A large bright and sharp screen with super fast touch response
makes the ZenFone 5 excellent in all conditions.
Which
makes the ZenFone AR a smartphone that is truly — augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) ready.
But this is not what
makes the Zenfone Zoom unique, the camera in fact is, read on to know more.
Only a handful of smartphones, such as the $ 1,000 Panasonic DMC - CM1 and the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom, feature optical zoom, which
makes the ZenFone's Zoom 3x offering a rarity.
This also
makes the Zenfone 3 Deluxe the first smartphone to be powered by the Snapdragon 821.
While the 3 Zoom went on sale back in May, Asus has been quiet on when it would finally
make the Zenfone AR available to customers.
Asus» ZenUI, slow updates, and janky camera
make the Zenfone 3 Deluxe a no go.
Today, the company has
made another Zenfone device official, and this time, it's the Asus Zenfone V. Don't confuse with «V» and «5» as this is normal alphabet «V» and not the Roman number like iPhone «X.» Now the thing is that the phone is Verizon Exclusive, so the letter «V» fits pretty well.
Asus will
make the Zenfone 2 available in the global markets as early as March with a starting price of $ 199 (approximately Rs. 12,600).
ASUS basically trumped both Xiaomi and LeEco to
make the ZenFone 3 Deluxe the first Snapdragon 821 handset available out there.
In equalling the screen resolution of the current lower cost Android champion, the Moto G, Asus has
made the ZenFone 5 a great device for watching video and playing games.
Pokdepinion: Surprisingly ASUS did not give in to tetraphobia and
make this the ZenFone 5 series.
We plan to have aggressive pricing to
make ZenFones the most preferred smartphone choice for the Indian Consumer.»
The other two contenders in the list come with Mediatek MT6582 processor,
making Zenfone 5 a winner in this aspect.
Educational applications that bring concepts from textbook to augmented reality
make the ZenFone much more useful than, say, parking a virtual car in your garage does.
ASUS has yet to
make the ZenFone Zoom available for purchase, as the company said we should expect the phone to make it into retail sometime in Q2 for the price of $ 399 / $ 334.
The nicely rounded sides
make the ZenFone 2 easy to hold and help to explain its 10.9 mm thickness.
There are two important extra pieces of hardware that
make the Zenfone AR more of a VR / AR phone than much of the competition.
The sides are nicely rounded,
making the ZenFone 2 a pleasure to hold.
While there is no detail on pricing just yet, the ASUS ZenFone 2 was very competitively priced, so it's highly likely that ASUS will follow the same trend this year and
make the ZenFone 3 a fairly affordable smartphone compared to other flagship devices that are currently on the market
Unfortunately, despite Asus» best efforts to
make the ZenFone 3 Deluxe the king of the smartphone market, I doubt someone would be ready to pay Rs 62,999.
Asus is all - set to
make its Zenfone 4 A450CG available for pre-order on Flipkart today.
The nicely rounded sides
make the ZenFone 2 easy to hold and also explains its 10.9 mm thickness.
ASUS has
made the Zenfone AR the first Android smartphone to hit the US with a whopping 8 GB of RAM, but this device is also running on top of the powerful Snapdragon 821 chipset which should make for a very quick device as we noted in the few minutes spent with the phone.
However, its battery doesn't last long enough to
make the ZenFone 2 Laser stand out among the sea of affordable Android phones.
Not exact matches
The device we will talk about is the
Zenfone 6 and it features a 6 - inch screen, which
makes it a phablet.
In essence, with better set of specifications and lower price tag, the new
Zenfone 5 variant
makes much more sense than the
Zenfone 5 Lite.
The Asus
Zenfone 2 is a cheap - and - cheerful Android powerhouse, which
makes it a prime candidate for people wanting to tinker.
Internal hardware in
ZenFone 5
makes up of 1.8 GHz octa - core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 509 GPU.
The Nougat update for
ZenFone 3 was expected to start rolling out globally soon after being
made available in Philippines early on, as per a report by Android Headlines.
Asus has announced a new member to its
ZenFone family in the
ZenFone Zoom, featuring optical zoom.The Asus
ZenFone Zoom features a 5.5 - inch Full HD IPS display
making it as a direct competitor to the might Apple iPhone 6 Plus.As the name suggests this... Read more
The quirky ASUS Padfone X launched on AT&T in mid-2014 after extensive delays, and the
Zenfone series has yet to
make much of an impact outside of Asia.
ASUS
ZenFone 2 Deluxe Special Edition has now
made its way to the US with support for AT&T and T - Mobile networks.
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make a phone.
The
ZenFone 4 Max is
made out of metal, and it's possible that most of the upcoming
ZenFone 4 units, if not all of them, will be
made out of metal as well.
The highlight feature of the
ZenFone 4 series, the wide angle camera, is also expected to
make a comeback, hopefully with a higher resolution.
ASUS has
made a smartphone that can literally replace your point - and - shoot camera, in the
ZenFone 3 Zoom The ASUS
ZenFone 3 Zoom is the first smartphone from the Taiwanese manufacturer to feature dual cameras on the back.
Asus may have been a late entrant to the smartphone sector, but the company has been able to
make giant strides in the industry with its handsets over the past couple of years and ever since it introduced its first - generation
ZenFones at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The new ASUS
ZenFone V offers high - end Android phone specs and design in a super affordable package,
making it one of the best options around at its price point, but today the device is becoming an even better deal as this Verizon exclusive offering goes free for Thanksgiving and Black Friday only.
ASUS today announced that its Android 8.0 (Oreo) update has now started
making its way out to the ASUS
ZenFone 4 (ZE554KL).
ASUS» next smartphone in their
ZenFone lineup, the
ZenFone 3, was expected to
make an appearance at both CES and Mobile World Congress this year, but rumors and expectations turned into hopes and dreams that weren't met pretty quick, which
makes sense given that ASUS never had plans to unveil the phone at either of -LSB-...]
The
ZenFone 3s Max is
made out of metal, and it comes with a front - facing fingerprint scanner.
The ASUS
ZenFone 3 Zoom has finally
made its way to the US, after ASUS had announced that the higher - end version of this device wouldn't be available in the US.
Asus wanted to
make a device that could last all day, so the
ZenFone Max Plus (M1) packs a massive 4,130 mAh mAh battery.
Now, the
Zenfone 4 Selfie is
made available in the Philippines as
Zenfone 4 Selfie Lite.
The Meizu M3 Note (3 GB RAM variant) and the entry - level
ZenFone 3 are comparable in both spec and price department, which
makes this yet another really solid alternative to ASUS» newest smartphone.
The ASUS
ZenFone AR is expected to help ASUS
make some profit this year, but most consumers are interested in the company's
ZenFone 4 devices which are expected to arrive in the coming months.
The Snapdragon 801 SoC fuels this phone, and the device was recently discounted by the company, it costs only $ 199 on the company's official website and Amazon, which
makes it a perfect alternative to the base
ZenFone 3 model, not only is the price similar but both sport similar design materials (glass and metal).
ASUS formally released the phones last month in its home country, where the mobile device offerings were
made available for purchase to customers along with the two versions of the
ZenFone 4 Max variant.
In any case, the same source goes on to mention that the Asus
ZenFone 3 will also
make use of a USB Type - C connector, laser autofocus technology, and a fingerprint recognition sensor.