Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1 6GB RAM variant now available in India

The Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1 was launched in India in April. It marks the return of Asus to the value smartphone segment after quite some time. The phone competes with the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro and the Oppo Realme 1 in terms of specifications. At launch, Asus had launched the phone in two variants: 3GB of RAM with 32GB of storage, and 4GB of RAM with 64GB of storage. The 3GB RAM variant costs ₹10,999 ($160), while the 4GB RAM variant has a price tag of ₹12,999 ($189). Asus had also announced a 6GB RAM variant with 64GB of storage that would be made available at a later point in time.

At the Asus ZenFone 5Z India launch, Asus stated that the 6GB RAM variant of the ZenFone Max Pro M1 would go on sale this month. The phone is now available exclusively via Flipkart. The 6GB RAM variant has 64GB of storage. All variants of the phone have a dedicated microSD slot for expandable storage that lets users use two dual SIM cards and a microSD card at the same time.

Notably, the 6GB RAM variant has a different front and rear camera configuration. The 3GB RAM and 4GB RAM variants have a 13MP + 5MP dual dual rear camera setup, and an 8MP front-facing camera. The 6GB RAM variant, on the other hand, has 16MP + 5MP dual rear cameras and a 16MP front-facing camera. The rest of the specifications are the same, and they are noted as follows:

Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1	Specifications
Dimensions and weight	159 x 76 x 8.46 mm, 180g
Software	Android 8.1 Oreo
SoC	Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 (4x 1.8GHz Kryo 260 cores + 4x 1.8GHz Arm Cortex-A53 cores); Adreno 509 GPU
RAM and storage	3GB of RAM with 32GB of storage / 4GB of RAM with 64GB of storage / 6GB of RAM with 64GB of storage; microSD card slot
Battery	5,000mAh; 10W charging
Display	6-inch Full HD+ (2160×1080) IPS LCD with 18:9 aspect ratio, 1500:1 contrast ratio
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz), Bluetooth 4.2
Ports	microUSB port, dual nano SIM slots, 3.5mm headphone jack
Bands	GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz WCDMA: 850/900/2100MHz FDD-LTE: Bands 1/3/5/7/8/20 TDD-LTE: Bands 40/41
Rear camera	3GB RAM and 4GB RAM variants: 13MP primary camera with Omnivision sensor, f/2.2 aperture 5MP depth sensing camera 6GB RAM variant: 16MP primary camera with f/2.0 aperture 5MP depth sensing camera
Front-facing camera	3GB RAM and 4GB RAM variants: 8MP with f/2.0 aperture 6GB RAM variant: 16MP with f/2.0 aperture

Asus will bundle a clear bumper case with the 6GB RAM variant of the ZenFone Max Pro M1. The phone costs ₹14,999 ($218). At its price, it directly competes with the 4GB RAM/64GB storage variant of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro and the 6GB RAM/128GB storage variant of the Oppo Realme 1. The 3GB RAM and 4GB RAM variants are still not widely available as flash sales are held on a weekly basis. For now, it is unknown whether stocks for the 6GB RAM variant will last.

Since its launch, the ZenFone Max Pro M1 has received updates bringing Face Unlock support and VoLTE for major Indian carriers. The company has also released kernel sources and an official bootloader unlock tool for the phone.

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