CES 2017: Asus Zenfone AR with 8GB RAM and Zenfone 3 Zoom announced

Taiwan tech firm Asus officially unveiled the AR smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017. The phone has been touted as Asus' first Tango-powered and Daydream-ready smartphone and boasts of a whopping 8GB of RAM

Asus Zenfone AR and Zenfone 3 Zoom. Pic/YouTube

Taiwan tech firm Asus officially unveiled the AR smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017. The phone has been touted as Asus' first Tango-powered and Daydream-ready smartphone and boasts of a whopping 8GB of RAM.

Tango, a platform authored and developed by Google enables mobile devices like smartphones and tablets by utilising computer vision and detect their position relative to the world around them without the use of GPS. Daydream is Google's take on the high-quality mobile Virtual Reality (VR) experience.

Asus further announced the Zenfone 3 Zoom, which happens to be a dual-camera setup built for camera lovers and enthusiasts. It has also been touted as the slimmest smartphone.

Key specs of the Asus Zenfone AR
Display: 5.7-inch WQHD Super AMOLED
Resolution: 2560x1440 pixels (This makes the smartphone ideal for running augmented reality apps)
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
Memory: 6GB to 8GB RAM (Depends upon the variant)
Storage: 32GB to up to 256GB
Camera: Rear: 23MP Sony IMX318 rear camera, with usual Tango sensors for motion tracking and depth sensing. It also supports TriTech+ autofocus system, dual-PDAF, second-gen Laser Focus, and continuous focus, 4-axis OIS (optical image stabilisation) as well as 3-axis EIS (electronic image stabilisation) for video recording alongside support for 4K video recording.
Front: 8MP
Battery: 3,300 mAh
OS: Android 7.0 Nougat
Sound: Hi-Res Audio, DTS virtual surround sound, and a 5-magnet speaker.

Key Specs of the Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom
Display: 5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED
Resolution: 1920x1080 pixels
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
Memory: 4GB RAM
Storage: 128GB
OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Battery: 5,000 mAh (Can also double up as a power bank for charging other devices and give up to 42 days of standby time and capture up to 6.4 hours of continuous 4K UHD video on a single charge)

The Asus Zenfone AR will be available in the second quarter of 2017, and the Zenfone 3 Zoom will be available starting February 2017, but the company hasn't offered any pricing information yet. It's currently unknown, whether the phones will be brought to the Indian market.

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