Asus Zenfone Max is a lower mid range dual sim Android smartphone. The key highlight of the device is its massive 5000 mAh battery. The device can be used as power bank for charging other smartphones. The price of Zenfone Max in India is Rs. 9,999. For this price, it is one of the best value for money smartphone if you are looking for a smartphone with good battery life. This Zenfone Max review is segregated by questions and answers. This includes features and specifications, advantages and disadvantages and few simple tips.
Asus Zenfone Max Review and FAQ
What are the box content of Asus Zenfone Max?
Box content of Zenfone Max includes Handset, user manual and warranty card, charger, USB to microUSB cable, USB OTG cable.
How is the design and build quality of Zenfone Max?
The device looks very similar to previous Zenfone 2 smartphones. The dimensions of the device are 77.5mm*156mm*10.55mm. The thickness at its thinnest edge is 5.2mm. This smartphone weighs 202 grams. Unlike Zenfone 2, the volume and power buttons are placed in the right side of the device. The device comes with surrounding metal like edge which gives style factor to Zenfone Max.
What are the different colour options available?
Zenfone Max is available in two colour variants. One is Pure White with an elegant eggshell texture and another one is Osmium Black with the look and feel of embossed leather.
What is display size and quality? Does it has any protecting glass cover?
Zenfone Max sports 5.5 inch HD (1280×720 pixels) IPS display screen. The viewing angles and colours reproduction are good. Even brightness of the device also decent but not great. If you are used to high ppi density display screens, you might observe bit of pixalation. As far as screen protection, it has Corning Gorilla Glass 4 with fingerprint and smudge-resistant oleophobic coating.
How is the performance? Does Zenfone Max has any heating issue?
Zenfone Max is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC with 2GB of RAM. The device has 16GB of internal storage in which 10GB is user available. It also supports microSD card. The internals are very similar to Zenfone Laser. In general usage, i have not faced any lag while switching between the apps or opening a app. The gaming performance too decent. In my usage, I have not faced any heating issue.
How is the camera performance?
Asus Zenfone Max houses 13 megapixel, f2.0 aperture rear camera with dual tone LED flash. There is also a laser auto focus for quick focus on the object. The performance of camera in outdoor condition is good. In indoor and low light performance with auto settings is average. However, if you play with manual settings, it takes decent images. The device also has 5MP, f/2.0-aperture camera with 85̊ wide-viewing angle. It does take decent images.
What is the battery capacity of Zenfone Max? Does it has fast charging?
Zenfone Max comes with huge 5000 mAh battery. There is no fast charger out of the box. The bundled charger takes around 5 hours to charge completely. The battery life on this device is excellent. With my regular usage, I got more than 2 days of battery life with 4G/3G enabled all the time. The standby time also excellent.
Can I use Zenfone Max as power bank?
Yes. You can use this device as power bank. Asus has bundled OTG cable along with the box.
What are the connectivity features of this dual sim Zenfone smartphone?
The connectivity features of the device includes 4G(on sim 1 only), 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB.
What are different sensors available in Zenfone Max?
Accelerator,E-Compass,Proximity sensor,Hall sensor,Ambient light sensor.
What are the pros and cons of Zenfone Max?
Pros:
- Excellent battery life.
- Decent performance and software.
- Decent build quality.
- Ability to use the device as power bank.
Cons:
- Bundled charger does not support fast charging.
- Display could have been better.
- Feels bit heavy in hand.
- No Android 6.0 out of the box.
How to download PC suite for Zenfone Max?
There are 2 ways through which you can install Asus PC suite for Zenfone Max. One through directly from your phone. That is connect your device to PC. New drives shows up. Click and install the PC suite. Another way through directly downloading from official support page. You can read more on this in my previous post how to download Asus Zenfone PC suite.
How to use Zenfone max as modem?
You can use Zenfone Max as modem through USB tethering, Wi-Fi hotspot and through Bluetooth tethering. I have detailed post on this with title How to use Zenfone as modem.
How to capture screenshot on Zenfone Max?
I already covered it in previous post. You can refer to it here.
When Zenfone Max will get Android 6.0 Marshmallow update?
As per the recent announcement from Asus, Android 6.0 update for Zenfone Max will start from March 2016. You can read more about this here.
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