Among the latest additions of 2018 are the ASUS ZenFone Max M2 and its big brother ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 that has been announced in Russia in the past few days and today in India.
These are two mid-range smartphones that we have already talked about in the recent weeks, they come with a big batteries and a low prices, both phones runs stock Android 8.1 (Oreo), which is upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) in January.
ASUS ZenFone Max M2
Starting from the cheapest, the ZenFone Max M2 has a modern design. It packs a 6.26-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch, and it’s powered by Snapdragon 632 SoC with up to 4GB of RAM, has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for capturing depth information in portrait shots and an 8-megapixel camera on the front, both the LED flash.
It has a metal back with plastic finish on the top and the bottom, comes with dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots, Dual 4G VoLTE, rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and a 4000mAh battery.
ASUS Zenfone Max M2 (ZB633KL) specifications
- 6.3-inch (1520×720 pixels) HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display
- 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 632 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
- 3GB LPDDR3 RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB LPDDR3 RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory upto 2TB with microSD
- Android 8.1 (Oreo)
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.8 aperture, EIS, secondary 2MP camera
- 8MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture, LED flash
- Fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, NXP Smart Amp, FM radio
- Dimensions: 158.41×76.28×7.70mm; Weight: 160g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS
- 4000mAh battery
Question of prices and colors, ASUS ZenFone Max M2 is on sale in black, blue and gold at a list price starting from (about $ 194).
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ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2
Let’s move on to the superior model, definitely more interesting for both design and features. ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 frontally is almost indistinguishable from its younger brother. We find ourselves in the same proportions as regards displays and frames, including trapezoidal notch. But In place of the metal there is a glass back panel.
The Max Pro M2 has a 6.3-inch FHD+ display with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection, it’s powered by Snapdragon 660 with 4GB of RAM, has a 12-megapixel rear camera along with a 5-megapixel secondary camera and a 13-megapixel front camera, both with LED flash.
It has a glass back, rear mounted fingerprint sensor, dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots, Dual 4G VoLTE support and a 5000mAh battery, but it still has micro USB port without fast charging.
ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M2 (ZB31KL) specifications
- 6.26-inch (2280 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 display with 94% NTSC Color Gamut, 450 cd/m2 brightness, 1500: 1 contast ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection
- Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 512 GPU
- 3GB LPDDR4X RAM with 32GB Storage, 4GB / 6GB LPDDR4X RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory upto 2TB with microSD
- Android 8.1 (Oreo)
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- 12MP rear camera with LED flash, Sony IMX486 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, 1.25μm pixel size, PDAF, EIS, Pro Mode, secondary 5MP camera
- 13MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture, LED flash
- Fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, NXP Smart Amp, 5-magnet speaker
- Dimensions: 157.9×75.5×8.5mm; Weight: 175g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS
- 5000mAh battery
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 is available for pre-order with prices starting at (about $ 269) in the colors black, blue and gold.
It was looking so good until “has micro USB port without fast charging”. The end.
What’s more disappointing is that it has only Wi-Fi b/g/n! At least the Pro version should have had Wi-Fi a/c.
Phones at the same price, and some below, have a/c! What a let down.