Asus has now announced that they will be debuting the third generation of their ZenFone Max line of smartphones, called the ZenFone 3S Max, next week. The Taiwanese handset manufacturer's ZenFone Max line of smartphones has experienced some relative success in the market thanks to its large 5,000 mAh battery.

According to Gadgets 360, Asus has revealed that they will be announcing the availability, pricing, and additional details about the new ZenFone 3S Max when they unveil the device in India next week, on Feb. 7. Similar to its predecessors, the new ZenFone Max model will still be equipped with the same battery that will be its main highlight.

However, a lot of the new device's internals will receive some upgraded components. The ZenFone 3S Max, model ZC521TL, will also be coming with a slightly redesigned aluminium metal body. As for the device's specs, the upcoming smartphone will be sporting a 5.2-inch HD display with 2.5D edges. Powering the device will be an Octa-core MediaTek MT6750 processor paired with an ample 3GB of RAM.

The device's camera setup is comprised of a 13 megapixel main rear unit with an f/2.0 aperture, dual-LED real-tone flash, and a 5P Largan lens. The front camera on the other hand is an 8 megapixel pixel selfie unit. Asus has revealed that the cameras will be supporting several new modes including a low-light mode, panoramic mode, backlight HDR, beautification mode, and a super resolution mode.

The upcoming ZenFone 3S Max has also been revealed to sport a new fingerprint scanner that Asus claims will unlock the phone in 0.5 seconds, with up to 5 fingerprints supported, as per a report News 18. The phone is set to arrive with Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box with Asus' ZenUI 3.0 on top. The updated software will also be bringing with it support for multi-window mode, GameGenie, ZenMotion Touch Gestures, and other ZenUI features.

The new ZenFone 3S Max will be offered in a 32GB internal memory configuration, which will be expandable via an SDcard slot. Like the other ZenFone Max models, the new ZenFone 3S Max will still feature reverse charging capabilities, which essentially allows it to become a power bank for other devices.

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