Asus Zenfone 2 Smartphone specs, price and release date

Asus has announced that the Zenfone 2 will be released in India on April, 23. The specifications are as follows-
Design and Feel
With physical dimensions of 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 mm, the device weighs 170 grams. The design differs from the previous models. One of the noticeable changes is the Volume key which has been moved to the back of the device. The removable rear cover has a brushed metal finish – a change from the matte finish observed in the older models. Power button has been shifted from right to the top.
Display
It has a 5.5 inch IPS touchscreen. The screen sports a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels at a pixel density of 4.3 ppi.The device has Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
Hardware
The phone is powered by Intel Atom Z3580 quadcore processor at 2.3 GHz clock speed for the 4 GB RAM model and Intel Atom Z3560 quadcore processor at 1.8 GHz speed. for the 2 GB RAM model. The graphics are taken care of by PowerVR G6430 GPU. The device will come in three storage variants of 16,32 and 64 GB versions. However, the 64 GB version may not be launched in India. It also has a expandable memory card slot with support upto 64 GB.

Camera
The device carries a 13 MP auto focus rear camera with dual LED flash. The camera features include Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama and HDR. It can support a resolution of 4128x3096 . The camera is capable of HD video recording at 1080p. There is also a 5 MP front camera for selfies and videochatting.

Software
The phone runs on Android Lollipop with customisation by ZenUI. There are a plenty of Asus proprietary apps preinstalled.

Other features
The device support dual SIM functionality with dual standby. Further connectivity features of the device include WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, FM radio and microUSB 2.0. The sensors on the device include Accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor and compass. The device, however, has no support for Java. Battery capacity of the device is 3000 mAh. No data has been released by Asus about the stand by and talktime.

Price and availability
The phone is scheduled for a April, 23 launch in India. It will come in three variants, though the 64 GB version quite unlikely. The estimated price of the high end model is expected to be around Rs. 20000.

Here are the specifications and features of Asus Zenfone 2 Android Smartphone.

OS : Asus Zenfone 2 runs on the Android v5.0 Lollipop OS.
Display : It has a IPS capacitive touchscreen display of 5.5 inches. Its resolution is 1080 x 1920 pixels.
Memory : Asus Zenfone 2 comes in three variants of 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory. Its expandable memory is 64 GB.
Camera : It has a primary camera of 13 MP and secondary camera of 5 MP.
Connectivity : It has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.0, GPS, FM and microUSB connectivity. It also supports OTG cable.
Battery : It has Li-Po 3000 mAh non-removable battery.
Colours : It is available in these colours - Osmium Black, Sheer Gold, Glacier Gray, Glamor Red and Ceramic White.
Release : 23 April.
Price : Rs. 20,000 estimated.

Asus has planned to sell 30 million phones this year. Asus Zenfone 2 will be the key contributor to achieve this much huge target.

Key Features of Asus Zenfone 2
Asus Zenfone 2 is dual SIM phone with display of 5.5 Inch, glued with Gorilla Glass protection and 1080 pixel resolution. It has 2 GB RAM with 1.8GHz quad-core processor and Inbuilt memory of 16 GB and expandable supported memory up to 64 GB. It is equipped with 13MP primary camera with dual-LED flash and 5 MP front camera. It has 3000 mAh battery with special charging technology. It runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Release date is 23rd April previously it was 15 April.
Price of this handset is Approximately 20000.00

Please note that Asus Zenfone 2 comes with three different memory inbuilt capacity.
16 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB
Also it is available with 2 GB RAM and 4 GB RAM

Asus Zenfone 2

It was released recently in the month of January, 2015. This smartphone comes with a great sleek design with the dimensions of 152.50 x 77.20 x 10.90 mm. The device was found to be around 170 gram in weight. It is powered with the powerful battery of 3000 mAh. It is available in few colors such as Glacier Grey, Osmium Black, Glamor Red, Ceramic White and Sheer Gold. This smartphone comes with a Capacitive Touchscreen of 5.50 inches which supports the resolution of 1080x1920 pixels. It has 403 PPi which is above average. It has 16M colors. It runs with the help of Intel Atom Z3580, 2.3GHz quad-core processor which is accompanied with 4 GB of RAM which is very rare. It comes loaded with 32 GB of internal storage space which is again a rare case and it also supports the external storage space via microSD card up to 64 GB. It offers a primary camera of 13 MP with flash and a secondary camera of 5 MP. It operates on Android 5 and also supports Java. It supports Wi-FI, GPS, Bluetooth v4.00, NFC, 3.55 audio jack, FM, Dual-SIM, microUSB and it can also be charged via microUSB. This smartphone also comes loaded with few sensors such as Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor and Gyroscope.

These were the details of Asus Zenfone 2.