenFone Max has a general score of 62.2, which is slightly better than the Lenovo S850's 56.9 overall score. These phones come with Android operating system, but Asus ZenFone Max has a more recent 5.0 version and Lenovo S850 has Android 4.2, so it provides the user some nice extra features. Even though the Asus ZenFone Max is newer than Lenovo S850, it's heavier and noticeably thicker.
Lenovo S850 has a little faster CPU than Asus ZenFone Max, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processor and a higher number of cores. Asus ZenFone Max features a little sharper screen than Lenovo S850, because although it has a little bit lower number of pixels per screen inch, and they both have the same 1280 x 720 resolution, the Asus ZenFone Max also counts with a quite bigger display.
The Asus ZenFone Max counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Lenovo S850, and although they both have the same 16 GB internal storage, the Asus ZenFone Max also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 64 GB. The Asus ZenFone Max has a much better battery life than Lenovo S850, because it has a 150% larger battery capacity.
The Asus ZenFone Max has a way better camera than Lenovo S850. Both of them have a back facing camera with a 13 mega-pixels.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, Asus ZenFone Max is also by far the cheapest one, making this phone a great choice.
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