This is one of the very few smartphones that come with a generous --
or perhaps overly generous -- 5,000 mAh cell, and you can even use the
phone as a power bank to charge other devices. Like the ZenFone 2 Laser,
the Max has a 13-megapixel f/2.0 main camera with laser auto-focus plus
dual-tone LED flash, as well as a 5-megapixel front-facing imager and
Gorilla Glass 4 on the 5.5-inch screen, though there's no word on the
display resolution. The downer is the entry-level Snapdragon 410 chip
with just 2GB of RAM, as if the battery life isn't already long enough.
Alas, it'll be a while until the ZenFone Max enters the
market in October, so ASUS is keeping other details -- including the
price -- under wraps for now. But just for reference, Gionee's mid-range
Marathon M4 has the same battery capacity and goes for 15,499 Rupees or about $240, and then there's the $290 Innos D6000 with an even bigger 6,000 mAh battery plus a slightly more powerful Snapdragon 615 chip, so it'll be a tough fight for ASUS.
