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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-12-11 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| -- | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) is just a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a overall score of 77.4 against 75.8. Even though Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) is newer than the Galaxy A5 (2017), it's just a bit heavier and a bit thicker. Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) has a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) has just a bit better screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a bit lower screen density, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2280px and a larger display. The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) has a superior storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 96 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1,95 TB.
The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a much worse resolution camera, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better low-light images and videos and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) has a way better battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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