Held at One Esplanade, Pasay City in a colorful mood featuring rainbow 5 marking the launch of their next generation of Zenfone 5. Back to 5 is a tribute to their much success of the old Zenfone 5 and with the latest Zenfone 5 series models, Asus is set to conquer the Philippine Market.
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| Asus Executives |
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| Gerald Anderson for Asus Zenfone 5 |
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| Zenfone Max M1 |
Next is the Zenfone 5Q, which also sports also a wide 6 inch Full HD+ 2K IPS Display for stunning visuals. Powered by Snapdraggon 630 with 4GB RAM and 64GB Internal Storage. Four Cameras with Dual Camera setup at Rear (20MP Sony IMX 376 + 8MP 120-degree Wide AAngle Lens) and Front (16MP Primary Lens + 8MP 120-degree Wide Angle Lens). Runs Android Nougat with ZenUI 4.5. Has Dedicated Dual Sim and MicroSD Slot. Battery is at 3000mAH which should be optimized for performance and battery efficiency.
Finally Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 5z. The top of the line Zenfone with Intelligent features. At 6.2 inch 19:9 Full HD+ Super IPS Display protected with Corning Goriilla Glass for enetertainment grade visual experience. Zenfone 5 is powered by Snapddragon 636 with 4GB RAM and 64GB Internal Storage while 5z will carry Snapdragon 845 couupled with 6GB RAM and 128GB Internal Storage. Three Cameras for this one with Dual Rear at 12M Sony IMX 363 plus 8MP 120-degree wide angle lens; Front Camera is at 8MP. Runs Android Oreo 8.0 with ZenUI 5 enhanced with Artificial Intelligence A.I.. Also has a 3300mAh Battery.
Asus has competitively priced these new generation of Zenfone 5.
Zenfone Max M1 - 8,995
Zenfone 5Q - 16,995
Zenfone 5 - 19,995
Zenfone 5z - 29,995
Well it great to see Asus turn things around and offer decent speced at affordable price which was pretty much their DNA in smartphone market. Great turn out on sales with Sold out at the launch. Let's see if they can improve on their market share for Philippine Market.
ASUS ZenFone 5 | 5Z
Android 8.0 Oreo
ZenUI 5 + A.I.
6.2 inch 19:9 Full HD+ Super IPS Display
2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass Front and Back
Zenfone 5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 Quad-Core
Adreno 509
4GB RAM
64GB Internal Storage
Zenfone 5Z
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Quad-Core
Adreno 630
6GB RAM
128GB Internal Storage
Expandable via MicroSD for up to 1TB via hybrid slot
Dual Rear Camera
12MP (Sony IMX363 sensor)
1/2.55" large sensor size, 1.4µm large pixel size, F1.8 Aperture, 6P Lens,
4-axis EIS| OIS
8MP 120° Wide Angle
With LED Flash
8MP Front Camera
Dual SIM Dual Standby
2G / 3G / 4G
WIFI 802.11ac
Bluetooth 5
GPS, AGPS, GLONASS, BDS
Sensors: Accelerator/E-Compass/Gyroscope/
Proximity sensor/Ambient light sensor/Fingerprint
NFC
NXP intelligent amplifier
Hi-Res Audio certified
DTS Headphone: X
Dual speakers
Dual Noise Reduction Microphone
3300mAh Battery
Asus Zenfone 5Q Specs
Android Nougat 7.0
6 inch 2K FHD (2160 x 1080) 18:9 IPS Display
2.5D Contoured Glass
64-bit Snapdragon 630
Adreno 508
4GB RAM
32GB Internal Storage
Rear Camera:
Main - 16MP Standard Angle PDAF
120° Wide Angle Camera
Front Camera:
Main - 20MP Sony IMX 376 f/2.0
120° Wide Angle Camera
Expandable via MicroSD
Dual Sim, Dual Standby
4G LTE | HSPA+ | 3G | 2G
WCDMA: Band: 1/5/6/8/19
FDD: Band: 1/2/3/5/7/8/18/19/28
TD: Band: 38/39/41
Wi-Fi 802.11a / b / g / n / ac, 2.4 and 5 GHz
Bluetooth 4.1
GPS, aGPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
Micro USB
3.5mm Audio Jack
Sensors: Accelerator/E-Compass/Gyroscope/
Proximity sensor/Ambient light sensor/Fingerprint
3300mAH Battery
5V 2A 10 W
Asus Zenfone Max (M1)
Official Philippine Specs
Android 8.0 Oreo
Zen UI 5
5.5 inch HD+ 18:9 Display
Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 Processor
Adreno 505 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB Internal Storage
Expandable Via MicroSD Slot (Dedicated)
Dual Rear Cameras:
13MP f/2.0 Aperture Standard Angle
8MP 120-Degree Wide Angle
Supported with LED Flash
Front Camera
13MP F/2.0 Aperture
Dual Sim (Nano) Dual Standby
4G LTE/HSPA+ / 3G / 2G
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
GPS, aGPS, Beidou
Rear Fingerprint Sensor
MicroUSB
USB-OTG
4000mAh Battery
