Asus, the Chinese smartphone manufacturers has unveiled a new smartphone under the ZenFone series called Asus ZenFone Max in India. Priced at an affordable price of Rs. 9999, the handset is now available for Pre-orders via the giant E-commerce portals such as Flipkart and Amazon India starting today. The online retailer confirmed that the tentative release date of the new Asus ZenFone Max will be January 14. Apart from online sales, the handset will also be sold at Asus Exclusive Stores along with other retailers from the second fortnight of January.

The smartphone was earlier showcased in India back in the month of August last year. On the major highlights of the device is its massive 5000mAh battery. The company touts that the can also function as a power bank for other devices. The smartphone with a non-removable battery can deliver up to 914 hours of standby time and up to 38 hours of talk time.

The smartphone was earlier unveiled during IFA 2015 in Berlin and was rumoured to launch in October. Last month, the company has launched an affordable smartphone namely Asus ZenFone Go in India which is available for purchase on Flipkart. Check out the Specs sheet and features of the new Asus ZenFone Max smartphone.

Specifications

The new Asus ZenFone Max sports a 5.5-inch HD IPS display with a pixel resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. The handset is powered by a 1GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor which is coupled with 2GB RAM. On the storage front, the smartphone includes an internal storage of 16GB which can be further expanded upto 64GB via a microSD card.The Asus ZenFone Max runs on ZenUI 2.0 based on Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system.

On the Camera front, the smartphone comes equipped with a 13MP rear camera with dual LED flash. On the other side, the device comes packed with 5MP front facing snapper. In terms of connectivity, the device supports 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, GPS, Glonass, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. The device, similar to other ZenFone lineup smartphones in India, supports Indian LTE bands. The handset packs accelerometer, compass, proximity, and ambient light sensors.

The smartphone is power-packed by a whopping 5000mAH battery. Prominently, the battery on the new Asus ZenFone Max is a non-removable battery. The company touts that the ZenFone Max can deliver up to 914 hours of standby time and up to 38 hours of talk time. The device is priced at Rs. 9, 999 which is now up for pre-orders via Flipkart and Amazon India.