Asus Zenfone AR with 8GB RAM, Tango and Google’s Daydream support announced

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Asus has officially announced Zenfone AR at ongoing CES 2017. It is the smartphone in the world that is compatible with both Tango AR platform and Google’s Daydream VR platform. This also makes Zenfone AR the second ever Tango enabled smartphone as the first one is Lenovo Phab 2 Pro. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone AR with 8GB RAM, Tango and Google’s Daydream support announced”

Asus Chromebook Flip C302CA with 12.5-inch 1080p 360-degree rotating display, up to 8GB RAM announced

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Asus has announced Chromebook Flip C302CA, its latest top-end Chromebook with a 12.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) multi-touch screen and 360° hinge that offers 4 modes (Tent, Tablet, Laptop and Stand). It has a backlit keyboard with super-large touchpad, has Chrome Web Store as well as Google Play to install Android apps. It is powered by  6th generation Intel Core™ m3, m7 or Pentium processors and supports up to 8GB RAM.

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Asus X00GD with 5.2-inch display, 4850mAh battery gets certified in China

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An unknown Asus smartphone code named X00GD has been received certification at TENAA. As per the listings, the X00GD is expected to run on Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box, which makes this as a first smartphone to ship with Nougat from Asus lineup. Continue reading “Asus X00GD with 5.2-inch display, 4850mAh battery gets certified in China”

Asus Zenfone Go 4.5 LTE ZB450KL launched in India for Rs. 6999

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Asus launched the second generation Zenfone Go 4.5 ( (ZB452KG) with 3G support earlier this year, now it has launched the 4G version of the smartphone dubbed Zenfone Go 4.5 LTE (ZB450KL) in the country. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, similar to the 3G version, but this is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor instead of Snapdragon 200 SoC and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Continue reading “Asus Zenfone Go 4.5 LTE ZB450KL launched in India for Rs. 6999”

Asus ZenWatch 3 Android Wear Smartwatch launched in India starting at Rs. 17599

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Asus has launched ZenWatch 3, it’s third generation Android Wear smartwatch with a round dial in India. It was introduced at the IFA earlier this year and is crafted from jewelry-grade 316L stainless steel and is just 9.95mm thick.  Continue reading “Asus ZenWatch 3 Android Wear Smartwatch launched in India starting at Rs. 17599”

Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe Review

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A couple of months back, Asus took it upon itself to introduce a slew of new devices under the Zenfone moniker. Since then we’ve reviewed the mainstream Zenfone 3 , the battery centric Zenfone 3 Max, the absolutely massive Zenfone 3 Ultra and even the entry-level Zenfone 3 Laser. There’s one device though that eluded our grasp. The highest specced Zenfone ie the Zenfone 3 Deluxe is now available to us and we’ve been spending some time with the handset. Read on to find out what we think about the device. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe Review”

Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom gets certified by the FCC and TENAA – Packs dual cameras

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The Z01HDA from Asus is a camera centric smartphone that goes by the name of Zenfone 3 Zoom. The smartphone was first certified in China through their TENAA agency and has now passed through the FCC in USA as well.

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Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom with 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 4GB RAM, Dual rear cameras, 5000mAh battery gets certified

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Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom (ZE553KL), the company’s upcoming smartphone in the Zenfone 3 series has been certified by China’s TENAA and has also passed through Bluetooth SIG. This reveals a 5.5-inch AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 625 processor and 12.2-megapixel and a 13-megapixel dual rear cameras for the smartphone with dual-tone LED flash. It is not clear if this has last auto focus. Continue reading “Asus ZenFone 3 Zoom with 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 4GB RAM, Dual rear cameras, 5000mAh battery gets certified”

Asus schedules ‘Zennovation’ event for CES 2017 on January 4

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Taiwan-based handset maker Asus has started sending out the press invites for the ‘Zennovation’ event which will be held during CES 2017 in Las Vegas. The company has scheduled the event on January 4, 2017, at 11:30 AM (Jan 5th 1:00 AM IST), which is in fact the second day of CES (Consumer Electronic Show) 2017. Continue reading “Asus schedules ‘Zennovation’ event for CES 2017 on January 4”

Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra Review

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Following straight in the steps of the Xiaomi Mi Max, it is now the turn of yet another gigantic phone cum tablet to launch in India. Announced a couple of months back, the Zenfone 3 Ultra is now available in the country and we’re been using it for a few days now. Is this the perfect phone that doubles up as a tablet or really just a small tablet with a phone component inside? Read on our review of the Zenfone 3 Ultra to find out. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra Review”

Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra and Zenfone 3 Deluxe go on sale in India starting at Rs. 49999

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Asus launched the Zenfone 3 Ultra and Zenfone 3 Deluxe smartphones at the Z3nvolution event in India back in August. Today the company has announced that both these smartphones are available in the country. The Zenfone 3 Ultra has a 6.8-inch 1080p display with 79% Screen to Body Ratio and is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 processor. The Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe has a 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display and is powered by Snapdragon 820 / 821 SoC with 6GB of RAM.

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Asus to manufacture Zenfone 3 Max in India from December

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ASUS launched the Zefone 3 Max smartphone in two variants in India earlier this month starting at Rs. 12999. Today the company announced that it will manufacture Zenfone 3 Max at the facility in Daman (Union Territory of Daman & Diu) starting from December 2016. Continue reading “Asus to manufacture Zenfone 3 Max in India from December”

Asus ZenBook 3 available in India from Nov 27 starting at Rs. 1,13,990, Transformer 3 Pro available from Jan 2017

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Asus launched the ZenBook 3, slim laptop and Transformer 3 Pro in India back in August. Today the company has announced that the ZenBook 3 will be available in the country from  November 27th.  ZenBook 3 has an ultra-sleek 11.9mm chassis crafted from aerospace-grade aluminum alloy and weighs just 910 grams with battery. Continue reading “Asus ZenBook 3 available in India from Nov 27 starting at Rs. 1,13,990, Transformer 3 Pro available from Jan 2017”

Asus Zenfone 3 Max with 4100mAh battery, fingerprint sensor launched in India starting at Rs. 12999

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Asus just launched Zenfone 3 Max (ZC520TL and ZC553KL) in India. The Zenfone 3 Max (ZC520TL) comes with a 5.2-inch HD display with 75% screen-to-body ratio and has 3GB of RAM, while the Zenfone 3 Max (ZC553KL) comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display with 73% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by a Snapdragon 430 SoC and has 4GB of RAM. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 3 Max with 4100mAh battery, fingerprint sensor launched in India starting at Rs. 12999”

ASUS Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL Review

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Once again it is time for yet another Asus Zenfone. The number of variants that the Taiwanese giant pushes out is perhaps second only to Samsung. For the most part, the company has focussed on meaningful differentiation with the Laser and Max series targeted towards bringing elements from the Zenfone 3 to the mass market but with a sharp focus on the camera and battery capabilities respectively. We’ve already reviewed the Zenfone 3 and the Zenfone 3 Laser, today let’s take a look at the Zenfone 3 Max. Continue reading “ASUS Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL Review”