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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Asus |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-11 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 2.97 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| -- | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), having a 77.4 score against 74.9. Although Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) is somewhat thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), it's lighter and also noticeably newer. Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) has a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy A9 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a quite better 1080 x 2280 pixels resolution, a bit greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the display and a quite bigger screen. The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) has much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB and 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) has superior battery life than Galaxy A9 (2016), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. The Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M2) captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a worse 3840x2160 video quality and a camera with a worse 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better captures and video in low-light environments.
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