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

PAN-INDIA MNP | Nationwide Inter Circle MNP(Mobile Number Portability) effective from May 3, 2015

New Delhi: Nationwide Inter circle MNP (Mobile Number Portability), one of the much awaited service in India is finally set to begin from May 3rd, 2015. 

The Telecom Regularity Authority of India (TRAI) said today that it has "...issued sixth amendment to the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulation , 2009, which will facilate full Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in the country, with effect from May 3, 2015."  The Department of Telecom had on November 3, 2014 issued amendments to MNP licence agreement starting that MNP is to be implemented across the country within a period of six months from the date of amendments of the licence.

An existing MNP Service allows you to change your mobile operator by retaining the same mobile number within a Home Circle i.e. it is restricted to your home state. 

But with the begining of Inter Circle MNP from May 3, 2015, you can switch your mobile operator across the country.

Suppose you're staying in Hyderabad (Telangana State) with mobile number +91 94943xx123 using BSNL operator  and now you have shifted to Chennai (Tamilnadu State), through Inter Circle MNP you can retain your existing mobile number i.e. +91 94943xx123 with liberty to choose any operator of your choice.


Steps to complete MNP Service:

• For availing MNP service, first you need to obtain a UPC(Unique Porting Code) by sending sms to 1900. SMS to be sent: PORT <10 digit mobile number> to 1900

• After sending SMS to 1900, you will receive UPC (Unique Porting Code) as a SMS from 1901 giving 8 digit alpha-numeric UPC and UPC expiry date in MM/DD/YYYY format. Note that validity of a UPC is only 15 days so you need to register the UPC before it gets expire. 

• Visit the nearest Operator center in which you want to PORT IN.

• Fill the Form, submit all the required document and obtain your new operator SIM (Subscriber Identity Module).

• The new operator will send an SMS on your old/existing operator's SIM(existing connection) intimating about the porting date and time, i.e. the date and approximate time till when you can continue to use your existing operator's SIM card.

• There will be be 'no service period' which will begin after the porting time as given above. The "No Service Period" will be between 12 midnight to 5 am during which your mobile service will not be active on any SIM.

• After the "No Service Period", you can replace your existing operator's SIM card with new operator SIM card in your handset.

• After replacing you should see the new operator network in your handset. Now make a call to Customer Care for tele-verification and activating your connection.

• You must now enjoy using new operator.

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