- Announces plans to manufacture the newly launched Zenfone 3 Max in the country

India, November 29^th, 2016: ASUS, the Taiwanese leader in mobiles technology, today announced its plans to manufacture Zenfone 3 Max in India. Launched earlier this month, the smartphones has already received a tremendous response from the domestic audience. To meet the expected demand of the smartphones, company will manufacture Zenfone 3 Max at the facility in Daman (Union Territory of Daman & Diu). The production of Zenfone 3 Max will start from December 2016. This will be the third smartphones to be locally manufactured by ASUS after it initiated production of Zenfone 2 Laser and Zenfone Go, last year.

Commenting on the announcement, Peter Chang, Region Head – South Asia & Country Manager for ASUS India said, “Besides our headquarters, Taiwan, India is amongst the most important markets for us and we are constantly looking to strengthen our presence and operations in the country. We are excited to announce another smartphones that will be manufactured locally, apart from Zenfone 2 Laser and Zenfone Go. India is on its way to becoming a world leader in mobiles phones manufacturing and we are proud to contribute to such a dynamic economy.”

Salient features of Zenfone 3 Max:

· Beautiful design: Elegant sandblasted aluminum-alloy metallic body, 2.5D contoured glass touchscreen and diamond-cut edges

· Advanced camera: Excellent 16MP/13MP PixelMaster camera with industry leading Backlight (Super HDR), Super Resolution and Low Light modes for stunning photogra