ASUS announced its latest smartphone in new series; Zenfone 5 at the MWC 2018 in Barcelona. The smartphone is integrated with AI into its display, camera and in the charging, pretty much the Zenfone 5Z.
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ASUS Zenfone 5
The Zenfone 5 comes with a 6.2-inch Full HD+ 19:9 Super IPS display with iPhone X like notch design, which lets it offer 90% screen-to-body ratio. This smartphone is powered by Snapdragon 636, coupled with 6GB RAM, runs on Android Oreo and all these are backed by a 3300mAh battery.
IMG: Cnet
On the camera front, it sports a 12-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX363 sensor, OIS, and 0.03s Dual-pixel PDAF along with scene detection AI, which can detect 16 types of scenes. It also has a secondary 8-megapixel rear camera with 120-degree wide-angle lens for portrait shots. At the front, it has an 8-megapixel camera with auto portrait and the face unlock feature.
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Not only the notch, ASUS has also brought inn ZeniMoji, similar to that Animoji. Apart from that, the smartphone features world’s first DTS Headphone: X for 7.1-channel surround sound, comes bundled with Hi-Res Audio earphone, furthermore, it has dual speakers with five-magnets and NXP Smart amplifier.
ASUS Zenfone 5 (ZE620KL) Specifications
IMG: Cnet
- 6.2-inch (2246 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass Super IPS display with 500 nits Brightness, 95.4% NTSC color gamut, DCI-P3, 1500: 1 Contrast Ratio, Glove Touch support, Corning Gorilla Glass protection
- 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 636 14nm Mobile Platform
- Adreno 509 GPU
- 4GB / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM
- 64GB / 128GB storage + expandable via MicroSD (up to 2TB)
- 12MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, Sony IMX363 sensor, 1.4μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, 0.03s Tri-Tech auto-focus/Dual Pixel PDAF/ 4-axis OIS/EIS, Pro mode with RAW support, secondary 8MP camera with f/2.0 aperture, OV8856 sensor, 120-degree wide-angle lens
- 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, OV8856 sensor, 83-degree wide-angle lens
- Android 8.0 Oreo with ZenUI 5.0 (upgradable to Android P)
- 3300mAh battery with ASUS BoostMaster fast charging and AI charging
- Dual VoLTE SIM (hybrid, nano)
- Fingerprint sensor, 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- Dual speakers with NXP 9874 Smart AMP, Hi-Res Audio 192kHz/24b-bit, DTS Headphone: X for 7.1 channel surround sound, dual microphones
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB-C (2.0)
- Dimensions: 153×75.65×7.85mm; Weight: 155g
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The ASUS Zenfone 5 comes in Midnight Blue and Meteor Silver colors. It will roll out from April. There is no word on the pricing and Indian launch yet. Stay tuned.
Image Credits: Cnet
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