Asus at Computex 2015 in Taipei made
some major announcements including
the launch of the new ZenFone Selfie
smartphone alongside its next-
generation ZenWatch 2 and the new
ZenPad tablets . Now, reports reveal that
the Taiwanese company has also
unveiled new ZenFone 2 models featurin
Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets instead
of the Intel chipsets.
According to Mobile Geeks , Asus
launched the new ZenFone 2 ZE500KL ,
ZenFone 2 ZE550KL , and ZenFone 2
ZE600KL smartphones. The website also
claims that the company revealed a
smaller ZenFone 2 model featuring
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor;
though details about this model are
limited. The launch confirms the
company's plans that Asus CEO Jerry
Shen had confirmed back in April saying
that the company was working on a new
smartphone with Snapdragon 615
processor. As of now, there is no word o
the pricing and availability of the new
ZenFone 2 models.
The ZenFone 2 ZE500KL features a 5-
inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS display
and is powered by a Qualcomm
Snapdragon 410 processor coupled with
2GB of RAM and 16GB of built-in
storage. The handset will be also
available in 3G RAM variant with 32GB
inbuilt storage. It supports expandable
storage via microSD card. The Zenfone 2
ZE500KL sports a 13-megapixel rear
camera and also houses a 5-megapixel
front camera.
The ZenFone 2 ZE550KL, on the other
hand, features a 5.5-inch HD (720x128
pixels) IPS display. It is also powered by
a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor
much like the ZenFone 2 ZE500KL. Ther
is 2GB of RAM; 16GB built-in storage,
and 3000mAh battery. Much like other
ZenFone 2 variants, it also sports a 13-
megapixel rear and 5-megapixel front
camera.
The ZenFone 2 ZE600KL lastly features
6-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS displa
It is powered by a Qualcomm
Snapdragon 615 processor. Much like
the ZenFone 2 ZE500KL, the ZenFone 2
ZE600KL will be also available in two
variants - one featuring 16GB of built-in
storage and 2GB of RAM and another
32GB inbuilt storage with 3GB of RAM. It
also packs a 3000mAh battery. The
ZenFone 2 ZE600KL also sports 13-
megapixel rear and 5-megapixel front
camera.
Notably, all three variants feature laser-
autofocus and Corning Gorilla Glass 4 fo
protection. Unfortunately, there is no
word on dual-SIM support. Though
considering all the SKUs powered by Inte
chipsets supported dual-SIMs, we can
expect that the ZenFone 2 ZE500KL,
ZenFone 2 ZE550KL, and ZenFone 2
ZE600KL smartphones also support the
feature.
Asus ZenFone 2 Models With Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs Launched at Computex | NDTV Gadgets
