Asus Zenfone 2 all set to launch in India on April 23

Asus on April 10, at a Zenfone 2 media preview confirmed that it is going to launch three variants model for India on April 23. 

The three variants which will be launching in India are:

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML 

1) 2GB Variant

2) 4GB Variant

• Platform
  Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
• Color
  Black/White/Red/Gray/Gold
• Dimensions
  77.2 x 152.5 x 3.9 ~ 10.9 mm (WxDxH)
• Weight
  170 g
• CPU
  Intel® Atom™ Quad Core Z3580 (2.3GHz), PowerVR G6430, with OpenGL 3.0 support
  Intel® Atom™ Quad Core Z3560 (1.8GHz), PowerVR G6430, with OpenGL 3.0 support
• Memory
  2GB/4GB LPDDR3 RAM
• Storage
  16GB/32GB/64GB eMMC Flash
  5GB free lifetime ASUS WebStorage
• Memory Slot
  MicroSD card (up to 64 GB)
• Modem
  Intel 7262 + Intel 2230
• Connectivity Technology
  WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
  USB
  Bluetooth V4.0, NFC
  Dual Micro SIM card
• Network Standard
  UMTS/WCDMA/TD-SCDMA/TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE
  Data Rate: 
  HSPA+: UL 5.76 / DL 42 Mbps
  DC-HSPA+: UL 5.76 / DL 42 Mbps
  LTE Cat4:UL 50 / DL 150 Mbps
  2G :
  EDGE/GPRS/GSM :
  850/900/1800/1900,
  3G :
  WCDMA :
  850/900/1900/2100
  TD-SCDMA: (CN/IN Only)
  1900 ~ 2100
  4G :
  FDD-LTE: (TW)
  2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/900MHz(8)/700MHz(28)
  FDD-LTE: (WW)
  2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/2600MHz(7)/900MHz(8)/800MHz(20)
  FDD-LTE: (US)
  2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/2600MHz(7)/900MHz(8)/700MHz(17)/800MHz(20)
  FDD-LTE: (CN/IN)
  2100MHz(1)/1800MHz(3)
  TDD-LTE: (CN/IN)
  2600MHz(38)/1900MHz(39)/1900MHz(40)/1900MHz(41)
• Navigation
  GPS/GLONASS/QZSS/SBAS/BDS
• Display
  5.5inches, Full HD 1920x1080,IPS
  Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
• Battery
  3000 mAh Li-Polymer (non-removable)
• Camera
  Front 5 Mega-Pixel, Fix Focus, Wide View, PixelMaster
  Rear 13 Mega-Pixel, Auto Focus, PixelMaster
• Sensor
  G-Sensor/E-Compass/Gyroscope/Proximity/Ambient Light Sensor
• Note
  The 18W BoostMaster adapter is included with 2.3GHz/4GB ZenFone 2 model only

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE550ML

3) 2GB Variant

• Platform
  Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
• Color
  Black/White/Red
• Dimensions
  77.2 x 152.5 x 3.9 ~ 10.9 mm (WxDxH)
• Weight
  170 g
• CPU
  Intel® Atom™ Quad Core Z3560 (1.8GHz), PowerVR G6430, with OpenGL 3.0 support
• Memory
  2GB LPDDR3 RAM
• Storage
  16GB eMMC Flash
  5GB free lifetime ASUS WebStorage
• Memory Slot
  MicroSD card (up to 64 GB)
• Modem
  Intel 7262 + Intel 2230
• Connectivity Technology
  WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
  USB
  Bluetooth V4.0
  Dual Micro SIM card
• Network Standard
  UMTS/WCDMA/TD-SCDMA/TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE
  Data Rate: 
  HSPA+: UL 5.76 / DL 42 Mbps
  DC-HSPA+: UL 5.76 / DL 42 Mbps
  LTE Cat4:UL 50 / DL 150 Mbps
  2G :
  EDGE/GPRS/GSM :
  850/900/1800/1900,
  3G :
  WCDMA :
  850/900/1900/2100
  TD-SCDMA: (CN/IN Only)
  1900 ~ 2100
  4G :
  FDD-LTE: (TW)
  2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/900MHz(8)/700MHz(28)
  FDD-LTE: (WW)
  2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/2600MHz(7)/900MHz(8)/800MHz(20)
  FDD-LTE: (CN/IN)
  2100MHz(1)/1800MHz(3)
  TDD-LTE: (CN/IN)
  2600MHz(38)/1900MHz(39)/1900MHz(40)/1900MHz(41)
• Navigation
  GPS/GLONASS/QZSS/SBAS/BDS
• Display
  5.5inches, HD 1280x720,IPS
  Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
• Battery
  3000 mAh Li-Polymer (non-removable)
• Camera
  Front 5 Mega-Pixel, Fix Focus, Wide View, PixelMaster
  Rear 13 Mega-Pixel, Auto Focus, PixelMaster
• Sensor
  G-Sensor/E-Compass/Proximity/Ambient Light Sensor
• Note
  Supports BoostMaster fast charging (optional adapter required)

All these variants are of 5.5-inch HD display with 72% screen ratio. The Asus Zenfone 2 ZE500CL, which is a 5-inch HD display will not be launch in India as on April 23.

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE500CL 

Specifications:

Platform

Android 5.0 (Lollipop)

Color

Charcoal Black/Pearl White/Cherry Red

Dimensions

148.1 x 71.5 x 10.9 ~ 3.9 mm (LxWxH)

Weight

155 g (with battery)

CPU

Intel® Atom™ Z2560 ( 1.6 GHz )

Memory

2 GB LPDDR2 RAM

Storage

16GB eMMC Flash
5GB free lifetime ASUS WebStorage

Memory Slot

MicroSD card (up to 64 GB)

Connectivity Technology

WLAN 802.11 b/g/n
USB 2.0
Bluetooth V4.0+EDR +A2DP
One Micro SIM card

Network Standard

UMTS/WCDMA/LTE
Data Rate: 
HSPA+: UL 5.76 / DL 42 Mbps
DC-HSPA+: UL 5.76 / DL 42 Mbps
LTE Cat3:UL 50 / DL 100 Mbps
2G :
EDGE/GPRS/GSM :
850/900/1800/1900,
3G :
UMTS :
850/900/1900/2100
WCDMA :
850/900/1900/2100
4G :
FDD-LTE: (TW/JP)
2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/2600MHz(7)/900MHz(8)/700MHz(28)
FDD-LTE: (WW)
2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/2600MHz(7)/900MHz(8)/700MHz(17)/800MHz(20)

Navigation

GPS, GLONASS & AGPS

Display

5inches, HD 1280x720, IPS with Capacitive Multi touch panel
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3, Supports GloveTouch input

Battery

2500 / mAh Li-Polymer (non-removable)

Standby Time

360 hours(3G)

Talk Time

28 hours(2G)

Camera

Front 2 Mega-Pixel, F2.0 Aperture
Rear 8 Mega-Pixel, Auto Focus, LED Flash, F2.0 Aperture
5 -element lens

Video

Video Playback :
MPEG4
H.264
H.264 AVC
H.263
3GP
Video Recording :
MPEG-4 SP
MPEG-4 ASP
VP8
VP9
H.263
H.264
3GP

Audio Slot

3.5mm

Audio

MP3/WMV/3GP/AAC/FM Radio

Messaging

SMS/MMS/Email

E-Mail

Google Mail/Exchange/POP3

Sensor

Accelerator/E-Compass/Proximity/Light Sensor

Note

For Camera and ZenUI features , ZenFone 2 (ZE500CL) only supports functions below,

Camera features :
 Low-Light mode
 HDR mode
 Zero shutter lag
 Time Rewind
 Depth of Field
 MiniMovie
 ZenCircle

ZenUI features :
 Brand-new interface
 Multiple themes
 Tap Tap to wake up
 What's Next
 Do It Later
 Instant Updates via Google Play
 ZenLink