Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 with Snapdragon 660 SoC & Gorilla Glass 6

[Amitav Sengupta]

ASUS India has now launched the successor Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 in the Indian market. After the stupendous success of Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1, the company has been on watch for a while.

Apart from Zenfone Max Pro M2, the Taiwanese multinational has launched another smartphone Asus ZenFone Max M2. For a while, let us concentrate our discussion exclusively on Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2. Starting from premium design to powerful chipset, the handset has got the best specs to give counter RealMe and Xiaomi.

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ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 Specifications:

Regarding specifications, Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 sports a 6.26-inch Full HD+ screen with a notch on the top of the 19:9 aspect ratio display. The screen has 2280x1080 pixel resolution with 450 nits brightness. As per the company, the latest handset features the Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection.

The handset is powered by the powerful 1.95GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset, Adreno 512 GPU (for graphics) and 3GB/4GB/6GB LPDDR4X RAM.

It provides an inbuilt storage space of 32GB/64GB ROM with a dedicated microSD card slot that can be expanded up to 400GB. The three storage variants are as follows – 3GB RAM/32GB ROM, 4GB RAM/64GB ROM and 6GB RAM/64GB ROM and are priced ₹12999, ₹14999, and ₹16999 respectively.

Decent Camera & Mammoth Battery:

Regarding optics, the Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 features a dual-camera setup. With 12-mp primary sensor (f/1.8 aperture) and 5mp depth sensor, this setup also offers 4K video support with EIS. On the front, the smartphone 13mp f/2.0 sensor with LED flash. One can find rear fingerprint sensor and face unlock support as well.

Similar to its predecessor, the Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 is backed by a mammoth 5000mAh battery with 10W charging support. Though one can’t call it a stock Android 8.1 Oreo version, the handset is preloaded with just 3 apps namely Facebook, Instagram and Facebook Messenger. The company claims to provide a confirmed Android 9 Pie upgrade by January 2019.

With respect to connectivity options, it supports dual-SIM VoLTE standby, Bluetooth v 5.0, 3.5mm audio jack, micro USB port and more. Unlike its predecessor, the Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 will be available in two colours – Blue and Titanium.

What’s Your Opinion?

Starting December 18th 12 noon, the latest smartphone will be available for sale on Flipkart portal. As a launch offer, one can expect 10% instant bank discount on Master card for first online payment and complete mobile protection plan worth ₹1299 at just ₹99.

With similar hardware and specs, the Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2 will now take on Realme 2 Pro (₹13990), Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro (₹13999), Xiaomi Mi A2 (₹15999), and Motorola One Power (₹15999). Going by the popularity, one can expect an easy going for the latest launch Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2.

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[Mario D'souza]

@amitav-sengupta

The Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 to go on sale today at 12 noon. There will be a flat ₹1000 instant discount when purchased through HDFC Bank debit and credit cards.

If you are a loyal customer purchasing through Flipkart then you might have already got Axis Bank Buzz credit card. With this, you can get an extra 5% off.

Owing to the presence of Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC and a big battery, the latest handset has got good reviews. And one expects the sale to be a flash mode. Get ready with your blazing internet speed to grab the new budget king.