ASUS is launching the ZenFone 3 series in India on August 17. The company has sent out invites to the media for its Zenvolution event, where we’ll likely see all three models in the ZenFone 3 series — the ZenFone 3, ZenFone 3 Deluxe and ZenFone 3 Ultra — make their debut in the country.
ASUS already revealed that the ZenFone 3 Deluxe will be the first phone to run the Snapdragon 821 SoC, which has four Kryo cores clocked at 2.4GHz. All three models in the ZenFone 3 series come with 1080p displays, with display sizes ranging from 5.5 inches all the way up to 6.8 inches.
| Display | 1080p 5.5-inch SuperIPS+ LCD 77.3% screen to body radio |
1080p 5.7-inch SuperAMOLED 79% screen to body ratio |
1080p 6.8-inch IPD LCD 79% screen to body ratio |
| Construction | Front and rear Corning Gorilla Glass panels with 2.5D contoured edges and metal frame | Full aluminum alloy unibody with “invisible antenna” | Full aluminum alloy unibody with “invisible antenna” |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Octa-core 14nm 8×1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A53 |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 Octa-core 28nm 4×1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A72 4×1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A53 |
| GPU | Adreno 506 | Adreno 530 | Adreno 510 |
| RAM | 4GB | 6GB | 4GB |
| Main camera | 16MP ASUS PixelMaster 3.0 (Sony IMX298 sensor) f/2.0, 6-element Largan lens 0.03 second TriTech autofocus 4-axis OIS 3-axis EIS Color correction sensor Dual-tone LED flash |
23MP ASUS PixelMaster 3.0 (Sony IMX318 sensor) f/2.0, 6-element Largan lens 0.03 second TriTech autofocus 4-axis OIS 3-axis EIS Color correction sensor Dual-tone LED flash |
23MP ASUS PixelMaster 3.0 (Sony IMX318 sensor) f/2.0, 6-element Largan lens 0.03 second TriTech autofocus 4-axis OIS 3-axis EIS Color correction sensor Dual-tone LED flash |
| Front camera | 8MP, 85-degree wide-angle lens | 8MP, 85-degree wide-angle lens | 8MP, 85-degree wide-angle lens |
| Wireless | 802.11ac Wi-Fi: 5G/2.4G, MIMO Cat 6 LTE |
802.11ac Wi-Fi: 5G/2.4G, MIMO Cat 13 LTE + 3CA |
802.11ac Wi-Fi: 5G/2.4G, MIMO Cat 6 LTE |
| Fingerprint sensor | Rear sensor, 5-finger registration, 360 degree recognition | Rear sensor, 5-finger registration, 360 degree recognition | Below screen sensor, 5-finger registration, 360 degree recognition |
| Connectibity | Bluetooth 4.2 Type-C USB 2.0 |
Bluetooth 4.2 Type-C USB 3.0 |
Bluetooth 4.2 Type-C USB 2.0 |
| SIM/SD slots | Slot 1: MicroSIM (4G) Slot 2: NanoSM (3G) or MicroSD |
Slot 1: MicroSIM (4G) Slot 2: NanoSM (3G) or MicroSD |
Slot 1: MicroSIM (4G) Slot 2: NanoSM (3G) or MicroSD |
| GPS | GPS, AGPS, GLONASS, BEIDOU | GPS, AGPS, GLONASS, BEIDOU | GPS, AGPS, GLONASS, BEIDOU |
| OS | Andorid 6.0 Marshmallow ZenUI 3.0 |
Andorid 6.0 Marshmallow ZenUI 3.0 |
Andorid 6.0 Marshmallow ZenUI 3.0 |
| Battery | 3,000mAh | 3,000mAh with Quick Charge 3.0 | 4,600mAh with Quick Charge 3.0 |
| Audio | Hi-Res Audio New 5-magnet speaker NXP Smart AMP |
Hi-Res Audio New 5-magnet speaker NXP Smart AMP |
Hi-Res Audio New 5-magnet speaker NXP Smart AMP DTS Headphone: X 7.1 DTS HD Premium Sound |
| Video Processor | ASUS Tru2Life+ featuring PixelWorks 4K TV Grade processor DisplayPort over USB Type C |
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| Other features | Always on panel | Power bank capability with 1.5A rapid charge | |
| Colors | Shimmer Gold Aqua Blue Sapphire Black Moonlight White |
Titanium Gray Glacier Silver Sand Gold |
Titanium Gray Glacier Silver Rose Pink |
ASUS counts India as one of its key markets, with the vendor seeing a lot of traction with the ZenFone 2. We’ll be on the ground at the Zenvolution event, and will bring you pricing and availability details. Who’s looking forward to the ZenFone 3 series?
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