Asus last month launched the ZenFone
series in Taiwan and the company has
now introduced the handsets to the
European market. Asus France in a twee
announced the release of the Asus
ZenFone 2 series.
The Asus ZenFone 2-series starts at as
low as EUR 179 (approximately Rs.
12,000) for the ZenFone 2 ZE500CL ,
while the ZenFone 2 ZE550ML is priced
at EUR 249 (approximately Rs. 16,700).
The ZenFone 2 ZE551ML (with 4GB of
RAM, 32GB of storage) will be available
at EUR 349 (approximately Rs. 23,500);
though the company as a promotional
offer will sell it at EUR 299
(approximately Rs. 20,100) for a limited
period. The Taiwanese company has
announced that the new ZenFone-series
will be available from the Asus Shop as
well as Darty, Cdiscount, and Auchan
online retail stores.
The Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML with 4GB
of RAM and 64GB inbuilt storage is the
most premium handset in the ZenFone 2
series; though there is no word on the
variant's availability in France.
Recently, Asus India confirmed that the
ZenFone 2 will launch in India by the las
week of April, which was in-line with an
earlier statement by Asus Taiwan that'd
tipped an April launch.
All variants of the Asus ZenFone 2 run
the company's new ZenUI based on
Google's Android 5.0 Lollipop, and
feature Intel Atom SoCs. The Asus
ZenFone 2 ZE551ML (4GB) features a
64-bit 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Atom
Z3580 processor, while the 2GB of RAM
model features a 1.8GHz quad-core Intel
Atom Z3560. The ZenFone 2 ZE550ML i
also powered by the same Intel Atom
Z3560 chipset. The basic ZenFone 2
ZE500CL model features a 1.6GHz dual-
core Intel Atom Z2560 processor. All the
versions support expandable storage via
microSD card (up to 64GB).
The Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML features
5.5-inch full-HD display in both the 2GB
and 4GB RAM variants, while the Asus
ZenFone 2 ZE550ML features a 5.5-inch
HD display. The ZenFone 2 ZE500CL is
the basic model of the series and
features a 5-inch HD display - it also
only supports single-SIM, unlike other
variants in the ZenFone-series.
The Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML (4GB an
2GB of RAM) and ZenFone 2 ZE550ML
both sport 13-megapixel rear PixelMaste
camera while there is a 5-megapixel fron
camera on board as well. Both the
ZenFone 2 ZE551ML models feature
dual-tone flash. The Zenfone 2 ZE500CL
sports an 8-megapixel rear PixelMaster
camera alongside a 2-megapixel camera
Both the ZenFone 2 ZE551ML models
and the ZenFone 2 ZE550ML are backe
by a 3000mAh battery while the Zenfone
2 ZE500CL features a 2500mAh battery.
Asus ZenFone 2 Series Launched in France; Price Starts at EUR 179 | NDTV Gadgets
