The Zenfone Max M2 and the Max M2 Pro have both been floating around the rumor mill for some weeks now, with their official unveiling for the India market already tipped for December 11. Ahead of the India launch, which we consider much important, Asus has today silently released both devices for sale in far away Russia.
Although no launch event was held, the Asus Zenfone Max M2 and Asus Zenfone Max M2 Pro have now been listed on the company’s Russian website, complete with specs, images as well as their local pricing.
Both devices share a similar design, though the Zenfone Max Pro M2 is the most premium of the duo – flaunting a more premium design, packs a better chipset, more capable rear cameras, larger RAM, storage, and a large battery capacity
Like you will most likely notice from the images provided, the base Asus Zenfone Ma M2 has a somewhat blanded (boring) metal backplate, while the Pro variant adopts a shinier and beautiful colored finish. Both devices measure 157.9 x 75.5 x 8.5 mm, and 158.41 x 76.28 x 7.7 mm respectively, with the same 6.3″ display sizes at various resolutions.
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro (M2) ZB631KL specs:
6.3-inch FHD+ 2280 x 1080 IPS display
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 octa-core CPU
Adreno 512 GPU
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
4GB LPDDR4X RAM
64GB, 128GB storage
microSD up to 2TB (dedicated slot)
12MP Sony IMX486 F1.8 + 5MP dual rear cameras
13MP F2.0 front camera
Dual-SIM
4G LTE
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 5.0
NFC
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
3.5mm audio jack
5-magnet speaker with NXP smart amplifier
FM Radio
Fingerprint scanner
Face Unlock
microUSB
Android 8.1 Oreo (Stock)
5,000mAh battery
157.9 x 75.5 x 8.5 mm
170 g
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Under the hood, the more powerful Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 gets the Snapdragon 660 and 4/64 GB RAMstorage option, while the base variant has under its hood the Snapdragon 632 chipset coupled with 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage that’s expandable through a dedicated microSD slot.
ASUS ZenFone Max (M2) ZB633KL specs:
6.3-inch HD+ 1520 x 720 display
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 octa-core CPU
Adreno 506 GPU
3GB, 4GB LPDDR3 RAM
32GB, 64GB storage
microSD up to 2TB (dedicated slot)
13MP F1.8 + 2MP dual rear cameras
8MP F2.0 front camera
Dual-SIM
4G LTE
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.2
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
3.5mm audio jack
5-magnet speaker with NXP smart amplifier
FM Radio
Fingerprint scanner
Face Unlock
Android 8.1 Oreo (Stock)
4,000mAh battery
158.41 x 76.28 x 7.7 mm
160 g
Worth mentioning is that the Zenfone Max Pro M2 is powered by a powerful 5000mAh battery, while the non pro version gets a reduced 4000mAh battery.
You can already pre-order both devices from the Russian site, but we are not sure when it will actually go on sale. The Zenfone Max M2 and Zenfone Max Pro M2 are priced at RUB 12,990/ $195 and RUB 17,990 (about $270) respectively.