Xiaomi Redmi note 5 Pro always create challenge to other mobile brands, because it give more features and performance in low price as compare to others but after launch of Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 , Xiaomi is facing a very big challenge
Asus launch Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 at same price range of Rs15,000 ($200) having more features
Lets compare both
RAM
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro 4 GB
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 (6GB RAM + 64GB)6 GB
Around 50% more RAM than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro. More RAM means more applications can run at the same time, which makes the device faster.
Better Camera Resolution
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro12 MP
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 (6GB RAM + 64GB)16 MP
Around 33% more mega pixels (MP) than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro. More resolution generally means better picture quality, though it's not always necessary.
Bigger Battery
Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro4000 mAh
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 (6GB RAM + 64GB)5000 mAh
Around 25% more Battery Capacity than Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro. With more battery size, device's battery can generally last more time, though it depends on various other factors too.
Design
Dimensions Note 5pro -158.6 x 75.4 x 8.1 mm Asus -159 x 76 x 8.5 mm
Weight Note 5pro 181 g Asus -180 g
Well it is somehow surprising that Asus even have 5000mah battery still it is lighter than Note5pro and you can feel it when take both in your hands
Memory
RAM Note5pro- 4 GB Asus- 6 GB
Internal 64 GB inbuilt 64 GB inbuilt
Card Slot Yes (Hybrid Slot) Yes
Asus have a advantage that you can use SD card, because SD card slot is available in ASUS and expandable upto 2TB
Camera
Note5 Pro - Yes, 12 MP + 5 MP Dual Camera with autofocus
ASUS- Yes, 16 MP + 5 MP Dual Camera with autofocus
Auto focus of ASUS is somehow weak as compare to Note
Dual Camera
Note5Pro Yes
ASUS Yes
Features
Note5Pro- Face detection, Geo tagging, Panorama, Touch to focus
ASUS- Face detection, Geo tagging, Panorama, Touch to focus
Video Recording
Note5Pro- Yes, 1080p @ 30 fps
ASUS- Yes, 4K @ 30 fps
Flash
Dual LED
Dual LED
Front Camera
Note5Pro - Yes, 20 MP with Flash
ASUS- Yes, 16 MP with LED Flash
Camera of Note5pro is different in different country, In Philippines front camera is 13mp where are in India camera is 20MP
so check camera first
Battery
Note5pro - 4000Mah ( last for upto 9 hours continuous use, But after update to 8.1 it reduced to 7 hours
ASUS - 5000mah ( last upto 10+hours continuous use, Standby time is more than 8 and half days which is just awesome
Gaming experience
Asus is way way better than Note5pro as Asus deliver more good graphics compare to note
Note5pro have Gorilla Glass protection but ASUS don't have
Finger print sensor of Note5pro is way better than AUSU
In camera I can't say who is winner, as in some place ASUS is good and some place Note is good
I checked speed test and ram management of both ... I opened same app in both phone in same time and out of 30, 28apps were open faster by ASUS
Ram management of ASUS is way better than Note