Speaking of the Asus Zenfone 5 Max (M1), it features a 5.5-inch HD+ IPS display with a 1440 x 720p resolution with a thin-bezel design and a taller 18:9 display aspect ratio. It doesn’t come with a notch on the top of its display like the Zenfone 5Z and the Zenfone 5. In the camera department, the device features a 13MP+8MP dual-rear camera setup with f/2.0 aperture and PDAF support and on the front, it comes with an 8MP camera with f/2.2 aperture lens and support for face unlock as well.
The device runs on Zen UI 5.0, based on Android Oreo. It is powered by 4000mAh battery, which the company claims can deliver up to 36 hours of 3G talk time, up to 23 hours of web browsing on Wi-Fi and up to 16 hours of video playback. Asus also claims that users can double the battery life of the phone via the company's PowerMaster power management app. In terms of connectivity, the smartphone features 802.11b/g/n dual-band Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, a Micro-USB card slot, and triple slots with two for dual SIM configuration with 4G + 3G standby and a dedicated slot for MicroSD card.