ASUS ZenFone Max Plus vs OPPO F5 Youth: Mindrange Domination

Two of the hottest phones right now are the ASUS ZenFone Max Plus and the OPPO F5 Youth. Both handsets come in the same mid-range segment with the former being marketed as the battery king while the the latter being pegged as the more affordable version of the OPPO F5. Respectively, the handsets come with an asking price of Php 11,995 and Php 12,990. Let's try to pit their specs sheet against each other to help you decide what to get on your next smartphone purchase.

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ASUS ZenFone Max Plus vs OPPO F5 Youth

 

ASUS ZenFone Max Plus vs OPPO F5 Youth

Display, Processor, RAM

The ASUS ZenFone Max Plus has a smaller form factor than the OPPO F5 Youth. The Zenfone Max Plus touts a 5.7-inch FHD+ panel in contrast to OPPO F5 Youth's 6-inch FHD+ screen. The ASUS ZenFone Max Plus is the company's first ever handset to sport an 18:9 aspect ratio while the OPPO F5 Youth succeeds the OPPO F5 under the company’s portfolio.

In terms of internals, the ASUS ZenFone Max Plus ticks with an older chipset, the MediaTek MT6750T; while the OPPO F5 Youth boasts the MediaTek MT6763T aka Helio P23 SoC. Both chipsets are powered by octa-core processors but the OPPO F5 Youth comes with faster clock speed of up to 2.5GHz. It also comes with a newer GPU, the Mali-G71.

Talking about memory, the ASUS ZenFone Max Plus is loaded with a beefier 4GB of RAM compared to the 3GB of RAM of the OPPO F5 Youth.

Camera

When it comes to the camera, the ASUS ZenFone Max Plus shades the OPPO F5 Youth with its dual rear camera module - 16MP f/2.0 + 8MP f/2.4 wide angle. OPPO F5 Youth, on the other hand, has 13MP rear shooter with f/2.2 aperture. However, it edges the ASUS ZenFone Max Plus in the selfie department with its 16MP sensor, f/2.0 aperture and AI Beauty Technology.

Battery

The ASUS ZenFone Max Plus is dubbed as the "Battery King" by the company due to the fact that it packs the biggest battery (so far) in a phone with 18:9 aspect ratio - that's 4130 mAh to be exact. On the other hand, the OPPO F5 Youth is powered by a decent 3200 mAh battery.

Price

The ASUS ZenFone Max Plus is more affordable at Php 11,995 while the OPPO F5 Youth is not far at Php 12,990. Both phones are now available in your selected gadgets store nationwide.

As usual, I will not say who wins between these phones, I pass the judgment on you based on the given facts above. But if you wish me to answer that query, you can hit me at @pinoymetrogeek anywhere in social media.
 

ASUS ZenFone Max Plus (M1)

OPPO F5 Youth

5.7-inch Full View FHD+ display, 1080 x 2160p at 424ppi

6.0-inch Full Screen FHD+ LTPS TFT LCD Display, 1080 x 2160p at 402ppi

2.5D curved glass

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Protection

MediaTek MT6750T chipset

MediaTek Helio P23 (MT6763T) SoC

1.5GHz octa-core Cortex-A53 processor

2.5GHz octa-core Cortex-A53

Mali-T860MP2 GPU

Mali-G71 MP2 GPU

4GB RAM

3GB RAM

32GB Internal memory

32GB Internal memory

microSD card, up to 256GB

microSD card, up to 256GB

16MP Rear camera f/2.0 + 8MP f/2.4; wide angle, AF, LED Flash, 1080p at 30fps video recording

13MP Rear Camera f/2.2; PDAF, LED Flash, 1080p at 30fps video recording

8MP Front cam f/2.0, Portrait Mode, Screen Flash

16MP Selfie cam f/2.0, AI Beauty, Screen Flash

4G LTE, 3G and 2G

4G LTE, 3G, and 2G

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, Hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi Direct, Hotspot

Bluetooth 4.2

Bluetooth 4.2

GPS, A-GPS

GPS, A-GPS

FM Radio

FM Radio

microUSB 2.0, USB OTG

microUSB 2.0, USB OTG

3.5mm Audio Jack

3.5mm Audio Jack

Fingerprint sensor

Fingerprint sensor

Facial unlock

Face unlock

Android 7.0 Nougat with Zen UI 4.0

Android 7.1 Nougat with Color OS 3.2

152.6 x 73 x 8.8 mm at 160 grams

156.5 x 76 x 7.5 mm at 152 grams

4130 mAh battery

3200 mAh Battery

Deepsea Black, Azure Silver, Sunlight Gold

Black and Gold

Php 11,995 Official Price in the Philippines

Php 12,990 Official Price in the Philippines

 

 

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