Sunday, August 30, 2015

Asus ZenFestival - Unveiling of ZenFone 2 Deluxe, Selfie, Laser and ZenFone Max

Asus held ZenFestival Manila (August 29, 2015) introducing their new line of ZenFones. Not 3 but 4 ZenFones had been unveiled.

ASUS Zenfone 2 Deluxe
Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe Illusion White and Fusion Blue

Starting with a more beautiful update to ZenFone 2, the Zenfone 2 Deluxe. Remains the same as with the original ZenFone 2 at 5.5 inch IPS FHD Display with Gorilla Glass 3 and also packs the same internal hardware - Intel Moorefield SOC and 4GB LPDDR3 RAM. The ZenFone 2 Deluxe comes in very fashionable mineral-inspired 3D Polygon Design that plays with light and shadows to produce a visual tactile effect. You do get more storage with a whopping of 128GB Internal Storage that can be expanded even more with microSD card slot. Camera still at 13MP rear and 5MP front and same goes to connectivity, Dual Sim Dual Standby handset with simslot 1 supports LTE Connectivity while the second sim slot supports only 2G. Powered by 3000mAh Battery. Priced for 17,995 Pesos!

ASUS Zenfone 2 Selfie
Asus Zenfone 2 Selfie

Love selfies? Then this next smartphone will surely excite you with its Dual Front and Rear 13MP Camera with Dual LED Real Tone Flash getting high resolution photos for your facebook profile pictures and covers. The ZenFone Selfie also comes in a 5.5 inch FHD Display but with upgraded protection with Gorilla Glass 4. Asus partnered with Qualcomm with this one with 64bit Snapdragon 615 powering the device supported by 3GB RAM and 32GB Internal Storage. Priced for 11,995 Pesos! Read More about Zenfone Selfie here: Asus ZenFone Selfie Specs, Price, Philippines

ASUS Zenfone 2 Laser
Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 inch Model on the Left 5 inch model on the Rightt

Another photo-centric smartphone is Zenfone 2 Laser, utilizing Laser Auto-Focus that speeds focusing of subject by ten folds so you get clear and detailed image of your target subject at 13MP Rear Camera with Dual LED Real Tone Flash. Upfront is a 5MP Front Camera for taking selfies and for video chat. Announced are two variants - the ZE550KL 5.5 inch and ZE500KL 5 inch, both in HD Resolution. Under the hood, is 64bit Snapdragon 410 with 16GB of Internal Storage. However there seems to be another 5.5 inch model with more updated internal hardware using Snapdragon 615 and comes with 3GB RAM. 5 inch ZE500KL is priced for 7,695 Pesos, 5.5 inch Snapdragon 410 is priced for 8,695 and 5.5 inch Snapdragon 615 model at 9,995 Pesos. We have first impression of Zenfone 2 Laser, see article here >>> Zenfone 2 Laser

ASUS Zenfone Max

ASUS Zenfone Max
ASUS Zenfone Max will be available by October.

Asus did surprised us with its announcement of ZenFone Max. Totting a very large battery at 5000mAh and premium leather design. Specs is quite similar with Zenfone 2 5.5 inch Laser with Snapdragon Processor with 2GB RAM and 8/16GB Internal Storage. Its optics, is also the same at 13MP rear and 5MP front camera combo as well as employing Laser Auto-Focus. No Price yet for this one but they said that it will come in October, 2015.

Oh by the way, the Snapdragon packing Zenfone 2 Selfie, Laser and ZenFone Max offers Dual LTE for which is absent in the original ZenFone 2 and Zenfone 2 Deluxe.

ASUS Zenfone 2 Deluxe Specs:
Android 5.0 Lollipop w/ ZenUI
5.5-inch Full HD IPS Display
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
64-bit 2.3GHz Intel Atom Z3580 Quad-Core Processor
PowerVR G6430 GPU
4GB LPDDR3 RAM
128GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD up to 64GB
13MP Rear Camera 
Dual LED Real Tone Flash
5MP Front Camera
Dual-SIM
4G LTE, 3G HSPA+
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ ac
NFC
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS, GLONASS
3000mAh battery

ASUS Zenfone Selfie Specs
Android 5.0 Lollipop w/ ZenUI
5.5 inch Full HD 1080p IPS Display
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Octa-Core Processor
64bit Snapdragon 615
Adreno 405 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB Internal Storage
Expandable via MicroSD
13MP Primary Rear Camera
f/2.0 apeture, 5P Largan Lenses, Laser Auto Focus
Dual LED Real Tone Flash
13MP Primary Front Camera
f/2.0 apeture, 88* Wide Angle Lens
Dual LED Real Tone Flash
LTE / HSPA+
Dual Sim Dual Standby Dual LTE
WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth V4.0 +A2DP
GPS, aGPS, GLONASS, BDSS
3000mAh Removable battery
11,995.00 Pesos

ASUS Zenfone Max Specs
Android 5.0 Lollipop w/ ZenUI
5.5 inch 720p HD IPS Display
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
1.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
64bit Snapdragon 410
Adreno 306 GPU
2GB RAM
8/16GB Internal Storage
Expandable via MicroSD
13MP Primary Rear Camera
f/2.0 apeture, 5P Largan Lenses, Laser Auto Focus
Dual LED Real Tone Flash
5MP Front Camera
f/2.0 apeture
LTE / HSPA+
Dual Sim Dual Standby Dual LTE
WLAN 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth V4.0+EDR +A2DP
GPS, aGPS, GLONASS, BDSS
5000mAh Removable battery

ASUS Zenfone Laser ZE550KL Specs
Android 5.0 Lollipop w/ ZenUI
5.5 inch 720p HD IPS Display
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
1.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
64bit Snapdragon 410
Adreno 306 GPU
2GB RAM
16GB Internal Storage
Expandable via MicroSD
13MP Primary Rear Camera
f/2.0 apeture, 5P Largan Lenses, Laser Auto Focus
Dual LED Real Tone Flash
5MP Front Camera
f/2.0 apeture
LTE / HSPA+
Dual Sim Dual Standby Dual LTE
WLAN 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth V4.0+EDR +A2DP
GPS, aGPS, GLONASS, BDSS
3000mAh Removable battery
8,695 Pesos

ASUS Zenfone Laser ZE500KL Specs
Android 5.0 Lollipop w/ ZenUI
5 inch 720p HD IPS Display
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
1.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
64bit Snapdragon 410
Adreno 306 GPU
2GB RAM
16GB Internal Storage
Expandable via MicroSD
8MP Primary Rear Camera
f/2.0 apeture, 5P Largan Lenses, Laser Auto Focus
Dual LED Real Tone Flash
5MP Front Camera
f/2.0 apeture
LTE / HSPA+
Dual Sim Dual Standby Dual LTE
WLAN 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth V4.0+EDR +A2DP
GPS, aGPS, GLONASS, BDSS
2070mAh Removable battery
7,695 Pesos