Asus Zenfone 3 series launching in India on August 17


Asus has sent out press invites for the launch of its Zenfone 3 series at its Z3nvolution event in India on August 17th. The series has Zenfone 3Zenfone 3 Ultra  and Zenfone 3 Deluxe. All these were introduced at the Computex 2016 in May, come with 1080p displays and have a fingerprint sensor on the back.

Asus Zenfone 3 India launch invite

Asus Zenfone 3 specifications

  • 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super IPS+ display with up to 500cd/m2 brightness, 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
  • 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor with Adreno 506 GPU
  • 3GB of RAM with 32GB storage, 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory with microSD
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Zen UI 3.0
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (micro+nano/microSD)
  • 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, PDAF, Laser AF,  f/2.0 aperture, 6P Largan lens, 4 Stop OIS
  • 8MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, 88-degree wide-angle lens
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Dimensions: 152.59 x 77.38 x 7.69mm; Weight:155g
  • 4G LTE with VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac (2.4 and 5GHz) MU-MIMO, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB Type-C
  • 3000mAh battery

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Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra specifications

  • 6.8-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display with 95% NTSC color gamut
  • Octa Core Snapdragon 652 processor (Quad 1.8GHz ARM Cortex A72 + Quad 1.2GHz A53 CPUs) with Adreno 510 GPU
  • 3GB / 4GB RAM, 32GB / 64GB / 128GB internal storage, expandable memory with microSD
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Zen UI
  • 23MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, Sony IMX318 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 4-axis OIS, 3-axis EIS, Laser AF
  • 8MP front-facing camera,  f/2.0 aperture, 85-degree wide-viewing angle
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (micro+nano/microSD)
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Dimensions: 186.4 x 93.9 x 6.8 mm; Weight: 233g
  • 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB 3.0 Type-C
  • Dual Five-magnet stereo speakers, NXP smart amplifier, Hi-Res Audio (HRA)
  • 4600mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe specifications

  • 5.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED display with 100% NTSC color Gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass4 protection
  • Quad-Core Snapdragon 820 processor with Adreno 530 GPU
  • 6GB RAM, 64GB/128GB/256GB internal storage, expandable memory with microSD
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Zen UI 3.0
  • 23MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, Sony IMX318 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 6P Largan lens, 4-axis OIS, 3-axis EIS, Laser AF
  • 8MP front-facing camera,  f/2.0 aperture 85-degree wide-viewing angle
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Hybrid dual SIM (micro+nano/microSD)
  • Dimensions: 156.4 x 77.4 x 4.2 ~ 7.5 mm; Weight: 170g
  • 4G LTE with VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB 3.0 Type-C
  • Dual Five-magnet speakers, NXP smart amplifier, Hi-Res Audio (HRA)
  • 3000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 and BoostMaster Fast Charging

The Asus Z3nvolution event starts at 4PM on August 17th, Wednesday. We should know the price when it launches in a couple of weeks.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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