During the Max Pro: Game Zone event last June 30, 2018 at the SM City North EDSA Annex ASUS has announced that the release of the 4GB/64GB RAM/ROM variant of the ZenFone Max Pro M1.
Currently, the it’s the 3GB/32GB RAM/ROM variant that’s out in the market which can be purchased from Lazada right now. So it’s surprising that the Taiwanese brand has announced the release of this variant this early.
The ZenFone Max Pro 4GB + 64GB variant will be available nationwide for pre-order starting June 30 until July 22, 2018, with an exclusive pre-order bundle of a JBL T450BT Headset and ZenFone Max Pro Clear Case all worth 3,698 php.
If you want to pre-order the unit, you have to drop by any ASUS or ZenFone Concept Store, Kiosk and accredited multi-brand store nationwide.
Here’s the rundown of the specs:
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| Model number | ZB602KL | |
| SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
64-bit octa-core CPU (8 x Kryo 260 cores) Adreno 509 GPU 14nm FinFET (Low Power Plus) power-saving technology |
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| RAM* | 4GB LPDDR4 | |
| Storage* | 64GB EMCP | |
| Wireless Connectivity | LTE
WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n, 2.4GHz with Wi-Fi Direct Bluetooth 4.2 (with aptX) |
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| Display | 5.99-inch Full HD+ (2160 x 1080) Full-View IPS Panel,
450nits maximum brightness 1500:1 contrast ratio 85% NTSC color gamut 83% screen-to-body ratio, 2.5D arc glass panel |
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| Cameras | Rear | Main rear camera:
16MP, F2.0, 80 degree view angle 25.8mm equivalent focal length in 35mm film camera Omnivision 16880 sensor with Phase Detection AF 5 element lens
Second camera / senor: 5MP Secondary dedicated depth sensing camera for accurate bokeh effects |
| Front | 8MP, F2.0, 85.5 degree view angle
26mm equivalent focal length in 35mm film camera 5 element lens |
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| Flashes | Rear and front Soft-light LED flashes | |
| Video recording (Rear camera) | 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) video recording
1080p FHD video recording at 30 / 60fps 720p HD video recording at 30 fps Still photo shooting while recording video capability |
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| Audio | 5 magnet speaker
NXP smart amplifier |
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| SIM / Memory card support | Triple-tray card Support:
Tray 1: 4G Nano SIM* / Tray 2: 3G Nano SIM* / Tray 3: microSD card up to 256GB *Only one 4G and another 3G data connection supported simultaneously |
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| Wired Connectivity | USB 2.0 Micro USB
3.5 mm combo audio jack |
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| GPS | GPS, AGPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| Construction | Metal body with 2.5D contoured display glass panel | |
| Biometric Security | Face Unlock, Fingerprint unlock with 5-finger recognition | |
| Battery | 5000 mAh | |
| Dimensions | 159 x 76 x 8.46 mm / 180 grams | |
| Colors | Meteor Silver, Deepsea Black | |
| OS | Pure Android 8.1 Oreo with future upgrade to Android P v9.0 | |
The phone is currently priced at 13,995 php the pre-order period will last until July 22, 2018. For more info, you can check out ASUS Philippines Facebook Page and the ZenTalk Philippines Forum.