Lenovo Z2 Plus 64GB (Zuk Z2) vs Asus Zenfone 3 Max

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Comparing the Lenovo Z2 Plus 64GB (Zuk Z2) vs Asus Zenfone 3 Max across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Lenovo Z2 Plus 64GB (Zuk Z2) runs at a higher processing speed of 2.15 GHz, while Asus Zenfone 3 Max runs at 1.3 GHz, making Lenovo Z2 Plus 64GB (Zuk Z2) the better performer.


Display: Asus Zenfone 3 Max offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Lenovo Z2 Plus 64GB (Zuk Z2) offers 5 inches, making Asus Zenfone 3 Max the larger display of the two. Both Lenovo Z2 Plus 64GB (Zuk Z2) and Asus Zenfone 3 Max feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Lenovo Z2 Plus 64GB (Zuk Z2) and Asus Zenfone 3 Max feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Lenovo Z2 Plus 64GB (Zuk Z2) offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Asus Zenfone 3 Max offers 5 MP, making Lenovo Z2 Plus 64GB (Zuk Z2) better for front camera photography.


Battery: Asus Zenfone 3 Max offers a higher battery capacity with 4100 mAh, while Lenovo Z2 Plus 64GB (Zuk Z2) offers 3500 mAh, making Asus Zenfone 3 Max better for longer battery life.


Storage: Lenovo Z2 Plus 64GB (Zuk Z2) offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Asus Zenfone 3 Max offers 32 GB, making Lenovo Z2 Plus 64GB (Zuk Z2) the better option for storage.


User Rating: Asus Zenfone 3 Max receives a higher user rating of 3.9, while Lenovo Z2 Plus 64GB (Zuk Z2) has a rating of 3.7.

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Summary

Release Date

25 Sep, 2016
10 Nov, 2016
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 820
MediaTek MT6737
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

3500 mAh
4100 mAh
6600 mAh
Quick Charging
N/A
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
32 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Solid build
  • Almost vanilla Android interface
  • Stable performance
  • Great value for money
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • No expandable storage
  • Average cameras
  • Design is boring
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.7/5
(13,162 ratings)
3.9/5
(15,132 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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General

Launch Date

Sep 25, 2016
(Official)
Nov 10, 2016
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Zen UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Avg
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
MediaTek MT6737
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.59 GHz, Dual core, Kryo
Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530
Mali-T720 MP2
Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
3 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR3
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
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
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
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi
282 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.58 %
67.5 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

141.6 mm
149.5 mm
162.98 mm

Width

68.8 mm
73.7 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
8.5 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

149 grams
148 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/2.6" sensor size ISO-CELL 1.34µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Avg
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.34µm pixel size
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

3500 mAh
4100 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 20 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
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
N/A
15h 10m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
32 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 32 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
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) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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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) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

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

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