ASUS ZenFone

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ASUS is getting serious about the mobile phone category. The company introduced three versions of the ZenFone, in 4, 5 and 6 inch screens sizes.

The ZenFones are powered by Intel's Atom Z2520 processor with Quad-Thread Hyper-Threading Technology, which is built for low power consumption and multitasking devices.

These Android phones are intended to be mid range phones at budget prices, and the specs and target retail prices reflect ASUS's positioning.

The best feature about the 5 and 6-inch versions is the screen that uses ASUS's PenTouch and GloveTouch technologies. The devices accept any stylus and finger inputs even with gloves on. It is welcoming news especially in this cold weather.

ZenFone uses ASUS's own user interface called "ZenUI", which takes a bit of getting used to after using Samsung, Sony or pure Android, but it is pretty intuitive and straightforward.

ASUS packed in features and specs good enough to dominate the budget mobile phone category, and with the devices' low price points, it may succeed in doing so.

Specification
Processor
Intel Atom Z2520
ZenFone 4: 1.2 GHz
ZenFone 5 & 6: 2.0 GHz

Operating System
Android 4.3 ( will update to 4.4 KitKat ) with ASUS ZenUI

Storage / Memory
ZenFone 4 & 5: eMMC 4GB / Micro SD Card Support / LPDDR2 1GB RAM
ZenFone 6: eMMC 8/16GB / Micro SD Card Support / LPDDR2 1/2GB RAM

Modem / Bands
GSM / GPRS/EDGE ; WCDMA / HSPA+
DC-HSPA+ ( DL / UL ) : 42 / 5.76 Mbps
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 ; UMTS 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 ;

WiFi / Bluetooth
Integrated 802.11 b/g/n ; WiFi-Direct
Bluetooth V 4.0 ( EDR + A2DP )

Display
ZenFone 4: 4" TFT LED Backlight / 800 x 480 WVGA TN
ZenFone 5: 5" TFT LED Backlight / 1280 x 720 HD IPS
ZenFone 6: 6" TFT LED Backlight / 1280 x 720 HD IPS

Main Camera
ZenFone 4: 5 MP
ZenFone 5: 8 MP f/2.0 PixelMaster Camera
ZenFone 6: 13 MP f/2.0 PixelMaster Camera

Front Camera
ZenFone 4: Yes
ZenFone 5 & 6: 2 MP

Battery
ZenFone 4: 4.5 Wh, 1170 mAh, removable polymer battery
ZenFone 5: 8 Wh, 2050mAh, non-removable polymer battery
ZenFone 6: 12 Wh, 3230mAh, non-removable polymer battery

Ports
Headphone jack / Micro USB / Dual Micro SIM

Color
ZenFone 4: Black / White / Red / Blue / Yellow
ZenFone 5: Black / White / Red / Blue / Gold
ZenFone 6: Black / White / Red / Gold

Dimension
ZenFone 4: 4.90 ( L ) x 2.42 ( W ) x 0.25-0.44 ( H ) in
ZenFone 5: 5.83 ( L ) x 2.87 ( W ) x 0.22-0.41 ( H ) in
ZenFone 6: 6.57 ( L ) x 3.32 ( W ) x 0.22-0.39 ( H ) in

Weight
ZenFone 4: 4.06oz
ZenFone 5: 4.94oz
ZenFone 6: 7.05oz

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