Asus Zenfone Max Pro (M1) ZB601KL/ZB602K
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- Anonymous
- X06
- 31 Jan 2019
Anonymous, 31 Jan 2019I carefully checked 100+ phones and I found that Asus ZenFo... moreCorrection: (at least the *3GB variant)
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- Anonymous
- X06
- 31 Jan 2019
I carefully checked 100+ phones and I found that Asus ZenFone Max Pro M1 & M2 are best phones in their price range. Their only rival is Redmi Note 7 but it's still below M1 & M2 in some aspects.
Note 7 has SD 660 which is better than M1's SD 636, but their performance in PUBG is still equal or M1 gives slightly better performance. M1 also has better battery (7 hours in PUBG) than Note 7 (4.5-5 hour in PUBG) and costs less.
But note that M1 (at least the 4GB variant) suffers minor lags if you use a screen recorder app while playing PUBG on HD Graphics & High Frame Rate. I don't know if Note 7 and M2 can manage to run smoothly with that kind of load but I hope so because both of them have SD 660. As M2 has better Chipset (SD 660) than M1 (SD 636), I'm expecting its performance in PUBG to be even better than M1 & Note 7.
Note 7 already has Pie OS while M1 & M2 will get Pie OS this February, so that minor advantage will be overcome as well. However, Note 7 has MIUI which puts extra load on the phone and shows Ads, making the phone's performance and battery timing lower, and may take up extra storage as well.
While M1 & M2 run on Stock Android which is a big advantage - no extra load on the phone, better battery, more storage and stability. So even while running on Oreo, M1 & M2 are already better in terms of software than Note 7 which runs on Pie. M1 is one of the only phones that can play PUBG smoothly at High Graphics, High Frame Rate on Snapdragon 636. I believe it owes it to its Kernel configuration and Stock Android.
The built quality of both M1 & M2 is spectacular. They were dropped 6 times from 6 feet above at all angles except corners on a tiled floor. M1 was *perfectly fine* while M2 had a tiny scratch at the corner but that's all the harm it got. They aren't water proof but they were placed in water for 1 minute and still worked perfectly fine after drying.
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- Anonymous
- X06
- 31 Jan 2019
The Doubter, 30 Jan 2019When it will happen ? Before this they said Max Pro M2 will... moreThey said February from what I know.
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- Anonymous
- PA7
- 31 Jan 2019
Ramesh, 08 Jan 2019Never go by reviews and marketing hype. ASUS is a company w... moreWhen you need exclusive software buy LG and sammy.
Price wont lie, motorola instal hi end sensors thats why engineers use it for reliable tools measure engineer stuff.
Asus is ballance enough for price
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- The Doubter
- bxd
- 30 Jan 2019
Anonymous, 29 Jan 2019Asus announced both M1 & M2 will get Pie update. =)When it will happen ? Before this they said Max Pro M2 will get Android Pie by January 2019 but till now nothing happen.
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- Anonymous
- X06
- 29 Jan 2019
Asus announced both M1 & M2 will get Pie update. =)
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- Anonymous
- X06
- 29 Jan 2019
Smartphonehunter, 27 Jan 2019Thank you.but i am still annoying about the update but if i... moreDon't worry, its performance is actually quite extra ordinary! I couldn't find any other phone in this price range nor this Chipset that can run PUBG at High Graphics smoothly. Majority of phones with Adreno 510 & 512, 530 lag in PUBG on Balanced Graphics while this runs PUBG smoothly on High! Note that this phone has Adreno 509.
Its main competitors are Max Pro M2 & Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 that cost higher but have Adreno 512. Note 7 has Pie but that doesn't mean it gives better performance. Performance is greatly dependent on the chipset and something called "Kernel", which determines whether the phone is focused on battery savings, multitasking or gaming. Asus sets up its Kernel in a way that's more suited for heavy *Foreground* activity like gaming.
Also, Note 7 has MIUI which means that unlike with Stock Android, your game will get less Chipset power and you'll have to see ads. Stock android doesn't have any unnecessary tasks consuming your Chipset's power which makes it more battery friendly & provide better performance.
That being said, there is still the difference of Adreno 509 vs 512 which is significant (512 is better). There are hardly any other Adreno 509 phones that can run PUBG at even Medium Graphics smoothly.
I couldn't find any major issues in the phone except that some people said it's camera quality is just satisfactory. Battery lasts around 2 days with heavy usage and build quality is top notch. I saw a reviewer drop this phone from all angles except corners on tiled floor from 6 feet above. It didn't have a single crack. He even put M1 & M2 in water for 1 minute and they still worked fine after drying. Neither of these phones are waterproof.
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- Anonymous
- gMB
- 27 Jan 2019
Anonymous, 18 Jan 2019I installed google cam and i don't see much difference from... moreYou can try gcam pixel3 mod. It takes better pictures compare with stock camera app. It also works after camera2api enabled. You can download it from here.
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/arnova8g2/gcam-arnova8g2s-google-camera-port-pixel3mod/camera-13-1-3_build-6-1-021-220943556-release/camera-1-3_build-6-1-021-220943556-android-apk-download/
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- Smartphonehunter
- IW@
- 27 Jan 2019
Anonymous, 26 Jan 2019Yup. I checked YouTube videos for gaming reviews. Watch the... moreThank you.but i am still annoying about the update but if it is has good performance in stock android i think i dont have to update it.
Is there Some other issue about stock android?
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- Anonymous
- X06
- 26 Jan 2019
Smartphonehunter, 26 Jan 2019Is this worth buying in playing heavy games and online game... moreYup. I checked YouTube videos for gaming reviews. Watch the camera recorded ones because screen recording apps can be too much load and make it lag if the game is too heavy.
This phone can run PUBG at High Graphics butter smooth. Mobile Legends isn't much of a heavy game so that'll be a walk in park for it. Even Adreno 308 can play Mobile Legends fine on low graphics, but not PUBG/Rules of Survivors.
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- Smartphonehunter
- IW@
- 26 Jan 2019
Is this worth buying in playing heavy games and online games like Mobile legend and R.O.S i am a vivo user and i want to try asus zenfone max pro m1..
I read that there is a issue in updating software.
If i buy in feb. I think i dont want to update it.
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- Thyo
- t@g
- 26 Jan 2019
Anonymous, 14 Jan 2019Stock Android rules! At least to those of us that know how ... moreagreed!
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- mike
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- 25 Jan 2019
i have honor play also
this mobile is complete value for money
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- Anonymous
- vV5
- 25 Jan 2019
Visha, 25 Jan 2019Jus bought the cell but insertion of sim looks complicated.... moreThe sim card tray is at the left side of the phone. Use the pin provided in the phone box and push the pin in the hole, the sim card tray will pop out. Then just place your micro SD card(if you have) and your NANO size sim card in the tray. Then insert back the tray. That's all :/
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- Visha
- vGt
- 25 Jan 2019
Jus bought the cell but insertion of sim looks complicated... Need suggestions
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- Mobilelegends / Pubg
- IW@
- 25 Jan 2019
I think they improve the battery drain on this update instead they improve and fix it and also the network connection problem,I'm done with this phone full of bugs.
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- Ankit
- gNS
- 25 Jan 2019
if anyone knows about native video calling through jio to jio.
i am not able to do video call
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- The Doubter
- bxd
- 25 Jan 2019
jeeva, 24 Jan 2019i too updated. already my phone battery is performing very ... moreWipe cache partition will not delete any data on the phone. but it seem useless because I have done it and no improvement on battery.
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- jeeva
- D0e
- 24 Jan 2019
The Doubter, 24 Jan 2019This update make battery worse, drain like hell, drain 1% p... morei too updated. already my phone battery is performing very bad.
now also no improvement.
is wipe cache partion process delete any of my phones data?
please conform
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- The Doubter
- bxd
- 24 Jan 2019
jeeva, 24 Jan 2019just now updated the phone its around 410mb. previously my... moreThis update make battery worse, drain like hell, drain 1% perhour on standby mode with wifi and data off and battery saver on. Drain 8-10% perhour when casual browsing with wifi and brightness 10% (not streaming online). Wipe cache partition have been done but no improvement on battery. Must got bugs with this updates