Comparison of Lenovo Vibe C and ASUS ZenFone Max 16Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

Lenovo Vibe C

ASUS ZenFone Max 16Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Lenovo

ASUS

Phone model

Vibe C

ZenFone Max 16Gb

Year of release

2016

2015

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

144 mm

156 mm

Body width

72 mm

78 mm

Body thickness

9 mm

10.6 mm

Weight

166 g

202 g

Volume

92.73 cm³

128.15 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• White

• Black
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

CPU clock speed

1100 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

2 MB

Processor size

32 bits

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv8

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 304

• Adreno 306

GPU clock speed

400 MHz

400 MHz

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

2 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

533 MHz

533 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

1

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 8 GB

• 16 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

64 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916

Operating system

Operating system

Android 5.1

Android 5.0

Battery

Battery capacity

2300

5000

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Pol

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Adapter output power

• 5 V / 1 A

• 5.2 V / 1 A

Call duration in GSM networks

8 h

38 h

Standby time in GSM networks

240 h

914 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

8 h

37 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

240 h

920 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5 in

5 in

Screen resolution

854 x 480 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

196 ppi

267 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.779

1.778

Screen brightness

450 cd/m²

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

13 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

4096 x 3072 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Dual LED

Photomatrix model

Toshiba T4K37

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

4.69 x 3.52 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.145 μm

Crop factor

7.38

Aperture

f/2

Number of lens elements

5

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Digital image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 pixels

2981 x 1677 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Aperture

f/2

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

Alternating

SIM card type

Default + micro SIM

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

TD-SCDMA support

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz

LTE-Advanced support

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 4

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0 + EDR

A2DP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• EDR

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108 МГц

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.27 W/kg