Why mid-range smartphones be cheap made and get underpowered hardware? That gonna change, as Asus enters the Indian mobile market with its beautifully crafted ZenFone Android smartphone Series which include – ZenFone 4, ZenFone 5 and ZenFone 6. This devices are powered by Intel Atom processor, spots iconic concentric circle finish , minimum 1GB RAM, dual micro-SIM card slots, Asus ZenUI and with a price starting affordably at Rs 5999.
Will start with the most affordable of the three android smartphones launched, the Asus ZenFone 4. It features a 4 inch WVGA TFT display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It’s powered by 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 Processor with Intel Hyper Threading Technology and 1GB RAM. It got a 5 megapixel back camera with PixelMaster technology that combines software, hardware and optical design to deliver incredible image quality, better low-light performance and integrates image stabilization technology.
It got a internal storage of 8GB that can be further expanded up to 64GB using microSD cards. On the connectivity side the smartphone got dual micro-SIM card slots along with support for 3G, 2G, WiFi and Bluetooth. The device runs on Android 4.3 JellyBean with Asus ZenUI on top, which according to company will be soon upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat. Asus ZenFone 4 is priced at Rs 5999 making a tough competition to Motorola Moto E.
- 4 inch WVGA TFT display (800 x 480)
- 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 Processor with 1GB RAM
- 5MP back camera and 0.3 MP front camera
- Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean) with ZenUI – Upgradeable to v4.4 (KitKat) OS
- 8GB internal storage and expandable using microSD card
- Dual-SIM
- 3G, 2G, WiFi, Bluetooth v4.0
- 1200 mAh battery
Next in the line is the Asus ZenFone 5 with 5 inch IPS HD display (1280 x 720 Pixels) and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 over it. It’s powered by 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 Processor with Intel Hyper Threading Technology and 2GB RAM. The device spots a 8 megapixel camera on back with PixelMaster technology and a 2 megapixel front facing camera. It got 8GB/16GB internal storage that can be further expanded up to 364GB using microSD cards.
On the connectivity side the device got dual micro-SIM card slots along with support for 3G, 2G, WiFi and Bluetooth. The device runs on Android 4.3 JellyBean with Asus ZenUI on top, which according to company will be soon upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat. Asus ZenFone 5 is priced at Rs 9999 for 8GB model and Rs 12,999 for 16GB model.
- 5 inch HD IPS display (1280 x 720 pixels)
- 1.6 GHz dual core Intel Atom Z2560 processor with 2GB RAM
- 8MP back camera and 2 MP front camera
- Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean) with ZenUI – Upgradeable to v4.4 (KitKat) OS
- 8GB/16GB internal storage and expandable using microSD card
- Dual-SIM
- 3G, 2G, WiFi, Bluetooth v4.0
- 2110 mAh battery
The top model of the three, Asus Zenfone 6 got a 6 inch HD IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 Pixels. It’s also powered by the same 1.6 GHz dual core Intel Atom Z2560 processor coupled with 2GB RAM. It got 13 megapixel camera on back with PixelMaster technology and a 2 megapixel front facing camera. It got 8GB/16GB internal storage that can be further expanded up to 364GB using microSD cards.
On the connectivity side the device got dual micro-SIM card slots along with support for 3G, 2G, WiFi and Bluetooth. The device runs on Android 4.3 JellyBean with Asus ZenUI on top, which according to company will be soon upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat. Asus ZenFone 6 is priced at Rs 16,999 for 16GB model.
- 6 inch HD IPS display (1280 x 720 pixels)
- 1.6 GHz dual core Intel Atom Z2560 processor with 2GB RAM
- 13MP back camera and 2 MP front camera
- Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean) with ZenUI – Upgradeable to v4.4 (KitKat) OS
- 8GB/16GB internal storage and expandable using microSD card
- Dual-SIM
- 3G, 2G, WiFi, Bluetooth v4.0
- 3300 mAh battery
Asus Zenfone android smartphones are available to purchase exclusively from India’s biggest online store Flipkart.