Thursday, June 7, 2018

Unboxing and First Impressions of Asus Newest Battery King Zenfone Max Pro (M1)

Asus got a new Battery King! and it is a beast! Zenfone Max Pro (M1)...



Here is our very quick unboxing video featuring Zenfone Max Pro (M1).






So far it has the same aesthetics and design as that of Zenfone Max M1. Comes with premium executive looks and solid built but still slim even while carrying a 5000mAh Battery. Compared to all glass of some smartphone models, I prefer the metallic built than dual glass for it can withstand a beating.


Yet similar in design but different in some way... Max Pro M1 3.5mm jack is located on the bottom part of the smartphone together with it MicroUSB Port, Speaker and Microphone. The left side lies the Sim card and microSD slot while on the right is Volume rocker and Power/Lock Button. Only a microphone pinhole is located at the top of the device. Fingerprint sensor is located on the back which we also prefer for faster unlocking.


The 6 inch 18:9 Full HD+ Display on the front is really something with nice color reproduction and good contrast, you will really enjoy playing your movies and games on this smartphone. and with bigger battery, guess it time to get ready for that non stop movie marathon or conquer the mobile gaming arena.


Booting it up, we were surprised it started so fast and optimized the system very quick. If you are used to ZenUI, then you might find it different as Zenfone Max Pro uses Stock Android Oreo with Added Unique Features. Yet with Stock Android, the system is more fluid and smooth as we were using the phone and navigating through its UI.


For first impressions, ZenFone Max is a promising Battery King with minimalist design matched with slim profile converging with no frills stock Android, very responsive and optimized plus carrying a massive battery. Featuring Dual Bokeh Camera setup, Zenfone Max Pro is not left out in terms of photography and video. Quite sure people will appreciate the Zenfone Max Pro (M1) for its versatility even demanding consumers will find it as a great choice for their next smartphone buy.

Lazada and Asus launched the ZenFone Max Pro (M1) today. Up for Pre-Order starting price of 9,995 Pesos! Pre-Order Starts on June 8, 2018 (Seems it is already Up, Click on the banner to direct to Product Page)! Ohh Asus is sure is generous as you may get to win a free trip to Europe for Pre-Ordering!

Pre-Order Page


So What you Think Geeks? Quite a steal right? It is just Wow!

ZenFone Max Pro (M1) ZB602KL Specs:
Pure Android™ 8.1 Oreo™
Upgradeable to Android P and Q...
6 inch Full HD+ (2160 by 1080) 18:9 Full View IPS Display
Front 2.5D curved glass display
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 636 Mobile Platform with 14nm, 64-bit Octa-core Processor
Adreno™ 509
LPDDR4X 3GB
eMCP 5.1 32GB Internal storage
Expandable via dedicated MicroSD card supports up to 2TB
Google Drive 100GB free space (1 year)

13MP PDAF F/2.0 Main Rear Camera
LED flash
5MP Second Rear Camera
For depth sensing - Portrait mode
8MP Front Camera
Up to 26mm equivalent focal length in 35mm film camera
85° field of view
Softlight LED flash
Face Recognition unlock
Video Recording
4K UHD (3840 by 2160) video recording for main rear camera
1080p FHD video recording at 30 / 60 fps
720p HD video recording at 30 fps

Dual SIM Dual Standby
4G LTE Cat5 / HSPA+ / 3G / 2G
WLAN 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz
Bluetooth 5.0, HID
GPS, AGPS, GLO, BDS
NFC (market dependent)
MicroUSB port
Sensor
Rear fingerprint sensor, Accelerator, Gyroscope, E-Compass, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor

Audio:
5-magnet loudspeaker
Audio Output
PMIC internal NXP smart amplifier
Microphone
Dual microphones with ASUS Noise Reduction Technology
FM Receiver
FM radio
3.5mm audio jack

Battery
5000mAh capacity with Fast charging (0-100% in 2 hours 42 minutes)
Quoted:
Up to 35 days of 4G standby
Up to 42 hours of 3G talk time
Up to 12 hours of gaming
Up to 20 hours of YouTube playback
Up to 28 hours Wi-Fi web browsing
Power Adapter
Output: 5V 2A 10W
Dimensions:159mm (6.25 inches)76mm x (2.99 inches) x 8.45mm (0.33 inches)
Weight: 180 grams (6.34 ounces)
Color: Meteor Silver, Deepsea Black