- Analysis by KJ David
Although it ends up as a middle-class smartphone in terms of overall pros and cons, the Asus Zenfone Max Shot is home to a few high-tier specs, although you might want to take note of its drawbacks first. For starters, it does not go all out on performance, running on a Qualcomm Snapdragon SiP 1 eight-core 64-bit engine that peaks at only 1.8GHz 
, whereas a lot of its eight-core contemporaries use engines that clock in at 2.2GHz or higher. Its SiP 1 chip, by the way, is a collaboration between Asus, Qualcomm, and Chinese brand USI that integrates main processing components like RAM, audio codec, modem, and app processor into a single package.
Accompanying its CPU is a 4GB/3GB RAM that is somewhat sober, at least compared to the 6GB RAMs offered by a few tantamount phones listed here on Phonerated. Its 64GB maximum internal memory sounds like a con as well, although it's easily brushed aside by the Max Shot's support for up to 2TB's worth of external memory 
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This 2019 Asus release owes its name to the triple-lens camera setup perched on its rear side, bringing to mind some of the best photography-focused smartphones around. It consists of a 12-megapixel Sony-IMX486-sensor main cam, an 8-megapixel 120-degree wide-angle cam, and a 5-megapixel depth-detection cam. Together, the forenamed lenses offer hardware-level bokeh photography, AI scene detection, and 3-axis electronic video stabilization. Sitting up front is an 8-megapixel LED-flash-equipped selfie camera that's neither impressive nor disappointing, at least by the mid-end standards around the time of this on-paper review.
Also among its pros is a 4000mAh battery boasting some above-average self-attributed scores, including a 44-hour 3G talk time (2640 minutes) and a 35-day 4G standby time , the former being over 160 percent higher than the average mark when we were checking it out. Explore our list of the best high-stamina phones here.
Joining its pros and cons is a respectable 6.26-inch Full HD+ (2280 x 1080) IPS display with a 500-nit peak brightness level and a 2.5D curved glass finish, while the Android 8.0 Oreo ties everything together.
Wrapping up, the Zenfone Max Shot seems like a solid middle-class purchase for those who want a high-endurance, photography-driven smartphone.
On-paper Star rating: 
The Asus Zenfone Max Shot can record HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) videos. Awesome! But we couldn't determine whether it had an HDMI port or not. Granted, HDMI (which lets you connect to your HDTV), is not an absolute necessity, but it seems like a desirable feature on an HD phone.
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It's frustrating that we were not able to find information about its weight.
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Its 1.8GHz processor speed running on 8 cores is part of the fastest in recent phones.
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The screen is larger than usual, making it a phablet: 6.3 (actual diagonal size is 6.26 inches) inches and a resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels means about 15.36 square inches and an image quality of at least 400.7 dots per inch (DPI)!
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The Asus Zenfone Max Shot doesn't come with an included memory card but it has a slot for up to 2000GB of memory expansion, which will be convenient to save videos and pictures shot with the included 12-megapixel (combined with an 8-megapixel wide-angle cam and a 5-megapixel depth cam) camera.
It features a high-megapixel camera (12-megapixel (combined with an 8-megapixel wide-angle cam and a 5-megapixel depth cam)) with the following options: Auto Mode, HDR, Portrait, Pro.
The selfie cam resolution seems just about average.
** This phone is also known as: Asus Max Shot, Asus ZB634KL
*** These pros and cons are spotted automatically based on our analysis formula and the specifications we have in our database for this item. If you see a mistake, please let us know.
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