If you’d like nothing more than to get your hands on the ASUS ZenFone 5 but don’t have the budget for the P19,995 (roughly $384) Apple iPhone X clone, the Taiwanese company may have an alternative you’ll want to consider.
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VentureBeat reporter and phone leaker Evan Blass (@evleaks on Twitter) has posted a couple of images showing the front and back of the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1. The phone is scheduled to launch in India on April 23 and will be available exclusively through online retailer Flipkart.
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 – SD636, 4GB, microSD, 2 x SIM. pic.twitter.com/vciAybJfLS
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) April 21, 2018
The ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 in blue
In silver. pic.twitter.com/hsKDO9WBU6
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) April 21, 2018
…and now in silver
ASUS and Flipkart earlier announced a groundbreaking partnership that will see the latter handling the sales and marketing side of ASUS’ smartphone business in the country of about 650 million mobile-phone users and over 300 million smartphone users. India is the second-largest smartphone market in the world, next only to China.
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The first phone to come out of the deal is the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1. According to numerous sources, including Evan Blass, the device will carry the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor mated to 4GB or 6GB of RAM. The Snapdragon 636 is the platform used by the ASUS ZenFone 5, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro (in India), and Meizu E3, to name but three.
Other leaked specs include a 6-inch, 18:9 display; dual rear cameras; a 16-megapixel selfie camera; up to 64GB of expandable storage; and a massive 5,000mAh battery to power the assembly for days.
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Further, it is rumored that the phone will be getting “pure” Android Oreo, as opposed to ASUS’ own Android skin, leading some to believe this is the first Android One effort from the manufacturer. We’ve seen stranger things in the industry, so it’s definitely possible.
Word has it that the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 will be getting ‘pure’ Android Oreo, as opposed to ASUS’ own Android skin. This leads some to believe this is the first Android One effort from the manufacturer.
Price-wise, it’s unlikely that the ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M1 will be priced higher than the ZenFone 5 given the premium build materials and notch display of the latter. The official details will come through on Monday, so the wait shouldn’t be unbearable.
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