Asus Zenfone 3 Max vs Lenovo Vibe A

Comparing the Asus Zenfone 3 Max vs Lenovo Vibe A across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Asus Zenfone 3 Max and Lenovo Vibe A run at the same processing speed of 1.3 GHz.

Display: Asus Zenfone 3 Max offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Lenovo Vibe A offers 4 inches, making Asus Zenfone 3 Max the larger display of the two. Asus Zenfone 3 Max features a IPS LCD display compared to Lenovo Vibe A's TFT, making Asus Zenfone 3 Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Asus Zenfone 3 Max offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Lenovo Vibe A offers 5 MP, making Asus Zenfone 3 Max better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Asus Zenfone 3 Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Lenovo Vibe A offers 0.3 MP, making Asus Zenfone 3 Max better for front camera photography.

Battery: Asus Zenfone 3 Max offers a higher battery capacity with 4100 mAh, while Lenovo Vibe A offers 1700 mAh, making Asus Zenfone 3 Max better for longer battery life.

Storage: Lenovo Vibe A offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Asus Zenfone 3 Max offers 32 GB, making Lenovo Vibe A the better option for storage.

Asus Zenfone 3 Max

₹13,999

(Out of Stock)

Lenovo Vibe A

₹4,990

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

10 Nov, 2016

N/A

06 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek MT6737	Spreadtrum SC7731	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM	512 MB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	4.0 inches (10.16 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	TFT	AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)	480x800 px	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	5 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

	N/A
5 MP	0.3 MP	50 MP

Battery


4100 mAh	1700 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	4 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

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Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3.9/5

(15,132 ratings)

N/A

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Nov 10, 2016

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Zen UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Below Avg

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek MT6737

Spreadtrum SC7731

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP2

Mali-400 MP

Adreno 829

RAM

3 GB

512 MB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

TFT

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

480x800 px

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

282 ppi

233 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.5 %

N/A

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

149.5 mm

N/A

150.83 mm

Width

73.7 mm

N/A

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

N/A

7.99 mm

Weight

148 grams

N/A

191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Below Avg

Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor

5 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4100 mAh

1700 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

4 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Game Genie Photo Collage MiniMovie ZenCircle Do It Later Mobile Manager ZenFone Care Cover

N/A

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