Asus must be on to something. They've been shipping 1.5 million
Zenfones a month in Q4 last year, the company's CEO Jonney Shih shared
on stage today at CES 2015.
But that's not all he shared. He has also unveiled the latest
smartphone in the lineup - the Asus Zenfone 2, as well as the Zenfone
Zoom - a cameraphone with 3x optical zoom lens.
The Zenfone 2
The Asus Zenfone 2
is boasting a 5.5" display with thin bezels, dual-SIM/dual-active
connectivity with LTE and finally, a 2.3GHz Intel Atom Z3580 chipset
with the world's first 4GB RAM in a mobile phone.
The Zenfone 2 has a curved back with a brushed metal finish and it tapers towards the edges to form an outer edge of only 3.9mm.
The 5.5-inch IPS screen on the Zenfone 2 has a 1080p resolution,
which works to a pixel density of 403ppi. A bezel of only 3.3mm makes
for an immersive experience, while Gorilla Glass 3 layer makes sure it's
kept as safe as possible.
Asus Zenphone 2
The Zenfone 2 has a 13MP f/2.0 camera with HDR and Manual mode, as
well as a True Tone flash for flash photos with more accurate colors and
skin tones. The 5MP front camera has a 85-degree field of view and can
capture Selfie Panoramas with a 140-degree field of view.
The smartphone has a 3,000mAh battery and with fast charging
technology it should recharge up to 60% of its capacity in 39 minutes.
Asus Zenfone 2
The Asus Zenfone 2 also premiers the latest version of Asus
proprietary ZenUI, which would allow users to customize the feel and
look of the UI by changing themes, fonts, icons, etc.
Based on Android 5.0 Lollipop, the new ZenUI will also offer per-app
or per-file password-controlled privacy via something called SnapView.
The new Instant Updates feature will keep the ZenUI apps up to date
regardless of the firmware update cycle.
The Zenfone 2 will be available in Q2 2015 in Osmium Black, Sheer
Gold, Glacier Gray, Glamor Red and Ceramic White. Special Transfusion
and Illusion back covers will be available to radically change the style
of the phone.
The Asus Zenfone 2 is also a seriously affordable smartphone, costing
only $199 before taxes. However that price will only by applicable for
the 2GB RAM/16GB version. Is it only us or it sounds too good to be true
for a 5.5-inch 1080p off-contract phone?
The Zenfone Zoom
The Asus Zenfone Zoom
is built around a quite similar 5.5-inch 1080p screen and 13MP camera.
However its main perk is the 3x optical zoom lens, which also has
optical image stabilization.
Save for the zoom lens, the Zenfone Zoom has the same guts as the
Zenfone 2. At 11.95mm, it is however, "the thinnest smartphone with a 3x
optical zoom lens yet". Indeed, the similar Samsung Galaxy K zoom is 16.6mm in thickness.
Asus Zenphone 2
The Zenfone Zoom is equipped with a True Tone LED flash and laser
focus, similarly to the focus system used on the LG G3. There is at
least one press image that has the words "xenon flashlight" written
below the lens, but the demo unit presented behind glass at CES doesn't
have that and we didn't spot a xenon flash either.
The camera sensor behind the 3x zoom lens is again a 13MP one (like
the Zenfone 2), but the lens has a variable aperture ranging from f/2.7
to f/4.8. Again, there is a wrong f/2.0 aperture written around the
camera lens on the press image.
Asus Zenfone Zoom
The Asus Zenfone Zoom will set you back $399 before taxes. It should
be available in Q2 2015 in Meteorite black and Glacier white colors.
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