Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2- Introduction

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1, it helped Asus to gain popularity in the mobile market, especially in the Indian market. It was the most loved phone in the year of 2018. With a massive battery of 5000mAh and Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor, it was the best phone in his price range.
Max Pro m2 In-the-Box items


    Now, Asus launches Max ProM2 as the successor of Pro M1 and no doubt that it is. With a massive battery and the best processor at present, it effectively influences the customer. It has created high competition globally.
    On paper, The Max Pro M2 has all the features we want, but they are just the stories of paper, okay! That’s why we are here, to review this phone. So, let’s take a look at what Max Pro M2 really is: –

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    Zenfone Max Pro M2 Review- Display

    It comes with a 2280*1080px, 6.26inches IPS LCD screen with a notch Display, and it also physically Longer then M1. The notch is not dewdrop but still, it looks quite good. But, In the case of screen brightness and color contrast, this will never disappoint you. In fact, we do not face any type of issue in the state of direct sunlight, too.
    Display Of Zenfone Max Pro M2 Mobile
    We have noticed some inevitable problems in display calibration – on displaying dark content in the screen, it automatically gets the dim display, and on the contrary, it is doing the same with bright content, where it enhances the brightness of the display.

    It was very annoying while watching the video – when showing dark content in the video app, it would dim the display. And on the contrary, it will increase the brightness on displaying bright content on the screen.
    Overall, The Zenfone Max Pro M2 is Get 7 Out of 10 in terms of Display, 3 marks cut due to Display Dimming problem.

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    Zenfone Max Pro M2 Review- Performance

    Max Pro M2 runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor, paired with Adreno 512 Graphics card. SD660 is known for its fluent performance, and with Stock Android, It will be more powerful. it will never disappoint you in day to day uses.
    Antutu Score
    We were also running some high graphics games (i.e. PUBG and, Asphalt 8), and the results were fantastic, in 6 hrs gaming, we did not see any lags except one or two minor frames drop. The best part of this test was – in full 6 hours of gaming, it was not much heat up. And it was Really Impressed us.

    Overall, in terms of performance, we will give 9.9 out of 10 out of Zenfone Max Pro M2, where 0.1 points will be cut due to frame drop.

    Zenfone Max Pro M2 Review- Camera

    It comes with a 12 + 5MP dual camera setup, with a 13MP selfie camera. Both the back and front support the flashlight, which will help people to get a better picture in the dark.

    Main Camera– We were really impressed with the pictures taken through the main camera. They were with details, noise shortage, good dynamic border, and color saturation. It is able to capture pictures with correct color accuracy. The main camera is able to shoot the portrait, and it does a great job in this context. There was no problem with Edge Detection and Detailing in Portrait.
    Bookeh Shots
    Bookeh Shots
    Micro shots– We also took some micro shots with its back camera, they were also quite impressive. We did not face any kind of issue getting these micro shots. Such as focusing problem, or color saturation.
    Micro shots
     Even in the Indoor Condition, it will be doing a great job. it impressed us by a good level of details and brightness in indoor pictures. we took some indoor shots, which were really impressive.
    Night Shots– It is also capable of taking good quality night shots. We took some night shots from the main camera, which were with enough detail, and they had a little noisy but they are quite good according to its price segment.
    Night shots 
    Video– Max Pro M2 has been introduced with 4K video recording feature, but unfortunately it does not support EIS with 4K (but it has the support of EIS in 1080p videos). But, it records superb 1080p video with its back camera. It records very good 1080p video with good details and best quality.
    The overall camera performance of Max Pro M2 was really impressive.

    Zenfone Max Pro M2 Review- Battery

    It comes with a 5000mAh huge battery and is the highlighting feature of this phone. As we all expect from this, battery performance is really great and it provides about two days of battery backup in normal usage, which is quite impressive. In terms of playing high graphics gaming with medium graphic (which supports this mobile only), it gives a battery backup of approximately 6hrs, and it is also good. In another case, when we continued to play full HD video, it went until 14hrs.

    To charge a jumbo battery, we also require a powerful charger, but Asus has not provided any type of fast charger in the box, nor give the support of fast charging.
    Overall battery performance of this phone is really good, you will never face any problem from battery backup

    Pros & Cons

    Pros
    • Premium Design
    • 5000mAh Massive Battery
    • Good Performance with Sd660
    • Stock Android
    Cons
    • No Type-C Port
    • No Fast Charge Support
    • No NFC

    Verdict

    Max Pro M2 comes with a bigger battery, Powerful SoC, Premium Design and Stock Android. In one line, this is a power pack package of top features. But no mobile can be completely perfect, Right! whether it is a flagship or a mid-range, every phone has some drawbacks, and it is also.

    So, If you want a phone that gives you a battery backup, strong gaming performance, then this phone is specially made for you. However, if you need a phone that supports Type-C, Fast Charging, NFC, do not make the mistake of buying this phone.