Asus Zenfone 3 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625 announced, starts at $249


Asus Zenfone 3

Asus just announced Zenfone 3 at the Computex 2016. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p Super IPS+ display with a screen-to-body ratio of 77.3%, 2.1mm narrow bezel and has 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass protection. It is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 625 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Zen UI on top. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with Asus TriTech autofocus system that automatically selects 2nd generation laser, phase detection, or continuous autofocus for 0.03-second quick focus and subject tracking

Asus Zenfone 3

It has a 8-megapixel front-facing camera and has a fingerprint sensor on the back.

Asus Zenfone 3 specifications

  • 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super IPS+ display with up to 500cd/m2 brightness, 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
  • 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with Adreno 506 GPU
  • 3GB of RAM with 32GB storage, 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory with microSD
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Zen UI 3.0
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (micro+nano/microSD)
  • 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, PDAF, Laser AF,  f/2.0 aperture, 6P Largan lens, 4 Stop OIS
  • 8MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, 88-degree wide-angle lens
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Dimensions: 152.59 x 77.38 x 7.69mm; Weight:155g
  • 4G LTE with VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac (2.4 and 5GHz) MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB Type-C
  • 3000mAh battery

The Asus Zenfone 3 comes in Shimmer Gold, Aqua Blue, Sapphire Black and Moonlight White colors and starts at $249 (Rs. 16,760 approx.) for the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage variant.


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