The ZenFone Max Pro M2 runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset, with a choice of 32GB or 64GB of storage. The 32GB model comes with 3GB RAM and the 64GB model comes in a choice of 4GB or 6GB RAM.
The overall performance is good. One of the advantages of stock Android is that it is a lot easier to run, making it ideal for budget smartphones. You can make it feel even faster by going into the developer settings and changing the animation and transition speed to 0.5x. But even without that, apps open and switch reasonably quick and scrolling is smooth in all the well-optimized apps. Overall, everyday performance is not a concern.
GeekBench 4.1 (multi-core)
Higher is better
Honor Play 6696
Realme U1 6004
Oppo F7 5901
Realme 1 5741
Oppo F9 (F9 Pro) 5673
Honor 8X 5651
Realme 2 Pro 5531
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 5169
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro 4933
Nokia 6.1 Plus 4929
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro 4910
Xiaomi Mi A2 4625
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) 4446
Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite (Redmi 6 Pro) 4388
Sony Xperia XA2 4215
Realme 2 3881
GeekBench 4.1 (single-core)
Higher is better
Honor Play 1899
Honor 8X 1618
Xiaomi Mi A2 1617
Realme U1 1567
Oppo F7 1531
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) 1524
Realme 1 1511
Oppo F9 (F9 Pro) 1497
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 1465
Realme 2 Pro 1462
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro 1342
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro 1340
Nokia 6.1 Plus 1331
Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite (Redmi 6 Pro) 881
Sony Xperia XA2 865
Realme 2 790
AnTuTu 7
Higher is better
Honor Play 204876
Realme U1 144436
Oppo F7 139414
Realme 1 138524
Honor 8X 137276
Realme 2 Pro 132958
Xiaomi Mi A2 130927
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 124039
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) 123883
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro 115605
Nokia 6.1 Plus 115571
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro 115509
Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite (Redmi 6 Pro) 77964
Realme 2 75434
GFX 3.1 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)
Higher is better
Honor Play 39
Xiaomi Mi A2 15
Honor 8X 14
Realme 2 Pro 14
Realme U1 13
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 13
Oppo F7 12
Realme 1 12
Oppo F9 (F9 Pro) 12
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro 10
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) 10
Nokia 6.1 Plus 10
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro 10
Sony Xperia XA2 9.6
Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite (Redmi 6 Pro) 6.5
Realme 2 6.1
GFX 3.1 Manhattan (onscreen)
Higher is better
Honor Play 36
Xiaomi Mi A2 14
Honor 8X 13
Realme U1 12
Realme 1 12
Realme 2 Pro 12
Realme 2 12
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 12
Oppo F7 11
Oppo F9 (F9 Pro) 11
Sony Xperia XA2 10
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro 9.7
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro 9.7
Nokia 6.1 Plus 9.6
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) 9.4
Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite (Redmi 6 Pro) 6.1
Basemark X
Higher is better
Honor Play 32238
Xiaomi Mi A2 21378
Honor 8X 20416
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 19320
Realme U1 17290
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) 15200
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro 15025
Nokia 6.1 Plus 14903
Realme 2 Pro 14576
Sony Xperia XA2 14312
Oppo F7 11873
Realme 1 10880
Oppo F9 (F9 Pro) 10536
Realme 2 6703
Basemark OS 2.0
Higher is better
Honor Play 3294
Honor 8X 2341
Realme U1 2307
Xiaomi Mi A2 2240
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) 2051
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro M2 1993
Oppo F7 1953
Nokia 6.1 Plus 1951
Realme 1 1940
Realme 2 Pro 1911
Oppo F9 (F9 Pro) 1904
ASUS ZenFone Max Pro 1893
Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro 1812
Sony Xperia XA2 1545
Realme 2 1039
We also ran a few games, namely popular titles like PUBG Mobile and Asphalt 9. Asphalt 9 was an instant failure as the accelerometer didn't work properly in the game for some reason and the car was uncontrollable. PUBG Mobile, however, worked quite well. The frame rates weren't exactly smooth and stable at the highest available visual setting, which in case of the ZenFone Max Pro M2 was "HD" with "High" frame rate (30fps) but the game was still perfectly playable. And you can always reduce the image quality for an even more stable frame rate. The phone also runs relatively cool so extended gaming sessions shouldn't be an issue.
Audio
The ZenFone Max Pro M2 has a single loudspeaker at the bottom. The actual audio quality of the speaker isn't very good. The speaker sounds fairly tinny and somewhat unpleasant. It sounds its best till around 60% volume, after which the actual volume level doesn't increase, just the distortion. It also gets tinnier and worse sounding, so it's best to keep around the 50% mark.
This is another area ASUS should look into improving. Claiming 5-magnet speaker for every device isn't enough. The actual audio quality also needs to be up to higher standards.
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