Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 64GB

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 64GB

Taiwanese computer peripheral manufacturer Asus which is known for its wide range of smartphone across price bands, is eye catching in a larger share of the budget segment Smartphones in India’s price-conscious smartphone market with its latest offerings the Asus has launched Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 which can be in order to provide an good compition to the Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi's monopoly in the budget segment Smartphones, the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 made its global debut on April 23. This budget smartphone comes in two variants :–

1.   3 GB of RAM and 32GB storage, and
2.   4GB of RAM and 64GB storage

and the company has also confirmed that a premium 6 GB RAM variant would be added to the portfolio later. The 3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB varients are available on many e-commerce sites like flipkart and amazon etc.

This smartphone is specially designed for Indian consumers the new Zenfone Max Pro M1 has stock Android Oreo operating system, a modern 18:9 aspect ratio screen, dual rear cameras, and a mammoth 5,000 mAh battery.

This smartphone offers a competitive propositions in budget segment, but can it compete with the Redmi Note 5 Pro ? 

So Let's start with it's specs.

Design

So starting from its design,  The new Zenfone Max Pro M1 looks very much similar to other modern budget smartphones like the Redmi Note 5 and Note 5 Pro and it also supports a tall stance due to its 18:9 aspect ratio screen. The front is covered with curved glass that blends seamlessly with the metallic chassis of this smartphone. The back, on the other hand, is made of metal with a patch of plastic work on top and bottom. The back has a fingerprint scanner on the upper middle-centre and a dual-camera set-up on the top-left corner. Interestingly, the phone’s rear camera unit does not bulge out, unlike the Redmi Note 5 Pro, and has a subtle protruding rim to protect the glass. That apart, the back looks bland and has little more to offer.

In terms of usability, the phone feels light weighted, with a tall stance making it easy to hold and is comfortable to carry in the pocket or pouch. However, because of its ultra-wide display, the phone is difficult to operate using one hand.

Display

Now it's time for the display of the smartphone. In terms of display this smartphone supports a 6-inch screen with 18:9 aspect ratio of full HD + (2160 x 1080) resolution. Though an IPS unit, the screen lacks distinctness and has a reflexive nature hampering sunlight legibility. Now it's positive side, The rounded corners of the screen look better than pointed edges. There is no shift in colours when looked from angles and the slim side bezels leave enough space to hold the device without accidentally touching the screen area which is quite a great feature for those who have gone through such conditions.

Camera

Now going for it's Camera, The Zenfone Max Pro M1 is packed with a 13-megapixel primary lens paired with a 5MP wide-angle lens on the back and it has an 8MP shooter camera on the front. Both the front and back cameras are supported by soft LED flashes which makes it easier to take clear images in dark.

In terms of output, the rear camera unit manages to take satisfactory images in daylight conditions. However, the photos taken in low light look grainy with visible noise levels but Unfortunately, there is no manual mode to tweak the settings and the built-in night mode requires steady hands to take good photo shots. The camera do support portrait and beauty modes. The portrait mode, just like Redmi Note 5 Pro, it manages to take photos with enhanced blur and no artificial artefacts or hallows around the object. The beauty mode is quite low than as found in Asus’s other budget devices. Now Speaking of the video quality, This phone's resolution maxes out at 720p only and the quality is sub-relevant.

The Zenfone Max Pro relies on the Snapdragon Camera app, which is not so great as compared to the camera app found in ZenUI. However, the app has been custom-tuned to make it easier to understand and use.

Performance and battery

The Zenfone Max Pro M1 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor, which is an octa-core System on a chip (SOC) built on a 14 nanometre (NM) process. The phone boots up with Android Oreo 8.1 operating system out of the box, with only a few Asus apps pre-installed which is quite acceptable.

This phone performs consistently with no signs of lagging. The user interface ( UI ) looks quite impressive and the phone is quite capable of handling power-intensive apps without breaking sweat. The phone keeps the thermals in control as well while using power-intensive tasks for extended hours. It does get warm but not so much as to make phone unstable which is quite a common due to it's sleek design .

In terms of Battery The phone supports a 5000mAh battery that keep it running for more than a day and a half. Even with exhaustive use, which involves online video streaming and continuous multiplayer online gaming, the phone manages to go for one full day before asking for charging again.

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