Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL vs Lenovo K4 Note

Comparing the Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL vs Lenovo K4 Note across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Lenovo K4 Note runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL runs at 1.0 GHz, making Lenovo K4 Note the better performer.

Display: Both Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL and Lenovo K4 Note offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL and Lenovo K4 Note feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL and Lenovo K4 Note feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Lenovo K4 Note offers 3300 mAh, making Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL and Lenovo K4 Note offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

Expert Review: Lenovo K4 Note receives a higher expert rating of 7 from the editorial team, while Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL is rated 6.

User Rating: Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Lenovo K4 Note has a rating of 3.9.

Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL

₹9,490

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Lenovo K4 Note

₹11,999

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Summary

Spec Score

68%

69%

Release Date

15 Jan, 2016

19 Jan, 2016

Performance


Snapdragon 410	MediaTek MT6753
Quad Core (upto 1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
2 GB RAM	3 GB RAM

Display


5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	5 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	3300 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB

Expert Review

6.0/10

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7.0/10

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Pros

Amazing battery life
Decent cameras
Customisable UI

Good display
Useful software features
Good for multimedia usage
Proper dual-SIM support & dedicated microSD slot

Cons

Too heavy
Average display
Lot of bloatware

Plastic back panel feels flimsy
Lags while playing heavy games
Camera could have been better
Tons of bloatware

User Ratings

4.1/5

(111,718 ratings)

3.9/5

(34,246 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 15, 2016

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

Zen UI

VIBE UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

MediaTek MT6753

Processor

Quad core, 1 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 306

Mali-T720 MP3

RAM

2 GB

3 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3

DDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

N/A

16:9

Pixel Density

267 ppi

401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.82 %

70.81 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

156 mm

153.6 mm

Width

77.5 mm

76.5 mm

Thickness

10.5 mm

9.15 mm

Weight

202 grams

160 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Back-illuminated sensor BSI

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI ISO-CELL

Autofocus

Yes Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

Fixed Focus

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

3300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 37 Hours(3G)

Up to 23 Hours(3G) / Up to 22 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Speed:

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

4G Speed:

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

SIM 2

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

N/A	4G Speed: 50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 0.844 W/kg Body: 0.711 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

HDMI

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A	Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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