The Taiwanese firm Asus has announced a new range of smartphones, of which only confirmed the international release for the Asus Zenfone Max. We are facing a tablet phone midrange, which is particularly remarkable for its huge battery of no less than 5,000 milliamps, to not have to worry about always with the plug by hand. It also has a complete pair of cameras, quad-core processor with 64-bit architecture, is connected to LTE networks and comes standard with Android Lollipop. We tell you all about the Asus Zenfone Max.
Display and Design
As we advance, the Asus Zenfone Max falls in the category of tablet phone or phablet, but rather it is on the border. His panel is an IPS and has a diagonal of 5.5 inches, a large size but is increasingly common in all types of phones. The resolution, however, stays at 1,280 x 720 pixels and a density of 267 dots per inch. Although the screen does not have the most advanced configuration, Asus wanted to protect it with a sheet of glass resistant Corning Gorilla Glass 4, a highly resistant to all kinds of aggression material.
Asus still committed to a design in line with what we already know by Zenfone range. The Asus Zenfone Max has a matte black casing tone, combined with a lighter side frame and a front with the texture of concentric circles classic brand. They have not offered details about the measures, but considering that your battery is so broad, we cannot expect a thin and light mobile precisely.
Camera and Multimedia
The Asus Zenfone Max integrates a couple of fairly complete cameras. The rear sensor has 13 megapixels of resolution and features an autofocus system assisted by laser. Besides the usual functions, such as video recording FullHD or HDR mode, the Asus Zenfone Max also features a two-tone flash and a lens with f/2.0. The front camera has 5 megapixel resolutions and takes a wide angle lens covering an angle of 85 degrees to take selfies without anyone getting cut.
Asus has not given any details about the multimedia capabilities of the new Asus Zenfone Max, but in the case of a mobile Android can expect broad support for multiple formats, recording system/voice dictation and the usual built-in speaker.
Power, memory and operating system
The Asus Zenfone Max integrates a processor with 64-bit support, but this is a mid-range chip. We talked about the Snapdragon 410, a model consisting of four Cortex A53 cores running at 1.2 Ghz frequency and are accompanied by a GPU Adreno 306. In this case RAM stays at reasonable 2 GB and basic storage capacity it is 8 Gb, but there will be another model with 16 Gb. In any case has a slot for MicroSD (up to 128 GB) and 5 GB free cloud Asus.
The Asus Zenfone Max comes standard with Android 5.0 Lollipop and Asus ZenUI 2.0, the visual layer of the brand with a very attractive design and practical widgets. Android 5.0 is a delivery that has already been somewhat obsolete, so we hope it will soon upgrade to Android 5.1 because this version contains a solution to some crashes.
Connectivity and autonomy
The Asus Zenfone Max has a profile connections with everything needed to perform common tasks such as connecting to the Internet, using Google Maps or send files without using wires. It connects to 3G or 4G mobile networks, carries a WiFi port and creates a WiFi area. It also integrates a Bluetooth 4.0, GPS antenna, wireless microUSB port and headphone jack. Asus also adds the ability to insert two SIM cards to carry two phone lines in the same terminal.
Autonomy is definitely the strength of the Asus Zenfone Max, with a battery of 5,000 milliamps and technical profile midrange, predicts a very long autonomy. However, Asus has not offered specifics about the length, but we can be sure that exceed the usual times.
Availability and opinions
The Asus Zenfone Max will be launched to the international market, so hope to see you soon in Europe, but we have to wait until September, when Asus is planning the official launch. The price has not said anything, but the Taiwanese company usually offers quite reasonable prices, especially if it is a midrange as in this case.
The Asus Zenfone Max is an excellent choice facing the intermediate segment, mainly due to its huge battery of 5,000 milliamps. Manufacturers strive to create new systems of savings for maintaining maximum battery life, but with increasingly thin phones cannot have everything. Asus fixes him with a large battery that offers excellent results we expect. It also highlights his pair of cameras and the use of a chip with 64-bit architecture.