Asus Zenfone Selfie goes official with 13MP laser auto-focus cameras

Asus has come up a big way in the smartphone industry and its Zenfone series of handsets have helped them gain even popularity and momentum in this competitive tech industry. Earlier this earlier the company announced its Asus Zenfone 2 with some very high-end specs placed beneath an affordable pricing which has always been the USP of the Asus handsets.

At the Computex event recently held in Taipei, Asus in addition to announcing its second generation Android-Wear powered ZenWatch 2 also announced the Asus Zenfone Selfie in competition to the HTC Desire EYE. The Asus Zenfone Selfie comes with a 13MP both to its front and back which comes with laser auto focus. Moreover, additional specs of the device put it to be in the upper-midrange segment with 5.5inch 1080p resolution and IPS LCD screen, a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset with 2GB of RAM memory and running the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop on-board. The front selfie camera offers 88-degree field of view while the rear camera comes with a 140 degree panorama mode.

Asus Zenfone Selfie has got an similar design to that of the Zenfone 2 and will be available in different color shades of aqua blue, white, pink, metallic black, gold, grey, black and red.

Asus Zenfone Selfie goes official with 13MP laser auto-focus cameras

ASUS ZenFone 2 with 4GB RAM and other variants launched in India

ASUS has launched ZenFone 2 in the Indian Market at an event held in New Delhi. It includes ZenFone 2 with 4GB RAM and other variants. The devices will be available online exclusively through Flipkart with prices ranging from ₹12,999 (about $204) for the basic model to ₹22,999 (about $361) for the high-end variant.

 

 

The ZenFone 2 ZE551ML model will be available in three variants:

• Top-end model with a 5.5-inch full-HD display with 1080 x 1920 (FHD) resolution and 401ppi pixel density powered by 64-bit quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 CPU clocked at 2.3GHz and PowerVR G6430 GPU for graphics.  The handset has a 4GB of RAM, making it the first smartphone to have it. This model will come with 64GB ROM or internal storage and will be priced at ₹22,999 (about $361).


• Model with same configuration but with half the built-in storage i.e. 32 GB will cost ₹19,999 (about $314).


• The third ZenFone 2 ZE551ML variant having 5.5-inch full-HD display, Intel Z3560 CPU 2GB RAM and 16GB inbuilt memory will be available for ₹14,999 (about $235).

The fourth variant of ZenFone 2 is the entry-level model ZE550ML featuring a 5.5-inch 1280 x 720p display, quad-core Intel Atom Z3560 processor clocked at 1.8GHz, 2GB RAM and 16GB built-in storage available for ₹12,999 (about $204).

 

 

All the ZenFone 2 variants will have dual-SIM, microSD card slot, LTE connectivity, 13MP rear camera, 5MP front camera and 3,000mAh battery. All models will come with Android 5.0 out-of-the-box topped with Zen UI.

The 13MP rear camera has an aperture of f/2.0 that will give good photos even in low-light conditions. It has zero shutter lag and has “the world’s best HDR technology” according to the company. The 5MP front-facing camera boasts of a beautification mode. The 3000mAh battery is fast-charging and charges from 0% to 60% in just 39 minutes. The ZenFone 2 features 4G LTE/3G HSPA+, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and GPS connectivity.

Pre-orders for the ASUS ZenFone 2 have started on Flipkart and the retailer is offering several incentives such as 40 winners will get 100% cash back, flat 30% off on Myntra and ₹3,000 worth of GoCash.

 

 

ASUS ZenFone 2 with 4GB RAM and other variants launched in India

Anonymous Asus ZenFone spotted

Asus made remarkable presence at CES 2014 in Las Vegas by launching Zenfone series smartphones. Now the CES 2015 is also rumored to introduce atleast one new Zenfone product.

The device codenamed ZC451CG has been listed by Android Police over at Bluetooth SIG revealing a brief information about its specs.

The mysterious device in question is expected to be the successor of Asus Zenfone 4. It will feature a 4.5-inch display (480 x 854p) with a  208 ppi and 1 GB of RAM. We can expect a 5 MP front camera and a 0.3 MP selfie camera powered by 2,100 mAh battery. It will be running on Android 4.4 KitKat OS based on ZenUI interface.

Considering the above specifications, it concludes that much rumored Asus dual camera phone is altogether different model. We are now expecting replay of last year where Asus relased multiple smartphones at CES 2014 corresponding to different price tags. Either way,

Moreover, January is just around the corner to unwrap the Asus curtains about their new products.

Stay tuned for more updates of CES 2015 on Doi-Toshin.

Anonymous Asus ZenFone spotted