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Asus has announced their latest 5G capable flagship smartphones - the Zenfone 8 and Zenfone 8 flip. Zenfone 8 Flip . As the name suggests, the Zenfone 8 flip's main highlight is its flip hinge which houses the camera array - a neat feature and a departure from the typical candy bar design, offers users the ability to use the rear sensors as their primary camera as the front display can then remain unobstructed without the unsightly notch or punch hole in the middle ruining your experience. The cameras feature a 64Mp main camera, a 12MP ultra wide and 8MP telephoto with 3x optical zoom.The phone supports 8K video recording at 30fps and 4K upto 120fps. The display on the Zenfone 8 flip is a 6.67" 2400x1080 AMOLED display and has a 90hz refresh rate The unit has a 2.84Ghz Snapdragon 888 processor, 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of onboard storage with expansion via microSD. The phone also features 5000mAh battery and it runs on Android 11 with Zen U.I 8.0 and retails for $965.  Ze...

Asus has announced their latest addition to the Zenfone lineup with the Zenfone 3 Zoom . The handset - set to lead Asus into the trending "dual camera" era is also accompanied by the Zenfone AR - a more extreme device based on Google's Tango system Design and features  The handset which looks a bit similar to (cough cough ) another dual camera smartphone brings a departure to Asus's previous design language and instead gives it a more polished -anodized look . The handset packs a - 5.5"1080p Super AMOLED and it has a fingerprint reader at the back .The phone packs a jaw dropping 5000mAh  non removable battery and has a single slot for dual sims or one sim and one microSD card for expanding the 23.64 or 128GB internal storage options . The phone packs a midrange Snapdragon 625 Soc with 8 (A53) cores and 3-4GB of RAM depending on storage.The device runs Android 6.0 with Asus's own UX Camera options  The handset features a Sony made 1/2.5" 12MP IMX3...

Asus has launched a new smartphone to the already big Zenfone family , the phone , called the Zenfone Selfie - which as the name implies , is a selfie oriented smartphone built on top of the highly successful Zenfone 2 chassis - minus the processor Powered by a Snapdragon 615, the Zenfone selfie brings a change to the otherwise Intel Atom equipped Zenfone series , the processor is backed up by Adreno 405 graphics and a decent 2/3GB of RAM depending on what storage option you buy .The phone comes with 16 or 32GB of storage on board , and you can expand it via microSD card slot . Taking selfies is the name of the game when it comes to the Zenfone selfie , equipped with a 13MP front facing camera with two LED flashes for color balancing , the sensor has a f 2.0 aperture as well as a 22mm wide angle lens .The phone also has a 13MP rear camera a-la the Zenfone 2 ,but this time , the sensor features a laser autofocus system which is un heard of in a phone that's not from LG , the r...

Asus' upcoming Zenpad tablets have allegedly leaked out before their official debut , the tablet series - a part of the ever expanding Zen lineup , are said to come in 7" and 8" form factors for those looking for a Lollipop based budget tablet . The tablets come in Wifi only or wifi+3G versions , the 7" models come with the model number Z170G (wifi) and Z170GC (3G) models and both models are said to feature the new Intel X3 Quadcore 64bit chip with 1GB of RAM , the display on the 7"model is quite mediocre as it only has a resolution of 1024x600 but the tablet might achieve good battery life as the battery is 3950mAh's , the model comes in Black , white and cost $160 for the Wifi model and $190 for the 3G version. The 8" model on the other hand will come with better specs as the display is said to feature a resolution of 2048x1536 - a resolution used mostly in 4:3 tablets . The rest of the specs are also good , 2GB of RAM and Intels Z3560 Quad core 64b...

Asus has unveiled a 128GB version of its popular Zenfone 2 smartphone , the Zenfone - which has the model number ZE551ML is powered by a 2.3 Ghz 64bit Intel Atom Z3580 Quadcore processor and a whopping 4GB of RAM , the handset features a 5.5" 1080p display with Gorilla glass 3 ,a 3000 mAh battery and Dual sim support with 4G   The handset is currently is sold in (only in India) for the moment for INR 29999 or $472 - a bargain considering the specs and storage value  . The standard 4GB RAM model costs $280 , but taxes are also at play here so a international model will definitely cost a bit less Specs at a glance - Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML  *5.5" 1080p IPS display , 403ppi , Gorilla Glass 3 protection  *2.3Ghz Intel Atom Z3580 quad core processor  *Dual sim support , 4G LTE  *4GB RAM *128GB onboard storage + MicroSD card slot upto another 128GB  *13MP rear camera , LED flash  *5MP front camera  *3000 mAh battery  ...

Asus has refreshed the Zenfone series with the new Zenfone 2 , the new smartphone(s) are basically identical except for a few changes in storage options and ram and processor speed  .The new phone(atleast the top spec model) is also one of the first consumer Android devices to come with 4GB of RAM which means the rest of the specs are nothing to forget about . The phone has LTE , a 13mp rear camera with a two tone dual flash , a 5.5 inch display with Corning gorilla glass 3 and a 3000 mAh battery with fast charging . Pricing of this phone will be available on a later date , OS - Android 5.0 with Zen UI Design - unibody smartphone 158.9 x 78.8 x 12 mm, 185g Connectivity - Dual Sim (ZX550) , 4G LTE ,GSM,HSPA+ 3G, WIFI 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac , Bluetooth 4.0 MicroUSB 2.0 GPS + GLONASS, Processor -  2.3 Ghz Intel Atom Z3580 quadcore 64 bit processor (4GB ram version)                     1.8 Ghz Intel Atom Z3580 quadcore...

Cameras on smartphones usually lack optical zoom because of design restraints , but as Nokia demonstrated  , it is possible to cram high tech camera technology into a phone but at the cost of good looks and thin designs . Asus , a company that has a very short history of making Android powered smartphones has now unveiled a new addition to the Zenfone lineup , which has a familiar design and a camera that can run rings around most rival smartphones of today . Introducing the Zenfone Zoom . The phone , launched today at CES 2015 looks quite familiar due to the circular camera bulge at the rear . The phone , which launched with Android 5.0 and a 64bit Intel Atom Chip and 4GB of Ram is probably unique because it is one of the few smartphones to pack Optical Zoom .The Zenfone Zoom has 3x optical zoom thanks to a 10 element lens array and a Optical image stabilized 13mp sensor , which also has a laser rangefinder , the camera also has a two tone flash and a 5mp front facing camera . O...

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