ASUS launches ZenFone Max Pro M1 (ZB602KL) with Pure Android in the Philippines!

Right on schedule, ASUS launched the ZenFone Max Pro M1 in the Philippines in partnership with Lazada.

Meet ZenFone Max Pro M1 (ZB601KL)

Related: ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 Unboxing and First Impressions

The ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 is the latest "bang for the buck" mid-range grade smartphone of the Taiwanese company for mobile gamers.

Dual cameras at the back!

It features a metal construction and frame with polycarbonate top, 5.99-inch FHD+ 18:9 screen with 1500:1 contrast ratio, 450 nits brightness, and smaller looking bezels versus traditional 16:9 phones.

Under the hood, it loads with the 14 nm 64-bit Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz and Adreno 509 GPU. It's the same configuration found on the higher-end ZenFone 5 priced at PHP 19,995.

The ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 version we will get is the one with speedy 3GB LPDDR4 RAM and 32GB EMCP ROM.

The main highlight of this device is it will be powered by 5,000mAh of battery w/ fast charging support. According to ASUS, it has up to 12 hours straight gaming and a total of 2.4 hours charging time.

It also has dual camera setup at the back. It features a 13MP f/2.2 OV16880 sensor + 5MP depth sensor w/ PDAF and LED flash.

As expected, it'll come with a "natural looking" depth of field bokeh mode. It also has auto scene detection which can automatically switch to HDR, portrait, landscape, sports, flowers, backlight, candlelight sunset, night, beach, and snow settings.

It also has 1080p 60 fps and 4K 30 fps video recording support at the back.

For selfies, it has an 8MP f/2.0 w/ 85.5-degree wide-angle lens and softlight LED flash.

ASUS also added a face unlock tech, fingerprint sensor at the back, 5-magnet speaker, NXP Smart Amp, WiFi 802.11 ac, 4G LTE w/ VoLTE, Bluetooth 4.2 w/ aptX, OTG, GPS, A-GPS, and dedicated dual SIM slots.

This phone also boots with PURE Android 8.1 Oreo OS out of the box. ASUS also promised a future upgrade to Android P.

ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 (ZB602KL) Specs

Display: 5.99-inch FHD+ IPS 2160 x 1080 resolution w/ 2.5D curved glass at 403 ppi

CPU: 1.8GHz 64-bit Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor

GPU: Adreno 509

RAM: 3GB LPDDR4

ROM: 32GB EMCP expandable via microSD card slot up to 256GB (dedicated)

Back Camera: 13MP f/2.2 OV16880 sensor + 5MP depth sensor w/ PDAF and LED flash

Selfie Camera: 8MP f/2.0 w/ 85.5-degree wide-angle lens and softlight LED flash

Battery: 5,000mAh w/ fast charging

OS: Android 8.1 Oreo

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 ac, 4G LTE w/ VoLTE, Bluetooth 4.2 w/ aptX, OTG, GPS, A-GPS, dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: Fingerprint scanner, face unlock, 5-magnet speaker, NXP Smart Amp, Colors: deepsea black, meteor silver

Dimensions: 159 x 76 x 8.46 mm

Weight: 180 g

Price: PHP 9,995

The ZenFone Max Pro M1 (ZB602KL) with 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM is priced at just PHP 9,995!

It will be on pre-order starting to tomorrow June 8 at Lazada Philippines. Actual selling will start on June 25.

What do you think guys?