Asus Zenfone Max with 5.5-inch HD display, 5000mAh battery announced in India, available in October


Asus Zenfone Max

Asus has announced the Zenfone Max, the company’s latest smartphone at the ZenFestival. It packs a 5000mAh battery and has a leather back. It can also be used to charge other devices. The smartphone is just 5.2mm thick, says the company.

Asus Zenfone Max launch

It has a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 410 SoC and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with real-tone LED flash, Laser auto focus and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with 4G connectivity on both.

Asus Zenfone Max (ZC550KL) specifications

  • 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display with Corning gorilla glass 4 protection
  • 1.2 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU
  • 2GB RAM, 8GB / 16GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Zen UI 2.0
  • Dual SIM
  • 13MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, Real Tone flash, Laser Auto Focus
  • 5MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture and 85-degree wide-angle lens
  • 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 5000mAh (non-removable) battery

The Asus Zenfone Max will be available in India sometime in October, but the company has not announced the pricing yet.

Dhruv Bhutani contributed to the report


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