MUMBAI: ASUS has decided to launch its new flagship smartphone Zenfone 2 in the third quarter of this year.
The Taiwanese technology major Asus said the launch of Zenfone 2 smartphone will be followed by the unveiling of Zenfone Zoom in the third quarter in India. The ZenFone 2 (ZE551ML) is reportedly the only smartphone launched in the industry with 4GB of RAM.
The device is already available for purchase in China, Taiwan, and France, but it is in China where ASUS expects the ZenFone 2 to find roaring success. The company is planning to sell 10 million units in the country through this year.
The plan of selling 30 million units this year will enable the company to mark its stand into the list of top 10 global smartphone manufacturers.
The original ZenFone certainly set the ball rolling for ASUS as the company went from selling 10,000 smartphones per month in January 2014 to averaging 1.5 million per month.
With all new design, ZenFone 2 features a 5.5-inch Full HD and a (1280x1920p) IPS display offering a pixel density of 403ppi with a wide 178-degree viewing angle and Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
The ZenFone 2 is powered by a 64-bit Intel Atom Z3580 quad-core processor clocked at 2.3GHz. and has 4GB RAM. The phone will be available in two RAM variants – with 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM and another with 4GB of LPDDR3 RAM. Phone will be available in 16, 32 and 64GB storage variants.
The dual-sim ZenFone 2 has a 13MP PixelMaster camera with an f/2.0 wide-aperture lens and a 5MP front-facing camera. The phone runs on Google’s Android 5.0 Lollipop with a new version of Asus ZenUI.
While on the other hand, the Zenfone Zoom smartphone sports a 5.5-inch full HD IPS display with 1920×1080 pixels of resolution.
Zenfone Zoom features 13 megapixel camera with 3X optical zoom and 5 megapixel front-facing camera. This phone runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop wrapped under the company’s Zen UI.
Specifications
Display: 5.5-inch Full HD display with 1280x1920p resolution
OS: Android 5.0 Lollipop
Platform: quad-core2.3GHz processor, 4GB RAM
Camera: 13MP rear camera and 5MP front camera
Memory: 16, 32 and 64GB storage variants
Battery: Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
