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Asus Zenfone Max Black 2GB RAM 16GB Storage
Last Updated: February 25, 2019 (Refresh Now)
7.1
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
998
Old Reviews
31
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PRIMARY CAMERA
LED
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5 MP
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5.5 meters
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Review Analysis - 810 recent, verified reviews
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Battery Life
126life, backup, 5000mah, charge, usage
+82%
-18%
" ... Phone battery condition good ... "
" ... battery, camera, LTE, all are good ... "
" ... Good Phone with GOod Battery ... "
" ... fantastic mobile in its price range super battery. ... #battery # camera #looks ... "
" ... The battery backup is also awesome , I play games, n chat & do everything on data & approx, it just takes say up to 10% battery life @ max. ... "
" ... Battery life is too good ... "
" ... good product not better & super battery,camera ... "
" ... Great battery backup good phone ... "
Product Reliability
63months, year, 2 years, working properly, years
+44%
-56%
" ... This mobile is hung ,slow working. ... "
" ... lot of problems arise slowly slowly one after another ... "
" ... So I've been using this phone for almost 3 weeks ... So after using this phone for 3 weeks ... "
" ... Even prior to that I heard complains about how it's performance kept degrading. ... This phone is not worth it for long term usage ... "
" ... Phone is not working properly always hang and automaticaly update aftre every 5 to 10 min ... "
" ... Its not working properly I want to replace ... "
" ... It will not lasts one year. ... "
" ... Camera stopped working in a month. ... "
Price
57money, value for money, good, budget, waste of money
+89%
-11%
" ... Value of money - 10/10 ... "
" ... Real value for money. ... "
" ... The phone is good considering the price for which i got it. ... "
" ... Very good in this budget. ... "
" ... Good in this range. ... "
" ... its awesome in this price ... "
" ... Good phone under this range. ... "
" ... Good mobile tp the cost ... "
Camera
51performance, front, camera is good, battery, average
+82%
-18%
" ... only thing is phone have a good power back up and good camera ... "
" ... camera is average. ... "
" ... The camera is good ... I love the back cam :) ... "
" ... Awsome phone with nice camera and 1 day battery backup and dont hangout .both camera front, and rear are nice. ... "
" ... #battery # camera #looks ... "
" ... But camera iz 'll. ... "
" ... good product not better & super battery,camera ... "
" ... It's better than any Samsung mobile like on, j series mobile .so recommended all all to use this who think about battery, screen, camera, ram & also Rom. ... "
Marketplace
31product, thanks, delivery, thank, seller
+77%
-23%
" ... d product recieved was same as shown in images . ... "
" ... Thanks to Amazon team for 1day delivery. ... "
" ... Using in April, 2019 . ... "
" ... Love you Amazon love this phone ... "
" ... Product as expected. ... "
" ... Thank You asus such a beautiful product in a affordable price. ... "
" ... good product and timely delilvery ... "
" ... amazon order is fast delivry ... "
Overall performance
30slow, processor, lagging, bit slow, working
+43%
-57%
" ... speed is very slow ... "
" ... to much slow . ... "
" ... Phone slowed down ... "
" ... bad phone very slow . ... "
" ... Slow, Very heavy. ... "
" ... Cpu is slowest ... "
" ... but become slow ... "
" ... Slightly slow processing speed ... "
Charging
27charge, charger, battery, takes, full charge
+52%
-48%
" ... if u want to be not worried about charge and at the same time have a great looking phone with good features . ... "
" ... 2.5000 mah battery is cool it takes more time to charge ... "
" ... Also it can recharge other phones as well. ... "
" ... bt it takes more than 8 hour to fully charged . ... "
" ... This was the phone for my dad, who required less frequent charging and a slick ui. ... "
" ... Good battery but no fast charging. ... "
" ... I love the battery and I love how my new phone doesn't fail me, I barely charge. ... "
" ... Good battery but taking a long time to charge ... "
Display Clarity
23display, screen size, working, touch, good
+43%
-57%
" ... This mobile is not working on touch pad and display . ... "
" ... Dear sir, the mobile screen have a horizontal blue line, after restarting also the line exist. ... "
" ... Bad product screen poor ... "
" ... Screen not working ... "
" ... The product is difectiv cell phone henging prob lem screen touch is not work propri and aftar 20 day phone is swich off in workin time and then i am go in distens 70 km asus sarvis sentar in indor for only phone ripeyrin ... "
" ... Just 3 days into using it the display showed horizontal lines and I returned the product. ... "
" ... this product very waste disply screen is very varest 20 days gione ... "
" ... This mobile display very poor quality ... "
Lagging
20hangs, lag, sometimes, rebooting, lags
+10%
-90%
" ... lagging every now and then (even rebooting wont help) ... "
" ... Some time lag also. ... "
" ... bad phone very slow . ... "
" ... to much slow . ... "
" ... The phone is very sloppy and painfully slow. ... "
" ... Phone is very slow. ... "
" ... Suddenly phone hangs . ... "
" ... When I switched on, the mobile is rebooting again and again. ... "
Delivery
19time, product, amazon, delivered, thanks
+79%
-21%
" ... Thanks to Amazon team for 1day delivery. ... "
" ... It is nice but late delivery ... "
" ... product delivered on time and working as expected ... "
" ... its been a year still my phone in good condition . ... "
" ... Thanks Amazon for the timely delivery and for bringing smile . ... "
" ... Item reached as per schedule. ... "
" ... Totally second hand product was delivered :( ... "
" ... It is a nice smartphone at this price I bought two zenfone Max smartphone it's a moderate phone thanks Amazon for early delivery . ... "
Build Quality
19build quality, fall, handle, good, glass
+63%
-37%
" ... Every hardware like the camera, build quality, speakers, screen, jack points etc are very durable. ... "
" ... Best mobile slick body ... Very good battery and good leather ... "
" ... Good Phone but the glass they said as gorilla glass 3.0 is doubtful because from my knee height the phone was fallen and the screen was broken completely. ... "
" ... Feels good in hand. ... "
" ... The phone in this range is tough and durable. ... "
" ... Exceptional build quality. ... "
" ... It's comfortable to hold, has a nice build and has withstood one fall to marble floor (maybe I was lucky). ... "
" ... The build quality of the mobile is good. ... "
Design
18looks, looking, finish, CAT is good, premium
+100%
" ... Design - 10/10 ... "
" ... At first phone is good looking. ... "
" ... Quality & style Good ... "
" ... 3.phone looks are great ... "
" ... Excellent phone design ... "
" ... look is very good. ... "
" ... This mobile is look sharp and shiny. ... "
" ... Positives- Awesome finish, sturdy, good battery back up ... "
Software Platform
17volte, installed apps, ui, pre, os
+53%
-47%
" ... UI is beyond my imagination. ... "
" ... Compatible with android tv , support mirroring ... "
" ... You will never get s/w update ... "
" ... It's a good Android phone with all facilities ... "
" ... company must think over the latest upgradation of apps and system . ... "
" ... I am VERY proud of having made the decision to buy this phone, and this is my first ever android phone. ... I regularly use Google Docs and other suite application, they work perfectly. ... Youtube, Chrome and Facebook, I haven't faced problems to date. ... "
" ... Also OS got upgraded to android 6. ... "
" ... The phone is quite awesome, with a few essential pre-installed apps. ... "
Apps
16android, volte, pre, installed apps, google
+56%
-44%
" ... Extra app for flashlight, lots of bloatware. ... "
" ... It's a good Android phone with all facilities ... "
" ... company must think over the latest upgradation of apps and system . ... "
" ... I am VERY proud of having made the decision to buy this phone, and this is my first ever android phone. ... I regularly use Google Docs and other suite application, they work perfectly. ... Youtube, Chrome and Facebook, I haven't faced problems to date. ... "
" ... more space consumed by system apps ... "
" ... Don't push it, it'll run smooth on two or three apps max. ... "
" ... Also OS got upgraded to android 6. ... "
" ... The phone is quite awesome, with a few essential pre-installed apps. ... "
Sound Quality
15speaker, hear, working, low, good
+53%
-47%
" ... Picture, sound and battery life is very good ... "
" ... The audio quality could have been better but it is good and you can manually set the audio type according to your priorities using the audio wizard app. ... "
" ... Sound system is just awesome. ... "
" ... The sound quality is bit low otherwise the phone is all good. ... "
" ... sound quality also nice . ... "
" ... Speaker sound is very good, Don't giving earphones, you have to buy extra earphone if you want. ... "
" ... powerful battery n sound ... "
" ... The sound quality of the phone is quite low. ... "
Touch Sensitivity
14screen, working, problem, pad, major
+21%
-79%
" ... Touch pad issue is major issue . ... "
" ... Because it touch has gone ... "
" ... slow,touch screen problem . ... "
" ... Extremely poor touch screen . ... "
" ... Major problem i have seen is touch sensitivity ... "
" ... Touch scree not working with in 6months ... "
" ... Touch has problems, at times phone behaves weird. ... "
" ... This mobile is not working on touch pad and display . ... "
Memory
12gb, 2gb, storage, ram is enough, memory
+58%
-42%
" ... ze: 16 GB ... "
" ... 2GB RAM is enough for most of the daily apps to run smooth. ... "
" ... Storage - 7/10 ... "
" ... I have two of these phones, one is 32gb internal memory and this i bought for my mother with 16 gb internal. ... "
" ... Ram is 2 gb ... Internal storage is 16 ... "
" ... I always had great trust in ASUS even though you can get better configuration at this price like 3GB Ram and stuff, i would really vouch for the ASUS because the quality is unmatched when compared to other lesser range mobiles. ... "
" ... Good battery but store some app 64GB better than 32GBP better than 16 Gb ram 4GB better than 2gb ... "
Features
12good, nice, available, working properly, really
+92%
-8%
" ... Good phone ,,, gd features as well ... "
" ... Select wisely after comparison. ... "
" ... Very nice model of zenphone series .Working properly .All the features are truly working ... "
" ... Nice phone with good features. ... "
" ... Kindle reading features. ... "
" ... loved all the features . ... "
" ... maximum and good features available in low price ... "
" ... What I love best about this phone is the "motioning" or "Gesturing" feature. ... "
Heating
11heating, charging, problem, heating issues, heated
+55%
-45%
" ... No heating issues. ... "
" ... No heating problem. ... "
" ... No heating issues. ... "
" ... No heating and no hanging problem at all. ... "
" ... No heating problems i am loving it. ... "
Call quality
10calls, voice, handset, hear, sound
+10%
-90%
" ... It is difficult to call from another devise as a peculiar sound (noise) comes along with it. ... "
" ... can't call . ... "
" ... While continuing talking, If you move your mouth slightly away from the MiC of the phone ( which is a normal human behavior), the voice intensity+quality drops by almost 90% to 99%. ... But now I repent buying this phone for its poor voice quality. ... The phone went out of battery while on a call. ... "
" ... Had a problem with calls . ... When I activate speaker during calls , call gets disconnected. ... "
" ... Seems there is some issue with battery , secondary ear piece speaker is having distortion sound while making call ... "
" ... Handset is now hanking ... "
" ... in a month the phone is hanging and there is voice quality issues . ... "
" ... Sluggish response , some times phone calls drop out etc ... "
Returns
9replace, want, amazon, refund, please
-100%
" ... Mobile is working gud but I received a damaged the one and Amazon didn't return the mobile ... "
" ... also facing defficulties when trying to return the item . ... "
" ... I think the seller send me refurbished mobile model or defective mobile ... "
" ... Returned it 3 times and finally called for refund. ... "
" ... Its not working properly I want to replace ... "
" ... No return policy, I got this phone today after 6 hrs i tried to return it but they are not accepting only replacement can be done nor exchange nor refund. ... "
" ... Too late delivary ... "
" ... I want to Return But Amazon giving no Response ... "
SIM
9dual, network, volte, sms, detecting
+33%
-67%
" ... Sim does not working. ... Some times one sim working then another doesn't not. ... "
" ... If you end up travelling with this device , it won’t have network with other European SIM card . ... "
" ... Both sim network connection shows off though both sim are properly inserted. ... "
" ... defective product, sim network is not detecting, even if it is detecting 1 point also the call or sms is not going. ... "
" ... Worst phone both SIM card is not detecting it really bothers me just a month I brought this phone ... "
" ... But this mobile is Non Volte i.e only when data is on calls from 4G sim will go and received. ... "
Network
9network, signal, range, catching, problem
+56%
-44%
" ... Good phone under this range. ... "
" ... You have better option MI For same range. ... "
" ... Good in this range. ... "
Picture Quality
8quality, sound, nice, low, life
+63%
-38%
" ... Picture, sound and battery life is very good ... "
" ... Nice look ,awesome picture quality ... "
" ... Yes picture quality nice, but cam is very lag, both front or back. ... "
" ... Cons: little heavy, average camera and picture clarity ... "
" ... The picture quality is good . ... "
Device Compatibility
8switch, qwerty, made, asha, android
+75%
-25%
" ... This is a killer device. ... "
" ... Compatible with android tv , support mirroring ... "
" ... Smart phone. ... "
" ... It's very fastest device . ... "
" ... based on mobile I booked Laptop . ... "
" ... When I first made the decision to switch from my QWERTY Asha smartphone, primarily because my friend and family teased me for being such a hermit, and I admit, I'm not good at typing in touch screens, I wanted a phone that had a good battery, performance and durability. ... "
Ease of Use
7easy, ui, smooth, friendly, use
+71%
-29%
" ... Doesn't hang, easy to handle ... "
" ... zenfone its a very smooth phone with very excellent user interface ... "
" ... This is the best mobile for smooth user! ... "
" ... Reasonably easy browsing. ... "
Defective Delivery
7received, piece, got, good, defective
+43%
-57%
" ... This mobile is on bad condition. ... "
" ... then it fell and got broken . ... "
" ... But most of the mobiles in Amazon is a defective mobiles. ... "
" ... May be I got a defective piece. ... "
Screen Protection
7glass, gorilla, cover, broken, poor
+14%
-86%
" ... And no screen guard and no back cover in the box.this is bad ... "
" ... Screen is not gorilla glass, broken light pressure. ... "
" ... Glass broken and I spent rs3000 within six months. ... "
" ... Bad product screen poor ... "
" ... It fell down once and now the screen has cracked and it's rendered useless ... "
Gaming
6gaming, okay, heavy, game, play
+67%
-33%
" ... 5.gaming performance is okay (games lower than 300mb works fine) ... "
" ... Since we don't play games or photography buffs, it is good for us. ... "
" ... 3) Good for gaming ... "
" ... I don't game, but for the sake of this review I've tried out a few games. ... This game is not made for games that are graphically intensive, although you could get by with medium or low settings, and coupled with the battery, you will get an OKAY gaming experience. ... "
Storage
6sd, apps, gb, cannot, 64
+17%
-83%
" ... Phone gets slow with memory card. ... "
" ... There are some problems with the product, vibration is not working and sd card is not accepting, I want to replace the product. ... "
" ... You cannot transfer apps from phone to sd card. ... "
Weight
6heavy, little, handle, good, bit
+17%
-83%
" ... Only the problem is weight its 200gm. ... For mobile it is little heavy. ... "
" ... Heavy wight mobile ... "
" ... The phone is heavy. ... "
Size
6bit, size, little, quite, carry
+50%
-50%
" ... Only thing is it is little heavy. ... "
" ... Heavy wight mobile ... "
Setup
5repair, facility, charging
+60%
-40%
" ... Although EMI facility was shown in effect I did not get the facility. ... "
" ... Tell me someone ... "
" ... got free service and all ... "
For Kids
5+100%
" ... Bought this for my sister-in-law, she is using for over a now ... "
" ... most of all durability is awesome if u have children in your home best choice. ... "
" ... My father loved it . ... "
Display Size
5good, screen, huge, display, big
+100%
" ... Screen size good . ... "
" ... Larger screen size, amd build quality excellent . ... "
" ... quite big display ... "
" ... the best thing is the Screen Size, Which is Huge. ... "
Front Camera
5camera, rear, average, selfie, performance
+80%
-20%
" ... Rear is OK. ... "
" ... Selfie camera or secondary camera performance is very average . ... "
" ... I love the back cam :) ... "
" ... 1) Front/back camera is good ... "
Product As Described
4shown, expected
+75%
-25%
" ... Very nice product, better den shown in the picture. ... "
" ... d product recieved was same as shown in images . ... "
" ... Product as expected. ... "
Wifi
4good, issue, bad
+25%
-75%
" ... After 1 month suddenly my phone has network issue. ... "
" ... Bad product volte and network are not stable ... "
ISP
4supports, go
+100%
" ... But it's ok for me. ... "
" ... Jhakaass Phone ... "
" ... It's supports VOLTE and Jio works fine on it. ... "
" ... nic phone ... "
Data reception
4good, volte, network, lte, internet
+25%
-75%
" ... Not good because no VOLTE Only LTE ... "
" ... I have no issues with my Redmi note 4 except internet connectivity(it's slower on data) ... "
Comfort
4want, hands, handle, fall, size
+75%
-25%
" ... Feels good in hand. ... "
" ... If you want read books for long periods, this is a good phone for you. ... HOW DOES IT FEEL? ... "
Controls
3buttons, button, working, volume, touch
-100%
" ... its not workings properly worrest selection ... "
As Gift
3bought
+100%
" ... Gifted it to my grandfather and he loves it . ... "
" ... Bought this for my sister-in-law, she is using for over a now ... "
" ... My father loved it . ... "
Speed
3slow
-100%
" ... to much slow . ... "
Original Product
3crap
+67%
-33%
" ... Jhakaass Phone ... "
" ... Super phone.original product ... "
Night Photography
3camera, time, good, ok, low
+100%
" ... night time brightness very high. ... "
" ... Phone is good camera quality is good in day time night time its ok. ... "
Fit
3weight, time, screen, hold, hangs
+33%
-67%
" ... Suddenly phone hangs . ... "
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Specifications
Body
Size: 5.5 meters
Battery
Battery Capacity: 5000 mAh
Talk Time: 37 hours
Memory
Memory: 2048 GB
Connectivity
3G: Yes
Camera
Primary Camera: 13 MP
Secondary Camera: 5 MP
Calling
Dual Sim: Yes
Sim Type: Micro SIM
Performance
Processor Clock: 1 GHz
Processor Type: Quad Core
Display
Type: LED
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