Asus Zenfone 2 launched in the US and Canada, starts at $199


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Asus has launched the Zenfone 2 (ZE551ML) smartphone in the US and Canada at an event few hours back. As we already know, the Zenfone 2 was launched in India starting at Rs. 14,999 and packs 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection, comes with 13-megapixel rear PixelMaster camera with Real Tone flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It will be available in two variants in the U.S., one with 1.8GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3560 processor, 2GB RAM and 16GB storage and the other variant has 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor with 4GB RAM and 64GB of storage.

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Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML specifications

  • 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection
  • 1.8GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3560 / 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor with PowerVR G6430 GPU
  • 2GB / 4GB RAM, 16GB / 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB via micro SD
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
  • Dual SIM
  • 13MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, 5-element lens, Real Tone flash
  • 5MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
  • Dimensions: 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9mm; weight 170g
  • 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 3000mAh battery

The Asus Zenfone 2 comes in Black, Silver, Red and Gold colors and is priced at US$ 199 for the 2GB RAM and Z23560 SoC and the top-end version with 4GB RAM and Z3580 SoC costs US$ 299. It will be available unlocked via Amazon.com, Newegg, Groupon, and B&H photo.


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