Asus Zenfone Selfie, Zenfone 2 Laser and Zenfone 2 Deluxe announced in India, launching on Aug 6


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Asus has announced Zenfone Selfie (ZD551KL), Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 (ZE550KL), Zenfone 2 Laser 5.0 (ZE500KL) and Zenfone 2 Deluxe (ZE551ML) smartphones in India. These smartphones will launch at the ZenFestival 2015 in the country next week. Even though the company did not reveal any details about the launch of Zenfone Zoom and leaked Zenfone Go 5.0 (ZC500TG), these are also expected to launch at the event.

The Zenfone Selfie was announced at the Computex last month and packs a 13-megapixel front and rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash. Zenfone 2 Laser 5.0 (ZE500KL) and Zenfone 2 Deluxe (ZE551ML) were already showcased at the Computex last month. The Zenfone 2 Deluxe is the same high-end Zenfone 2 ZE551ML version that was launched in India earlier this year, but this has new back cover made of premium polygonal material in Illusion White, Illusion Blue and Illusion Red colors.

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Asus Zenfone Selfie (ZD551KL) specifications

  • 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display with 72% screen to body ratio, Corning gorilla glass 4 protection
  • Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 processor with Adreno 405 GPU
  • 2GB/3GB LPDDR3 RAM, 16GB/32GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 64 GB with microSD
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Zen UI 2.0
  • Dual SIM
  • 13MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, Real Tone flash, Laser Auto Focus
  • 13MP front-facing camera, f/2.2 aperture, Real Tone flash, 88-degree wide-angle lens
  • Dimensions: 156.5 x 77.2 x 10.8 ~ 3.9 mm; Weight: 170g
  • 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 3000 mAh battery
  • Colors:  Pure White, Aqua Blue, Chick Pink; Hairline design : Glacier Gray, Sheer Gold, Glamour Red

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Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 (ZE550KL)

  • 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display with 72% screen to body ratio, Corning gorilla glass 4 protection
  • 1.2 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU
  • 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Zen UI 2.0
  • Dual SIM
  • 13MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, Real Tone flash, Laser Auto Focus
  • 5MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture and 85-degree wide-angle lens
  • Dimensions: 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.8~3.9 mm; Weight: 180g
  • 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 3000mAh battery
  • Colors: Pure Black, Ceramic White, Glamour Red; Hairline design : Sheer Gold

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Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.0 (ZE500KL) specifications

  • 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display with 70% screen to body ratio, Corning gorilla glass 4 protection
  • 1.2 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU
  • 2GB LPDDR3 RAM, 8GB / 16GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Zen UI 2.0
  • Dual SIM
  • 13MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, Real Tone flash, Laser Auto Focus
  • 5MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture and 85-degree wide-angle lens
  • Dimensions: 71.5×143.7×10.5~3.9 mm
  • 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 2070 mAh battery
  • Colors: Pure Black, Ceramic White, Glamour Red; Hairline design : Glacier Gray, Sheer Gold, Aqua Blue

Asus Zenfone Go 5.0 (ZC500TG)

  • 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display
  • 1.3 GHz MediaTek MT6580 processor with Mali 400 MP2 GPU
  • 2GB LPDDR3 RAM, 8GB / 16GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Zen UI 2.0
  • Dual SIM
  • 8MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, LED flash
  • 2MP front-facing camera
  • Dimensions: 71×144.5×9.98mm; Weight: 135g
  • 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 2070 mAh battery
  • Colors: Pure Black, Ceramic White, Glamour Red

Asus will reveal the price of these smartphones and is expected more launch products, including the new ZenPad series at the ZenFestival in India on August 6th.


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