ASUS Releases the ZenFone Max Pro M1 Budget Phone Starting at $166

On April 23, ASUS officially released its new ZenFone Max Pro M1 smartphone in India.

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In terms of appearances, the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 features a 6.0-inch 18:9 LCD full screen, a three-sectioned design on the back with dual cameras on the left in a vertical layout. The phone also supports fingerprint recognition.

As for its configurations, the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor. The chip is based on a 14nm-process technique. Meanwhile, it adopted the Kryo 260 architecture and eight-core design. The GPU is Adreno 509 with option of 3GB, 4GB, 6GB of RAM, plus 32GB or 64GB of storage. The battery has 5000mAh of capacity and the phone is pre-installed with the native Android 8.1 system.

According to the official sources, the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 supports quick charge. As a result, the high-capacity 5000mAh battery can be fully charged in only two and half hours.

As for its camera, ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 possesses rear dual cameras with 13MP and 5MP sensors, as well as a 8 MP front camera. For the 6GB+64GB version, the rear dual cameras have 16MP and 5MP sensors, along with a 16MP front camera.

Last but not the least, 3GB/32GB version of the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 is set at 11,000 INR ($166), while the 4G/64G version is priced at 13,000 INR ($196), and the 6GB/64GB version with the highest configurations are sold at 15,000 INR ($226).