Asus Max Pro M3, Max M3 and Max M3 Lite mid range smartphones are coming soon, its confirmed

Following the flagships Asus Zenfone 7 and Zenfone 7 Pro, Asus will release new entry-level and mid-range smartphones sooner

Asus has already unveiled the top-of-the-line gaming smartphone ROG Phone 3 and the flagship Zenfone 7 and Zenfone 7 Pro, with entry-level and mid-range models coming soon. They have already appeared in the firmware code of Asus smartphones.

Asus is Working On Lito, Lagoon, Bengal & Scuba Processors.
•Lito (Snapdragon 765G 5G)
•Lagoon (Snapdragon 690 5G)
•Bengal (Snapdragon 662 or 460)
•Scuba (May Be Snapdragon 200 Series)#AsusMaxProM3#AsusMaxM3#AsusMaxM3Lite pic.twitter.com/uYZ0pWwt3S

— Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) August 29, 2020

The devices are codenamed 'Lito', 'Lagoon', 'Bengal' and 'Scuba'. All characteristics are still unknown, but the source cites single-chip platforms. 

Lito will be the most powerful of the four, as it will receive the SoC Snapdragon 765G 5G. 

Lagoon is built on the Snapdragon 690 5G SoC, while 

Bengal uses either the Snapdragon 662 SoC or the Snapdragon 460 SoC. 

Finally, the Scuba will be the simplest model - it will probably be based on the SoC of the Snapdragon 200 series. 

The source suggests that three out of four of these models will be released as part of the Max series under the names Max Pro M3, Max M3 and Max M3 Lite. 

Source: Twitter