Zenfone 3 Max with 16MP primary camera and 4,100 mAh battery set to launch on Nov 9

Asus will announce its Zenfone 3 Max smartphone with a big 4,100 mAh battery on November 9. 

Asus Zenfone 3 Max is expected to feature a metal unibody with 2.5D curved glass design. Asus Zenfone 3 Max will be an addition to company’s Zenfone 3 series, which comprises of smartphones such as Asus Zenfone 3, Zenfone 3 Ultra and Zenfoen 3 Deluxe. The battery the Zenfone 3 Max is said to provide 38 days of standby time and 17 hours of talktime. Asus Zenfone 3 Max will support reverse charging and will double up as a power bank to charge other devices as well. It will support 4G VoLTE.

Asus Zenfone 3 Max will feature a 5.2-inch full HD display. It is said to be powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 with Adreno 505 graphics performance. It will come with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal memory (expandable up to 128GB via microSD card). Asus is expected to launch another variant of Zenfone 3 Max on the basis of storage.

Asus Zenfone 3 Max will sport a 16MP primary camera with PDAF, laser autofocus and f/2.0 aperture. The front camera is 8MP and comes with Beautification modes. Both front and rear camera will be able to shoot videos in Full HD resolution. Asus Zenfone 3 Max will feature a rear fingerprint scanner. It will support wi-fi 802.11 b/g/n, wi-fi Direct, Bluetooth v4.1, GPS and AGPS.

Asus Zenfone 3 Max will run Android v6.0.1 Marshmallow with ZenUI 3.0 OS on top. It is a dual SIM smartphone that comes with a hybrid SIM slot. It supports micro and nano SIM cards. The Zenfone 3 Max will be available in titanium gray, glacial silver and sand gold colour variants.

Asus will be pricing the Zenfone 3 Max the 5.5-inch version between Rs 15,000 - Rs 20,000. That looks quite appealing as well. For consumers looking to buy an Android Smartphone with a long lasting battery and decent hardware, the Asus Zenfone 3 Max is one great option. Asus will be launching the phone in India on 9th November 2016 and they might just launch a 5.2-inch variant as well for the device with similar specifications at a lower price point. The key here for Asus will be a pricing of the Zenfone 3 Max.