Asus, which had scheduled to release Android Oreo-based update for the Zenfone 4 Max in December last year when it pushed ZUI 4.0, has now finally started rolling out the new update.

The company has now released the new ZUI 5.0 user interface for the Asus Zenfone 4 Max users. The update is based on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system. The update, which carries version 15.2016.1809.412 is arriving over-the-air (OTA), and will be disseminated on a staggered basis.

The Asus ZenFone Max 4 was launched in September last year, and was talked about because of its huge 5,000mAh battery. When launched, the phone shipped with Android 7.0 Nougat operating system pre-installed.

The update brings several new features to the device, including the addition of picture-in-picture mode that enables users to view videos while continuing to interact with an app running in the background. It also comes with notification channels, and also allows users to snooze notifications. Further, the settings menu has also been redesigned.

Coming to the specifications, the Asus Zenfone 4 Max features a 5.5-inch Full HD display and is powered by Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 430 processor. There’s another variant of the phone featuring a 5.2-inch display and is powered by Snapdragon 425 SoC.

It original model comes with 3GB of RAM and offers 32GB of internal storage. There’s also a microSD card slot for further expanding the phone’s storage capacity up to 256GB.

For camera, there’s a dual-camera setup on the back, featuring a combination of a 13MP f/2.0 main sensor with fast autofocus and a 13MP 120-degree wide-angle lens that fits in more details. The front camera is an 8MP shooter along with an LED flash.

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The phone is powered a massive 5,000mAh battery that also supports fast charging technology and reverse charging. As for the pricing, it starts at about 300 Euros, roughly $347.

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ASUS will be announcing a couple of smartphones on Aug. 17. The Taiwanese company is expected to get unveil smartphones like ASUS ZenFone 4, ZenFone 4 Pro, ZenFone 4 Selfie, ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro and ZenFone 4V. Well-known leakster, Evan Blass has revealed renders of some of these smartphones

The above image is of the ASUS ZenFone 4. Popular leakster Roland Quandt had claimed that the smartphone would be available in colors like black and white. However, the above image shows that there will be another light blue color variant of the ZenFone 4.

The ZenFone 4 is expected to come in Snapdragon 630 and Snapdragon 660 chipset models. A 5.5-inch full HD display is rumored to be present on both the models along with dual camera system that includes a 12-megpaixel sensor and 8-megapixel sensor. Both the chipset variants of the ZenFone 4 will be coming with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage. A 3,300mAh battery is speculated to power the smartphone. It is rumored to cost 499 euros (~$584). The other image is of the already release ZenFone 4 Max.

The ASUS ZenFone 4 Selfie and ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro will be selfie-centric smartphones. The ZenFone 4 Selfie is expected to come with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 430 chipset, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of internal storage, 16-megapixel rear camera, 3000mAh battery and a 13-megapixel + a 5-megapixel dual front camera system. As the image shows, it is expected to be available in colors red, pink and black. It is expected to cost 299 euros (~$350)

The ASUS ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro is expected to arrive with a 5.5-inch FHD screen, Snapdragon 625 chipset, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of inbuilt storage, 16-megapixel rear camera, 3000mAh battery and a 20-mgapixel + 8-megapixel dual camera system. The above image shows that it would be coming in multiple colors like black, light blue, gold, pink and white. It is expected to sell at 399 euros (~$467). The rumor mill has also spilled plenty of information of the ZenFone 4 Pro. It is expected to arrive with a pricing of 550 euros (~$650).

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If you are familiar with the Zenfone series you should be used to the multiple variants for each model. I remember the Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 2 which I owned, had multiple variants. Some of the differences were actually just limited to the chip and clockspeed. I think it’ll be interesting to find out who makes more variants between Xiaomi and ASUS.

The Zenfone 4 Max (ZC554KL) was the first of the Zenfone 4 series to be announced. It comes with a 5.5-inch FHD display, dual rear cameras, a Snapdragon 430 processor and a whooping 5000mAh battery.

A new leak has revealed that won’t be the only device with the Zenfone 4 Max name. Another one with model number ZC520KL will be released soon and it packs entirely different specs.

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The display has been cut down to 5.2-inches with a 720p resolution. The processor has been replaced with the Snapdragon 425 and RAM and ROM are now 3GB and 32GB respectively. Instead of 13MP dual cameras, this Zenfone 4 Max has one 13MP primary sensor and a 5MP secondary one. It also swaps out the 5000mAh battery for a 4100mAh one which isn’t bad for a 5.2-inch 720p phone.

The Zenfone 4 Max ZC520KL will sell for €229 (~$270)and will be available in black, gold and pink.

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Soon after confirming on a forthcoming unveil event of Aug. 19, ASUS has revealed through its official site that it will be holding a ZenFone 4 launch event on Aug. 17. The original launch invitation had revealed that the launch event would be held in Philippines. However, the official site states that the launch event will be held at the Taipei District, Taiwan.

The official site is now receiving registrations for the upcoming launch event in Taiwan. ASUS fans who are interested in attending the event can register between Aug. 3 to Aug. 6. The ZenFone 4 presentation will begin at 2:30 PM on Aug. 17. It appears that the ZenFone 4 will be unveiled to the world in Taiwan on Aug. 17 and it seems that there will be another ZenFone 4 unveil event in Philippines for the local audience on Aug. 19.

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The teaser image available on the official site reveals that a South Korean actor named Gong Yoo is the brand ambassador for ZenFone in Asia-Pacific region. The actor can be seen holding a smartphone which is probably the ZenFone 4. The smartphone can be seen sporting dual rear cameras with rounded corner on its edges. The phone held by the actor does not seem to be the ZenFone 4 Pro flagship as one of its leaked photos has revealed that it features a “2x optical zoom” text in between the two rear cameras. It does not feature a camera bump which is available on the ZenFone 4 Max and ZenFone 4 Pro.

ZenFone smartphone fans are expecting that ASUS will be unveil all the rumored ZenFone 4 series phones on Aug. 17. However, there is no confirmation on whether the Aug. 17 event will be an exclusive launch event for ZenFone 4 or ASUS will showcase the entire ZenFone 4 series phones.

The rumor mill has revealed that ASUS ZenFone 4 series includes the ZenFone 4 Pro flagship, the ZenFone 4 with Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630 chipset variants, another variant named ZenFone 4V and the selfie-focused ZenFone 4 Selfie. The following leaked photo contains the renders of the upcoming ZenFone 4 series phones.

The ZenFone 4V could be a Verizon exclusive variant for the U.S. Interesting, ASUS will be holding a separate launch event for ZenFone 4V on Sept. 21 in Rome.

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The ASUS ZenFone 4 series were teased on the official Facebook page by the company. Now, the Taiwanese firm has confirmed that these news phones will be unveiled on Aug. 19. However, the ZenFone 4 series were initially rumored to debut in May.

ASUS has already launched the ZenFone 4 Max and the other phones from the ZenFone 4 series include ZenFone 4, ZenFone 4 Pro, ZenFone 4 Selfie and ZenFone 4V. There is no confirmation on which smartphones will be unveiled on Aug. 19. However, at least some of the aforementioned smartphones will be unveiled on that day. The unveil event will be held at SMX Convention Center in Pasay, Philippines.

The next-gen ASUS Zenfone 4 trio might look like this. pic.twitter.com/FXc2sfjOxb

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A leakster had recently revealed renders of the three ZenFone 4 series smartphones. The first phone in the above image seems to belong on ZenFone 4 Max. The other three smartphones could be ZenFone 4, ZenFone 4 Pro and ZenFone Selfie.

The ZenFone 4 Pro is rumored to be a flagship phone that has recently appeared in leaked images. It is expected to come with 5.7-inch AMOLED display that offers a QHD resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels. It is driven by Snapdragon 835 chipset and 6 GB of RAM. It will be coming with a 21-megapixel dual rear camera. It is expected to come with a native storage of 64 GB. Well-known leakster Roland Quandt has recently revealed that Qualcomm and ASUS have together collaborated on testing 1 Gigabit LTE connectivity.

The GFXBench listing of ZenFone 4 Selfie has a 5.5-inch full HD display. It is expected to be powered by Snapdragon 625 or 626 chipset and 4 GB of RAM. Its native storage will be of 32 GB. Its rear camera will be of 12-megapixel whereas the front will be housing a 16-megapixel shooter. The ZenFone 4 is rumored to be available in two CPU editions like Snapdragon 630 and Snapdragon 660. Both the models are expected to feature dual rear cameras.

The ZenFone 4V is another rumored phone from the ZenFone 4 series. It is expected to be a Verizon exclusive variant and it has also received FCC certification in the recent past.  It appears that the Taiwanese company will be also releasing it in Europe as it will be holding an unveil event on Sept. 21. It may come with same specs as the ZenFone 4.

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In the previous week, ASUS had released official teasers for ZenFone 4. Speculations have it that ZenFone 4 and other phones from the ZenFone 4 series will debut on Aug. 17. An Italian website, DDay.it, has revealed some leaked photos of the ZenFone 4 Pro placed in a protective case. Also, well-known leakster Roland Quandt has tweeted that the ZenFone 4 Pro was officially shown during a press event in Italy.

According to Quandt, Qualcomm and ASUS collaborated on the demonstration of 1 Gigabit LTE at the Italian press event. One of the other leaked images shown below shows that even Ericsson is also working with ASUS and Qualcomm. He revealed that the phone seen next to the laptop in the image is the ASUS ZenFone 4 Pro. It appears that the Snapdragon 835 chipset of the ZenFone 4 Pro is equipped with Snapdragon LTE X16 modem that is capable of delivering 1 Gbps LTE connectivity with carrier aggregation.

The real-life images of the ZenFone 4 Pro suggest that it would be coming with dual rear cameras that will carry support for 2x optical zoom. The Italian website has claimed that it has a 21-megapixel dual camera module. There is no confirmation on whether it features a pair of 21-megapixel sensors or if one of the camera lenses is of 21-megapixel sensor. Since it is rumored to be a flagship phone, the Italian publication has added that the Snapdragon 835 chipset will be powering the ZenFone 4 Pro.

The ASUS ZenFone 4 Pro is expected to come with a 5.7-inch AMOLED display that will produce Quad HD resolution. Below the display is a Home button that seems to be integrated with a fingerprint sensor.

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The Snapdragon 835 chipset will be accompanied by 6 GB of RAM. It will be coming with a native storage of 64 GB of storage. It will be preloaded with Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS. The model number of this ASUS phone is ASUS_Z01GS adds DDay. The previously spotted model number of ASUS_Z01GD could be its other variant. Speculations suggest that it will be releasing in September. The ZenFone 4V is the other phone that is expected to launch on Sept. 21. ASUS has already debuted ZenFone 4 Max and on Aug. 17, the Taiwanese company is speculated to introduce other ZenFone 4 phones like ZenFone 4 Pro, ZenFone 4, and ZenFone 4 Selfie.

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ASUS is speculated to debut the upcoming ZenFone 4 smartphones on Aug. 17 in the home country of Taiwan. Now, the Taiwanese company has released official teasers of the ZenFone 4. Another report reveals that four variants of ZenFone 4 have been certified by NCC certification body in Taiwan.

On the official Facebook page, ASUS has released a couple of teaser images. The images with beautiful locales carry texts like “Time to be more than ONE”, “Time to be CLEARER”, and “Time to be see MORE” These images clearly hint that the ZenFone 4 would be equipped with dual rear cameras.

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The ZenFone 4 series is speculated to include the following smartphones:

• ZenFone 4 (Z01KDA)
• ZenFone 4 (Z01KD)
• ZenFone 4V (A006)
• ZenFone 4 Selfie (Z01MDA)
• ZenFone 4 Pro (Z01GD)
• ZenFone 4 Max (X00ID)

Fresh information suggests that both the ZenFone 4 models were certified by NCC on June 23. The ZenFone 4 Selfie was certified on June 26. The ZenFone 4 Pro and ZenFone 4 Max were respectively certified in Taiwan on July 18 and 19. The Taiwanese firm has already debuted the ZenFone 4 Max.

In the recent past, the ZenFone 4V was certified by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. It is speculated to be a Verizon exclusive phone in the U.S. It is expected to debut in Europe on Sept. 21. The ZenFone 4 Selfie has appeared on GFXBench in the previous month and it would be arriving as the successor for the original ZenFone Selfie from 2015. The ZenFone is speculated to be available in Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630 chipset variants. Since the ZenFone 4 Pro is speculated as the more powerful edition of ZenFone 4, it may come loaded with Snapdragon 835 SoC.

The ASUS ZenFone 4 series smartphones were initially speculated to debut in May. However, their launch has been delayed to the month of August.

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ASUS announced that the Zenfone 4 series will launch in July, months after it was supposed to be announced. While we won’t go into ASUS’ confusing naming scheme (there was a Zenfone 4 released in 2014), a new ASUS phone with model number X00ID recently got certified by the Wi-FI Alliance.

The ASUS X00ID was also seen getting certified by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group on Thursday and was filed along with another ASUS phone with model number ZC554KL. Since the model number is similar to that of the Zenfone 3 Max (ZC553KL), we believe it is the Zenfone 4 Max.

The Zenfone 3 Max launched with a 5.5-inch FHD display, a Snapdragon 430 SoC and 4GB RAM. It also had a 4100mAh battery. This year, the Zenfone 4 Max will feature the same display protected by a 2.5D glass. It will be available with 3GB RAM model, have a 4GB RAM version too and launch with Android 7.1.1.

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The Snapdragon 430 will be swapped out for either a Snapdragon 630 or Snapdragon 660 processor. It is also rumored to have dual rear cameras.

We should expect the full Zenfone lineup next month but they most likely won’t go on sale until later.

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