ASUS Zenfone 2 Official, 5.5-inch Display, 4GB of RAM, Starts at Php 8965

ASUS Zenfone 2 Official, 5.5-inch Display, 4GB of RAM, Starts at Php 8965

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Here’s the follow-up to the original Zenfone!

ASUS has officially announced the successor to their highly successful Zenfone, the Zenfone 2 during their official press event in CES. ASUS’ Zenfone 2 is being touted by the company as a camera-centric smartphone, sporting their PixelMaster technology for both the rear and front camera.

ASUS Zenfone 2 specs

  • Intel 64-bit Atom 1.8GHz Z3560 quadcore/2.3GHz Z3580 quadcore processor
  • 2GB/4GB of RAM
  • 5.5-inch full HD IPS display with Gorilla Glass 3, 1920 x 1080 resolution
  • 16/32/64GB of storage, expandable via microSD up to 64GB
  • 13-megapixel rear camera, f/2.0-aperture, 5-element, auto-focus lens with dual-color Real Tone flash
  • 5-megapixel front camera, f/2.0-aperture, wide-angle 85-degree lens with Selfie Panorama
  • Dual SIM
  • 3G, LTE
  • WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, NFC
  • Android 5.0 Lollipop with ZenUI
  • 3000mAh battery
  • 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9-3.9mm

The new smartphone retains the Zen design language of the previous iteration with a few new improvements. The bezels are smaller and the overall design has been tweaked to deliver a better, more premium feel. Like LG’s G3, the Zenfone 2 sports rear keys that frees the side of the device from physical keys.

The Zenfone 2 will come in two Intel Atom processor variants: the 1.8GHz Z3560 version that comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage and a a 2.3GHz Z3580 version that has a massive 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. The Zenfone 2 comes with a 5.5-inch full HD display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The phone also has LTE.

As for the camera, the Zenfone 2 comes with a single 13-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture and dual-color “Real Tone” flash, along with a 5-megapixel f/2.0 front camera. Like we mentioned earlier, the Zenfone 5 sports ASUS’ PixelMaster tech that allows it to take gorgeous photos even under low light.

The Zenfone 2 will come with ASUS’ ZenUI overlay, along with Android 5.0 Lollipop on board. ASUS is pricing the Zenfone 2 at only $199 or around Php 8965 for the base model, and will be available in March.

 

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