Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi launched its Mi Play smartphone in India today. The smartphone is the first in Xiaomi’s Play series and comes with a waterdrop-shaped notch. Although there is no word on its India price or availability as of now, we expect it to be launched here soon, considering that India is a very important market for Xiaomi. The company is expected to launch the device in the budget segment of the Indian smartphone market – where it has most of its success since it forayed into the market.
So, we decided to compare it a recently launched smartphone – Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 – which has garnered a lot of appreciation for its powerful specifications and brilliant overall performance. Although it is being called a ‘big battery’ smartphone, Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 has a beautiful design, comes with clutter-free stock Android experience and offers good cameras too.
Here, we compare Xiaomi Mi Play smartphone to Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 (review) so that you can decide whether to wait for Xiaomi’s new offering or to waste no time and buy the Asus smartphone. Check out our comparison here:
Display
Xiaomi Mi Play: 5.84-inch full-HD+ display with 19:9 aspect ratio.
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2: 6.3-inch full-HD+ display with 19:9 aspect ratio.
Processor
Xiaomi Mi Play: Octa-core MediaTek Helio P35 processor.
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2: Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor.
Primary camera
Xiaomi Mi Play: Dual rear camera setup with 12MP and 2MP sensors.
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2: 13MP+12MP dual rear cameras.
Selfie camera
Xiaomi Mi Play: 8MP front-facing snapper.
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2: 13MP sensor selfie camera.
RAM and storage
Xiaomi Mi Play: 4GB RAM and 64GB onboard storage.
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2: 3GB/4GB/6GB of RAM and 32GB/64GB of inbuilt storage.
Support for microSD card
Xiaomi Mi Play: Up to 256GB.
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2: Up to 2TB.
Battery
Xiaomi Mi Play: 3,000mAh battery.
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2: 5,000mAh battery.
Operating system
Xiaomi Mi Play: MIUI 10 based on Android 8.1 Oreo.
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2: Android 8.1 Oreo.
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