Asus Zenfone Max M1 vs Tecno Spark 40 Pro

Product
Asus Zenfone Max M1
149 USD
Tecno Spark 40 Pro
149 USD

Price
149 USD
149 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Asus Mobiles
Tecno Mobiles
Model No
Asus Zenfone Max (M1) ZB556KL
KM6

Launch Date
2018, October 05
2025, September 16

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A version HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - B version HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - D version HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 2100 - C version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 - A version 1, 3, 5, 8, 40 - B version 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28 - D version 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 38, 40 - C version
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
HSPA, LTE

Dimensions
147.3 x 70.9 x 8.7 mm (5.80 x 2.79 x 0.34 in)
163.7 x 75.9 x 6.7 mm (6.44 x 2.99 x 0.26 in)
Weight
150 g (5.29 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), plastic back, plastic frame IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes) Drop resistant up to 1.5m
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Deepsea Black, Sunlight Gold
Ink Black, Moon Titanium, Lake Blue, Bamboo Green

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, 1600 nits (HBM), 4500 nits (peak)
Size
5.45 inches, 86.5 cm2 (~82.8% screen-to-body ratio)
6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~89.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1440 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~247 ppi density)
1224 x 2720 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~440 ppi density)

OS
Android 8 (Oreo), ZenUI 5
Android 15, HIOS 15.1
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm)
Mediatek Helio G100 Ultimate (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 505
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM
3GB
8GB
Storage
32GB
128GB/56GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC

Lens 1
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
50 MP, f/1.6, (wide), 1/2.8", 0.64µm, PDAF Auxiliary lens
Features
F2.0 aperture 16.7mm equivalent focal length in 35mm film camera 0.03 seconds phase-detection autofocus LED flash Instant cameras switching, PixelMaster camera modes: Auto (with low light and HDR features) Beauty Panorama Time Lapse (with power saving) 9 various filters
Dual-LED flash, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
1440p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Lens 1
8 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Features
Dual-LED flash

Capacity
Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable, ASUS PowerMaster technology
5200 mAh
Charging
Charging 10W, 2x longer battery lifespan
45W wired 10W reverse wired
Talk Time
Up to 36 hours 3G talk time, Up to 16 hours video playback, Up to 23 hours Wi-Fi web browsing

Sensors
Rear fingerprint sensor (0.3 seconds unlock, supports 5 fingerprints), Accelerator, E-Compass, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Gyroscope
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, proximity, compass Circle to Search

Loudspeaker
Loud speaker PMIC internal amplifier
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes
Yes 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res Wireless audio

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Yes
NFC
Yes
Yes (market/region dependent)
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Radio
FM radio

Performance
AnTuTu: 57845 (v7) GeekBench: 2434 (v4.4) GFXBench: 5.2fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)