After appearing in a leak, ASUS has made the ZenFone Max Shot and Max Plus M2 official in Brazil. What makes both phones unique is that they use Qualcomm’s first System-in-Package (SiP) processor with the Snapdragon SiP 1.
Developed together with Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the Snapdragon SiP 1 is based on the Snapdragon 450 and is different from typical System-on-Chip (SoC) processors by incorporating all major components in one circuit, saving precious space inside phones for other components and innovative designs.
While the ZenFone Max Shot and Max Plus M2 look similar, the former sports a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 12-megapixel main camera, 8-megapixel wide-angle camera, and 5-megapixel depth sensor. The latter loses the wide-angle camera, sticking with dual rear cameras instead.
The rest of the specs are the same: 6.2-inch Full HD+ display, 8-megapixel front camera, 4000mAh battery, and Stock Android 8.1 Oreo with a planned upgrade to Android Pie.
Asus Zenfone Max Shot Specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP 1 octa-core processor
- Adreno 506 GPU
- 3GB/4GB RAM
- 6.2-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD Display
- 32GB/64GB of expandable storage
- 4G, LTE
- Triple rear camera setup: 12-megapixel main camera, 8-megapixel wide-angle camera, and 5-megapixel depth sensor; PDAF, LED Flash
- 8-megapixel f/2.0 Front Camera with LED Flash
- WiFi, Bluetooth v5.0
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
- Facial Recognition, Fingerprint Scanner, NXP Smart Amplifier
- 4000mAh battery
- Stock Android 8.1 Oreo
Asus Zenfone Max Plus M2 Specs
- Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP 1 octa-core processor
- Adreno 506 GPU
- 3GB RAM
- 6.2-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD Display
- 32GB of expandable storage
- 4G, LTE
- Dual rear camera setup: 12-megapixel main camera and 5-megapixel depth sensor; PDAF, LED Flash
- 8-megapixel f/2.0 Front Camera with LED Flash
- WiFi, Bluetooth v5.0
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
- Facial Recognition, Fingerprint Scanner, NXP Smart Amplifier
- 4000mAh battery
- Stock Android 8.1 Oreo
The Zenfone Max Shot will start at BRL 1,349 (~Php 18.6k) for the 3GB/32GB variant and BRL 1,699 (~Php 23.4k) for the 4GB/64GB variant. The Zenfone Max Plus M2, on the other hand, is priced at BRL 1,299 (~Php 17.9k).