Asus Zenfone 3s Max vs ZTE Blade A2 Plus

Comparing the Asus Zenfone 3s Max vs ZTE Blade A2 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Asus Zenfone 3s Max and ZTE Blade A2 Plus run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.

Display: ZTE Blade A2 Plus offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Asus Zenfone 3s Max offers 5.2 inches, making ZTE Blade A2 Plus the larger display of the two. Both Asus Zenfone 3s Max and ZTE Blade A2 Plus feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Asus Zenfone 3s Max and ZTE Blade A2 Plus feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Asus Zenfone 3s Max and ZTE Blade A2 Plus feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Both Asus Zenfone 3s Max and ZTE Blade A2 Plus offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Both Asus Zenfone 3s Max and ZTE Blade A2 Plus offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

User Rating: Asus Zenfone 3s Max receives a higher user rating of 4, while ZTE Blade A2 Plus has a rating of 3.7.

Asus Zenfone 3s Max

₹14,999

(Out of Stock)

ZTE Blade A2 Plus

₹6,999

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

07 Feb, 2017

06 Feb, 2017

16 Jul, 2026

Performance

		N/A
MediaTek MT6750	MediaTek MT6750T	Unisoc T7100
Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display

		N/A
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	N/A
N/A	N/A	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

		N/A
13 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera

		N/A
8 MP	8 MP	5 MP

Battery

		N/A
5000 mAh	5000 mAh	5000 mAh
N/A	Fast Charging	10W
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

32 GB	32 GB	64 GB
eMMC 5.1	N/A	eMMC 5.0

Expert Review

6.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Stylish and compact
Very good battery life
Runs Nougat out of the box

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Sluggish at times
Screen isn't full HD
Camera quality could be better
No fast charging

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4/5

(28,107 ratings)

3.7/5

(7,117 ratings)

N/A

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₹8,599

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General

Launch Date

Feb 07, 2017

(Official)

N/A

Jul 16, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v15

Custom UI

Zen UI

N/A

Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

N/A

Chipset

MediaTek MT6750

MediaTek MT6750T

Unisoc T7100

Processor

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm

N/A

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T860 MP2

PowerVR GE8322

RAM

3 GB

4 GB

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

N/A

Brightness

N/A

400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

Pixel Density

282 ppi

401 ppi

269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.5 %

70.44 %

N/A

Design

Height

149.5 mm

155 mm

N/A

Width

73.7 mm

76.2 mm

N/A

Thickness

8.8 mm

9.8 mm

8.49 mm

Weight

175 grams

189 grams

N/A

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Avg

N/A

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor

13 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

N/A

OIS

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Avg

N/A

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

N/A

Capacity

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 28 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 10W

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

N/A

eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 128 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

N/A

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 850(band 5)

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

N/A

NFC

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Rear

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

N/A

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