Asus just launched an affordable Smartphone with impressive specs and features in the India Market, this is the ZenFone Max Pro M1. It’s Asus’ first stock Android phone. Launched to target the India Market along with Xiaomi’s.
Many companies are currently focusing on the India Markets but companies such as Xiaomi has taken over the competition although, other competitors such as Samsung Mobile is taking a huge share from the sells of their products in the country.
The Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1 comes with a 6-inch LCD screen display with high 2160 x 1080 screen resolution. It is a mid-ranger phone that is powered by Snapdragon 636 processor and support facial recognition.
Asus ZenFone Max Pro (M1) – Specifications
*. Screen Display: 6-inch (2160×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
*. Processor: 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU
*. RAM: 4GB / 6GB
*. Storage: 32GB / 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
*. OS: Android 8.0 (Oreo)
*. Camera:
– Back camera: 16MP rear camera with LED Flash, PDAF, secondary camera with wide-angle lens
– Front camera: 16MP front-facing camera with soft LED flash
*. Fingerprint sensor: YES
*. Face unlock: YES
*. Network and connectivity: 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASSDual SIM (nano + nano)
*. Others: 5-magnet speaker, NXP Smart Amp
*. Battery: 5000mAh capacity
As per-the-company’s press release;
“India remains a key market for our smartphone business and we wanted India to be one of the first countries to receive our brand new ZenFone Max Pro,” said Mr. Shen. “We are proud to be working with Qualcomm Technologies to make ZenFone Max Pro one of the most powerful yet battery-efficient smartphones for all Indian consumers to enjoy.”
Larry Paulson, President & Vice President, Qualcomm India joined Mr. Shen on stage to add, “Qualcomm Technologies shares the ASUS commitment to exceptional design and quality, With the launch of ZenFone Max Pro, powered by the Snapdragon 636 Mobile Platform, ASUS has brought together an ideal balance of exceptional battery life, outstanding performance and consumer value.”
The phone arrives in an exquisite design featuring a stylish 180g-light metal body with diamond-cut edges and 2.5D-curved display glass, and is available in Deep-sea Black and Meteor Silver colors.
There’s a face unlock feature combined with rear mounted fingerprint sensor that unlocks the phone in an instant. ZenFone Max Pro comes with two SIM slots supporting 4G LTE speeds up to 150Mbps, and an additional microSD slot to expand storage by up to 2TB.
The new ZenFone comes with 16-megapixel and 5-megapixel dual rear cameras with 16-megapixels front camera and supports bokeh effect for portraits. The phone comes in different models; 3GB RAM / 32GB SSD priced at 10,999 rupees ($165.25) and the 4GB RAM / 64GB SSD priced at 12,999 rupees ($195.30). The availability is on the 3rd of May, to be launched exclusively on Flipkart.