Asus India late on Monday revealed that
it will launch three variants of the
ZenFone 2 in India this month. While the
company hasn't specified precisely whic
these variants are, Asus has since the
CES 2015 launch of the ZenFone 2 has
unveiled three variants - the Asus
ZenFone 2 ZE551ML , Asus ZenFone 2
ZE550ML , and Asus ZenFone 2 ZE500C
- with the first featuring its own sub-
variants.
The Taiwanese firm last month confirme
that the ZenFone 2 smartphone will be
launching in India in April. The
Taiwanese company however didn't
specify the variants that will be headed t
the country; leaving room for speculatio
considering that the Asus ZenFone 2 ha
several variants, including one with a 5-
inch display and a few with 5.5-inch
displays, and with memory up to 4GB of
RAM.
(Also see : Asus ZenFone 2 vs. Asus ZenFone 2 ZE550ML vs. Asus ZenFone ZE500CL )
The company is yet to reveal an exact
India launch date for the ZenFone 2
unveiling beyond the last week of April.
The Taiwanese handset maker launched
the ZenFone 2 series in Taiwan last
month, while it recently introduced the
handsets to the European market . To
recall, the top-end Asus ZenFone 2
model (ZE551ML) comes with 64GB of
built-in storage and 4GB of RAM, which
was recently revealed at a price of TWD
9,990 (roughly Rs. 19,900).
Other variants launched in Taiwan
include the Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
(4GB RAM, and 32GB storage)
announced at TWD 8,990 (approximatel
Rs. 18,000); the ZenFone 2 ZE551ML
(2GB RAM) at TWD 6,990 (approximately
Rs. 13,900); the Asus ZenFone 2
ZE550ML at TWD 5,990 (approximately
Rs. 11,900), and the Asus ZenFone 2
ZE500CL priced at TWD 4,990
(approximately Rs. 9,900).
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.
(Also see : Asus ZenFone 2 vs. Asus ZenFone 5)
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 to Launch in 3 Variants in India | NDTV Gadgets
