Asus Zenfone Max Review – Best Looking Large Battery Smartphone For PHP 8,495

Ever since smartphones took over our pockets, people have always complained about one thing: battery life. And while some brands have attempted to come up with devices packed with large batteries, they’ve never made them look good or it would always have some sort of compromise. Enter the Asus Zenfone Max. An evolution of their Zenfone 2 Laser variant but with a supersized battery, contemporary (and non bulky) design, running on a properly designed UI, and packing decent cameras to boot. Priced at PHP 8,495, the Max is pretty much the best-looking large battery smartphone around. Check out our full video review above and the specs below for more details!

	Brand	Device	Launch Date	Launch Price (SRP)	Lowest Price	Processor	Display	Version (At Launch)	Skin	Rear Camera	Front Camera	RAM / ROM / MicroSD	Battery	Telephony	Extra Connectivity	USB OTG / SD Install	Miscellaneous	Updates	Links	Buy Online	UI Smoothness	Antutu Score	Work Battery
	Asus	Asus Zenfone Max ZC550KL	2015-08-29 (PH) 2015-08-06 (India)	8495 (PHP)		1.2Ghz Quad-Core Snapdragon 410 64-bit	5.5" 1280x720 IPS Gorilla Glass 4	5.0 Android Lollipop	Zen UI	13MP Dual Tone Flash Laser Autofocus 1080p Video	5MP	2GB / 16GB / Yes	5000 mAh	Dual SIM LTE		Yes / ???				Lazada	3.75 (A- Rank)	20934 (2016-04-27)	10h 41m

Pros:

• Well built, nice new design
• Smooth & customizable UI
• Above average camera + Laser AF
• Solid 2-3 day battery life

Cons:

•  Not best for gaming
• Lots of Asus bloatware
• Takes a long time to charge

Overall the Asus Zenfone Max doesn’t particularly specialize in one feature, but is above average in most aspects like UI, camera, & gaming. Where it excels is with it’s nice newly revamped design and excellent battery life. There will be phones with newer bells & whistles like Octa-Core performance, fingerprint scanners and the like, but the Zenfone Max still holds its own and that’s why we’re giving it our Highly Recommended award.