Phone Scoop - Asus ZenFone Max Plus M1 Updates

Released (somewhere)

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT

The Asus ZenFone Max Plus M1 is now available. It is not yet available from a major U.S. carrier, but it is available in other countries, or from a smaller regional carrier. If it is available overseas, stay tuned to this feed for links to purchase this phone from one our affiliate partners that imports such phones.

Hands On with the Asus ZenFone Max Plus (M1)

Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:28:07 GMT

Asus is back with another smartphone for the U.S. market. The ZenFone Max Plus (M1) is an entry-level device that offers dual cameras, a large battery, and stock Android. Here is our first look at this low-cost smartphone.

Asus ZenFone Max Plus (M1) Touts Dual Cameras, Hits U.S. Next Month

Mon, 08 Jan 2018 15:18:01 GMT

Asus today announced the ZenFone Max Plus (M1), a new Android handset that goes big. The phone has a metal exterior and 2.5D curved glass on front to help give it a modern look. The phone includes a 5.7-inch screen at 720p resolution and it is powered by an octa-core processor with 3 GB of memory and 32 GB of storage. The phone adopts two cameras on the rear, one standard view and the other wide angle. The main sensor captures 16-megapixel images and can take advantage of PDAF, HDR, and an LED flash. The secondary sensor captures 8-megapixel images at 120-degrees wide. The front camera is either 8 megapixels or 16 megapixels, depending on the market. It comes with Asus' beautification software tools. Asus stuffed a 4,130mAh battery into the chassis, which provides long battery life. Other features include a fingerprint sensor, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, and an FM radio. It runs Android 7 Nougat with ZenUI 4.0 on top. The phone supports LTE Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 28, which gives it basic support for U.S. networks. Asus said the phone will be sold in the U.S., though it didn't say if that would be direct to consumers or via carrier. (Verizon sells the ZenFone V Live.) The ZenFone Max Plus (M1) is priced at $229.