As promised, Asus has launched three new smartphones, dubbed as Asus Zenfone 3, Zenfone 3 Deluxe and Zenfone 3 Ultra at its Zenvolution event at Humble House in Taipei. All the three smartphones come with USB Type-C port and feature the fingerprint sensor. These smartphones run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow based latest Zen UI.
Asus Zenfone 3:
Asus Zenfone 3 features a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) Super IPS+ display with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by a 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with Adreno 506 GPU and will be offered in 3GB RAM with 32GB storage variant, and 4GB RAM with 64GB storage variant.
The Zenfone 3 houses a 16-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, Sony IMX318 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 4-axis OIS, 3-axis EIS, and Laser AF. It also sports an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, 88-degree wide-angle lens. It is backed by a 3000mAh battery and the prices for the phone starts at $249 (approx. Rs. 16,700). It will be offered in Shimmer Gold, Aqua Blue, Sapphire Black and Moonlight White color variants.
Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe:
Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe is the world’s first full-metal smartphone with invisible antenna, claims the company. The ultra-thin smartphone flaunts a 5.7 inch Full HD (1920 X 1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display with over 100% NTSC color gamut, 79% screen to body ratio, and Always On panel. Under the hood, it has quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC, clubbed with Adreno 530 GPU and 6GB RAM. It will be offered in 64GB/128GB/256GB internal storage options.
The Zenfone 3 Deluxe sports a 23-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, Sony IMX318 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 4-axis OIS, 3-axis EIS, and Laser AF. It also has an 8-megapixel front-facing camera on board. The smartphone is packed with a 3000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 support. The price for this smartphone starts at $499 (approx. Rs. 33,600) and will be available in Titanium Gray, Glacier Silver, and Sand Gold color variants.
Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra:
Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra comes with a massive 6.8-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) display with 95% NTSC color gamut. It is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 652 processor coupled with Adreno 510 GPU and 4GB RAM. It will be offered in 64GB / 128GB internal storage options.
The Zenfone 3 Ultra features the same camera as of Zenfone 3 Deluxe and also includes Dual Five-magnet stereo speakers, NXP smart amplifier, Hi-Res Audio (HRA). It is backed by a huge 4600mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 support and the prices for this smartphone starts at $479 (approx. Rs. 32,200). It will be offered in Gray, Silver and Gold color variants.