As you may know, ASUS and Xiamoi have launched their one of the smartphone product called ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro. ZenFone Max Pro M1 offers the same Snapdragon 636 chipset, but ZenFone Max Pro M1 comes with pure Android 8.1 (Oreo) while Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro use MIUI 9 based on Android 7.1.2 (Nougat).
Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Specs:
| DISPLAY | Type | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size | 5.99 inches, 93.1 cm2 (~77.0% screen-to-body ratio) | 5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio) | ||
| Resolution | 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~402 ppi density) | 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) | ||
| Multitouch | Yes | Yes | ||
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) | |||
| – MIUI 9 |
| CAMERA | Primary | Dual: 13 MP (f/2.2) + 5 MP, phase detection autofocus, LED flash Dual: 16 MP + 5 MP, phase detection autofocus, LED flash – 6 GB RAM model only |
Dual: 12 MP (f/2.2, 1.25µm) + 5 MP (f/2.0, 1.12µm), phase detection autofocus, LED flash | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection,HDR, panorama | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection,panorama, HDR | ||
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | ||
| Secondary | 8 MP (f/2.2), LED flash 16 MP, LED flash – 6 GB RAM model only |
20 MP (f/2.2, 1/2.8″, 1µm), LED flash, 1080p |
| PLATFORM | OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo) | Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 | Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 | ||
| CPU | Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 | Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 | ||
| GPU | Adreno 509 | Adreno 509 |
| MEMORY | Card slot | microSD, up to 400 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal | 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4/6 GB RAM |
So, Which Better?
In my opinion, ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 comes better. With a 5000mAh battery under the hood, the ZenFone Max Pro M1 could just turn out to be the battery champion in this category. For one thing, the M1 comes with Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box, whereas Xiaomi hasn’t detailed a timeline yet for when the Redmi Note 5 Pro will be updated to Oreo.
