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  • Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 FAQ Tips and Tricks Cons

    Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 is specially developed for Indian consumer according to Asus.  Max series from Asus is known for having the large capacity battery. Zenfone Max Pro M1 offers a lot more apart from the large battery. Snapdragon 636 processor, dedicate microSD card slot, 18:9 ratio display panel, Dual camera setup, Pure Android and very competitive pricing are the key USP of this device. In this post, let’s have a quick look at Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 FAQ Tips and Tricks and Cons.

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    Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 FAQ Tips and Tricks Cons

    What are the different variants of Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 are available in India? What is the price of Zenfone Max Pro M1 in India?

    Currently. two variants of  Zenfone Max Pro M1 are announced in India. One with 3GB of RAM  and 32GB of internal storage which is priced at Rs.10,999 and other variant has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.

    Does it has dedicated microSD card slot? What type of sim card does it support?

    Yes. It has dedicated microSD card slot. The device supports 2 nano sim cards.

    What are the key specifications of Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1?

    Specification summary:

    • 5.99 inch full HD plus display panel with 18:9 aspect ratio.
    • Android Oreo 8.1
    • Snapdragon 636 SoC.
    • 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage/4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage.
    • 5000 mAh battery with fast charging feature.
    • 13MP and 5MP dual camera setup in the rear.
    • 8 Megapixel front-facing camera.

    What are the pros of Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1

    The merits of Zenfone Max Pro M1 are

    • Good build quality.
    • Best in the class display panel, in the price range.
    • Good performance.
    • Great value for money.
    • True dual sim 4G LTE support.

    How to take the screenshot on Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1?

    To capture screenshot on this device, just press and hold volume down and power button simultaneously. The screenshot will be captured. For detailed steps read how to take a screenshot on Zenfone Max Pro M1.

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    What are the cons of Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1?

    Based on our initial impression, here are the list disadvantages of Zenfone Max Pro M1.

    Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 Cons

    • No corning gorilla glass protection.
    • No Optical or electronic image stabilization for video recording.
    • Front Camera performance is not great.

    These are the most commonly asked question of Zenfone Max Pro M1. We will publish detailed Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 review in the coming days. If you have any queries, please share it in the comment section below.

  • Asus ZenFone 4 Selfie Review- Pros and Cons

    Asus has launched its Zenfone 4 Selfie series smartphones in India couple of weeks ago. The base variant price is Rs.9999 and top variants price is Rs.23,999.  This Asus ZenFone 4 Selfie Review for the base variant.

    Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie

    Asus ZenFone 4 Selfie Review- Pros and Cons

    This Asus ZenFone 4 Selfie Review is divided into pros and cons. Let’s start with the pros and advantages of Zenfone 4 Selfie.

    Asus ZenFone 4 Selfie Pros

    • Design: The device is lightweight and slim.  Smooth Rounded corners give good in hand feel.
    • Camera:  Zefnone 4 Selfie houses 13MP primary camera and a wide-angle 13MP front-facing camera.  The camera interface has a lot of predefined modes to chose from.  For advanced users, the device provides pro mode as well.  The wide angle front facing camera does take nice selfies and the rear camera does fare well considering the price.
    • Decent performance: Zenfone 4 Selfie is powered by Snapdragon 430 with 3GB  of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. In day to day to usage performance is decent. However, this device is not for gamers. The casual games are playable without any issue.
    • Good sound output and call quality: In our testing period, we felt the cellular signal reception and call quality was good. We have not faced any call drops.  Sound output via the speakers was satisfactory.
    • Display: The device sports 5.5 inch 720p HD display panel. The viewing angles, color saturation, and brightness are good. However, sunlight visibility is just average.  Once considering the price, we are happy with the display panel.

    Asus ZenFone 4 Selfie Cons

    Here is the list Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie cons or demerits based on our experience.

    • Battery life and charging time: Battery life optimisation could have been better. In our review period, we were not happy with the battery life and charging time.
    • Slow Android updates.
    •  Occasional stuttering:  While opening apps or browsing through apps, there was a minor lag observed.

  • Asus Zenfone Live Review- Pros and Cons

    There is a lot of options when it comes to sub 10k smartphones. Metal build, respectable camera, good battery life, decent performance are becoming regular in this price segment. Asus Zenfone Live tries to stand out from the crowd with its unique feature of real time live streaming beautification. Here is our Asus Zenfone Live review based on pros and cons.

    Key USP of Zenfone live is the real time live streaming beautification feature. The device has 5 MP front facing camera with 1.4-micron pixels and a selfie flash. This helps Zenfone Live to capture better photos and videos in low light. There is a beautification mode which has the option to set the beautification from 0 to 10. 0 means no beautification and 10 is the highest. When the beautification is applied, it makes the skin smoother and removes blemishes. You can use beautification mode to record videos using the front camera or live streaming on instagram, facebook live or youtube. It is a worthy feature for those who want to look beautiful while doing live broadcasting.

    Asus Zenfone Live Review

    Asus Zenfone Live sports 5 inch display screen with 720p pixels. The viewing angle, brightness, and colors are satisfactory. However, we felt it would have been great if it had full HD display panel.

    It is a dual sim smartphone which supports 4G VoLTE. The hybrid sim card slot on this device can be used for 2 sim cards or 1 sim card with microSD card. Zenfone Live is powered by Snapdragon 400 with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. The SoC is quite dated. For giving an idea, this is the same SoC used on Moto G first generation.  It performs decently in most of the basic tasks. However, there is a noticeable lag while opening apps or playing games.

    Asus Zenfone Live Review-Pros and Cons

    Zenfone Live Pros

    • Light and compact design.
    • Easy to use UI.
    • Decent selfie camera.
    • Real-time live streaming beautification feature.
    • Decent build quality.

    Zenfone Live Cons

    • Dates SoC.
    • No Android 7.0 out of the box.
    • No fingerprint scanner.
    • Average performance.

  • Asus Zenfone 3 Laser Review- Pros and Cons

    Asus Zenfone 3 series smartphone are aesthetically great looking smartphones. Zenfone 3 laser is no exception to it. Main USP of the device is its camera with laser autofocus mechanism which is claim to provide good image quality. Here is our  Asus Zenfone 3 Laser Review based on Pros and Cons.

    Asus Zenfone 3 Laser Review

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    Asus Zenfone 3 Laser has good design and build quality. The all metal unibody design coupled with thin bezels gives a premium feel to the device. There is no textured or fancy design elements in the back. It gives it a clean look and feel. In the same time, it is little slippery as well. So it is better to use backcover with this device.

    5.5 inch full HD display screen on Zenfone 3 laser is decent. It provides good viewing angle, contrast and colour saturation. The brightness is sufficient in most of the scenarios. In bright sunlight, as the screen is bit reflective, visibility is not great.

    Asus Zenfone 3 Laser is powered by Snapdragon 430 SoC with 4GB of RAM and Adreno 505 GPU. Out of the box device runs on Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 and ZenUI 3.0 on top of it. In general usage as well as in gaming we have not faced any issues.  It does provides option to remove some of the preinstalled apps.

    Camera is one of the much talked feature of the device. It sports 13MP primary camera on the rear and 8MP front facing camera. The camera UI has many useful modes such as Auto, ZenFlash, Manual, HDR Pro, Beautification, Super Resolution, Children, Low Light, QR Codes, Close-up etc. There is manual mode as well. In our testing, camera performance was decent.

    Zenfone 3 Laser houses 3000 mAh battery. In our usage, it lasted for full working day. The connectivity features of the device include 4G, VoLTE, WiFi, Bluetooth. The call quality and signal reception was excellent.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Asus Zenfone 3 Laser

    Pros of Zenfone 3 Laser

    • Good design and build quality.
    • Decent camera performance.
    • Highly customisable UI.
    • Decent Display panel.

    Cons of Zenfone 3 Laser

    • Hybrid sim card slot.
    • No USB-C port.
    • Bit overpriced.

     

  • Asus Zenfone 3s Max Review- Stylish Battery monster

    Battery life is one of the major concerns of the smartphones. To fix that there were attempts to ship smartphones with higher battery capacity. But that resulted in heavier and bulkier smartphones. Asus Zenfone 3s Max is exception to this. It comes with massive 5000 mAh battery yet not bulky. It is slimmer and stylish. In this Asus Zenfone 3s Max review we will have a quick look into real time performance of this device along with pros and cons.

    Asus Zenfone 3s Max Review

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    5000 mAh battery coupled with Android Nougat battery optimization, Zenfone 3s Max battery life is excellent. In our testing period we got more than 2 days on regular usage. It can be used as power bank to charge other smartphone as well. Sadly it doesn’t comes with fast charging option.

    Asus Zenfone 3s Max sports 5.2 inch IPS display with 1280×720 pixel resolution. The display panel quality is good. It offers good viewing angles and rich colors.  With thin bezels, overall display panel looks good. However, it would have been great if it had full HD display panel.

    Apart from battery life, another USP of Zenfone 3s Max is it is running on Android 7.o Nougat out of the box. It is rare to see a smartphone running on latest iteration of Android OS out of the box at this  price.  Android 7.0 brings plethora of useful features such as improved notification, split screen, revamped quick toggles etc.

    Asus Zenfone 3s Max is powered by Octa Core Mediatek MT6750 SoC with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. In our usage, phone performance was butter smooth while performing day to day uses. However, while playing graphic intensive games in highest settings, we observed some frame drops.

    Asus Zenfone 3s Max houses 13 megapixel primary camera with dual LED flash and 8MP front facing camera. The focus and shutter speed was fairly fast. Camera results were good in well lit conditions. However, it struggles in low light and indoor lighting conditions.

    Asus Zenfone 3s Max Review Summary

    Zenfone 3s Max target audience are those who wants a compact phone with good battery life without compromising much on the performance. Camera is one section where it fared badly compared to some of the other phones in this price segment.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Asus Zenfone 3s Max

    Pros of Zenfone 3s Max

    • Excellent battery life.
    • Android 7.0 out of the box.
    • Good design and build quality.
    • Excellent call quality and signal reception.
    • Decent display panel.

    Cons of Zenfone 3s Max

    • No fast charge support.
    • Camera performance is average.
    • No 1080p display screen.
    • Fingerprint scanner could have been more accurate.