Asus Zenfone Max (M1) vs Xiaomi Redmi 6: Quick Comparison

After the success of ZenFone Max Pro M1 in India which is launched in April 2018, Asus announced two more affordable smartphones in India. The two new budget phones are named: ZenFone Max M1 and ZenFone Lite L1. Both the devices come with a large display, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 430 processor. The ZenFone Max M1 is priced at Rs 8,999, while the ZenFone Lite L1 will cost Rs 7,999. Both the smartphones are exclusive to Flipkart and phones will be sold at discount prices during Flipkart’s upcoming Diwali sale.

So, here is our quick comparison of Asus Zenfone Max (M1) with recently launched Xiaomi Redmi 6.

Asus Zenfone Max (M1) vs Xiaomi Redmi 6: Quick Comparison

Display: Asus Zenfone Max (M1) vs Xiaomi Redmi 6

Both the Asus ZenFone Max M1 and the Xiaomi Redmi 6 comes with a 5.45-inch HD+ display that has a 720×1440p resolution. But the Zenfone Max(M1) comes with the 2.5D glass protection on the top.

Camera: Asus Zenfone Max (M1) vs Xiaomi Redmi 6

Asus ZenFone Max M1 features a single rear-facing camera of 13-megapixels with a f/2.0 aperture and offers Phase Detection AutoFocus. Up front, the device has an 8 MP selfie shooter with a f/2.0 lens. Coming to the Xiaomi Redmi 6 has a dual camera setup on the rear, with a primary 12-megapixels camera which has a f/2.2 aperture and secondary 5- megapixels with f/2.2 lens. Up front, the Redmi 6 holds a 5 megapixels selfie camera.

Processor: Asus Zenfone Max (M1) vs Xiaomi Redmi 6

The new Asus ZenFone Max M1 comes with a Snapdragon 430 SOC with Adreno 505 GPU. Talking about the Redmi 6, it is powered by the MediaTek Helio P22 SOC which comes with PowerVR GE8320 GPU.

RAM and Storage: Asus Zenfone Max (M1) vs Xiaomi Redmi 6

Asus ZenFone Max M1 comes only in a 3 GB RAM with 32 GB storage variant, whereas the Redmi 6 comes in 2 variants. One with 3 GB RAM with 32 GB storage and 3 GB RAM with 64 GB storage variants. Both the smartphones feature a dedicated microSD card slot for the further expansion of the storage.

Battery and Charging: Asus Zenfone Max (M1) vs Xiaomi Redmi 6

The Asus ZenFone Max M1 is backed by the massive 4000 mAh battery. Xiaomi Redmi 6, on the other hand, has a 3000 mAh battery.  As the Asus Zenfone Max runs on the stock android, we can expect better battery backup on the device compared to the Redmi 6.

Android OS: Asus Zenfone Max (M1) vs Xiaomi Redmi 6

The Max M1 runs Google’s Android 8.0 Oreo with the company’s own ZenUI 5 skin on top. While the Xiaomi’s Redmi 6 runs on MIUI custom OS designed by Xiaomi which is based on Android 8.1 Oreo.

Price: Asus Zenfone Max (M1) vs Xiaomi Redmi 6

Asus’ Zenfone Max (M1) is priced at Rs 8,999 but will be available at an introductory price of Rs 7,499. The Redmi 6 has been priced at Rs. 7,999 for the 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage variant and Rs. 9,499 for the 4GB RAM/ 64GB inbuilt storage variant, in India.