Two smart phones, Asus Zenfone Lenovo Vibe Max and K4 Note, together began to enliven the smartphone market in Indonesia since Wednesday (23/03/2016). Priced selling price of about $ 2 million, or who should be the choice?
The presence of Max Asus Zenfone first announced around August 2015. Using super large capacity battery, 5000mAh, this phone can change functions like a POWERBANK can charge other devices via microUSB connector available.
While Lenovo Vibe Note K4 was introduced in January 2016. This phone brings 'TheaterMax' and Dolby Atmos as a flagship feature, which will provide a different experience for gamers or movieholic. Because the alloy through K4 Vibe Note plus ANT VR, users can play games or watch movies through virtual screen width of up to 100 degrees.
Design & Display
Asus Zenfone Lenovo Vibe Max ZC550KL and K4 Note basically using plastic material for wrapping the body. In ZenFone Max, present frame metal effect that 'holds' the veil back with the impression leather material. While Lenovo completes the back of the handset with fingerprint sensor or fingerprint scanner.
Based on the dimensions, Asus Zenfone Max has a body slightly thicker and higher than the Lenovo Vibe K4 Note (156 x 77.5 x 10.55 mm appeal 153.7 x 9.1 x 76.5 mm).
Continue to the side of the screen, both phones are equally brings a 5.5 inch IPS LCD screen. But Lenovo Vibe K4 Note presents a higher resolution, full HD (1080 x 1920 pixel, 401ppi) compared ZenFone Max screen display with HD (720 x 1280 pixels, 267ppi). Both are protected by layers of security, Gorilla Glass 3 in Vibe K4 Note and Gorilla Glass 4 at ZenFone Max.
Hardware & Cameras
Asus Zenfone Max is one phone that is not powered Asus 'Intel'. This smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 quad-core 1.2 GHz plus Adreno 306 graphics and 2GB of RAM. While Lenovo Vibe K4 Note is powered by MediaTek MT6754 processor 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 octa-core 1.5 GHz and 3GB of RAM.
For the internal memory, the Lenovo Vibe K4 Note and Asus Zenfone equally present Max 16GB capacity with expansion via microSD card (up to 128GB in K4 at ZenFone Note or 64GB Max).
Further to the camera sector. Both Lenovo and Asus are equally present 13MP main camera plus a 5MP selfie camera in Vibe K4 Note and ZenFone Max, but with different details.
ZenFone Max brings a 13MP main camera f / 2.0 with laser autofocus, digital zoom, face detection and geo tagging. The camera can record 1080p video at 30fps or 720p @ 60fps. For photos selfie, selfie 5MP camera present wide angle of 85 degrees.
Meanwhile, Lenovo Vibe K4 Note 13MP main camera equipped with f / 2.2 with Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF), dual-tone LED flash, geo tagging and face detection. This camera can also record 1080p video at 30fps. While at the front side of the handset comes selfie camera 5MP f / 2.2.
Connectivity & Batteries
Equally entered in the category of dual SIM phone 4G LTE, both Lenovo Vibe K4 Note and Asus Zenfone Max brings connectivity features like in general. Among them there are Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n (a / b / g / n for Vibe K4 Note), Bluetooth v4.0 and microUSB 2.0 port. Stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos technology complements the K4 Note as one of the excellent features that are not present in the ZenFone Max.
For the battery, as the big cell phone battery that can also function as a power bank, equip Asus ZenFone Max with a 5000mAh battery that is predicted to last up to 38 days in stand-by position. While Lenovo Vibe equip K4 Note with a 3300mAh battery with a battery life of up to 11 days in stand-by position.
Selling price Asus Zenfone Lenovo Vibe Max and K4 Note
In Indonesia, Asus Zenfone Max priced selling price of Rp 2,599,000. While Lenovo Vibe K4 Note sold at a price of USD 2,899,000 plus free bonus Kit ANT VR (Virtual Reality).
Conclusion
For highly mobile users with intensive activity, of course, large-capacity battery in the Asus Zenfone Max is very useful. As for video and gaming enthusiasts, Lenovo Vibe Note K4 combined ANT VR will provide a unique experience 'Theater Max'. So the best course depending on user needs.