CES 2014: ASUS Announces ZenFone line of smartphones

Along with the ASUS Transformer Book Duet, ASUS today unveiled a new line of smartphones ranging in size from 4- to 6-inches. Billed a line of “high-value” devices, they all come with Intel Atom processors, five statement colors and ASUS’ new ZenUI user interface that promises to help users “keep track of their lives.”

ASUS ZenFone 6ASUS ZenFone 6 specifications:

  • Processor: 2GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2580
  • Operating system: Google Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with ASUS ZenUI
  • Cellular connectivity: HSPA+/GPRS/EDGE
  • Other connectivity: 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
  • Display: 6-inch HD (720×1280) LED
  • RAM: 1GB LPDDR2
  • Internal storage: 8/16GB
  • External storage: MicroSD cards
  • Rear-facing camera: 13MP with f/2.0 aperture
  • Front-facing camera: 2MP
  • Battery: 3,230mA
  • Dimensions: 166.9 × 84.3 × 5.5 to 9.9 millimeters
  • Weight: 200 grams
  • Colours: Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red, Champagne Gold

ASUS ZenFone 5ASUS ZenFone 5 specifications:

  • Processor: 2GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2580
  • Operating system: Google Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with ASUS ZenUI
  • Cellular connectivity: HSPA+/GPRS/EDGE
  • Other connectivity: 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
  • Display: 5-inch HD (720×1280) LED
  • RAM: 1GB LPDDR2
  • Internal storage: 4GB
  • External storage: MicroSD cards
  • Rear-facing camera: 8MP with f/2.0 aperture
  • Front-facing camera: 2MP
  • Battery: 2,050mA
  • Dimensions: 148.2 × 72.8 x 5.5 to 10.34 millimeters
  • Weight: 140 grams
  • Colours: Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red, Champagne Gold

ASUS ZenFone 4ASUS ZenFone 4 specifications:

  • Processor: 1.2GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520
  • Operating system: Google Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with ASUS ZenUI
  • Cellular connectivity: HSPA+/GPRS/EDGE
  • Other connectivity: 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
  • Display: 4-inch WVGA (480×800) LED
  • RAM: 1GB LPDDR2
  • Internal storage: 4GB
  • External storage: MicroSD cards
  • Rear-facing camera: 5MP with f/2.0 aperture
  • Front-facing camera: Yes
  • Battery: 1,170mA
  • Dimensions: 124.4 × 61.4 x 6.3 to 11.2 millimeters
  • Weight: 115 grams
  • Colours: Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Cherry Red, Sky Blue, Solar Yellow

Both the ZenFone 5 and ZenFone 6 also come with ASUS PenTouch and GloveTouch technologies that allow them to be used with any stylus or while wearing gloves.

All three ZenFones will be ugpraded to Android 4.4 at an unspecified future point. All three also lack LTE connectivity.

The ZenFone 6, ZenFone 5 and ZenFone 4 will sell for US$199, US$149 and US$99 respectively. Specific availability details were not announced.



Source : ASUS