Asus Zenfone AR, world's first 8GB RAM smartphone, enters India; here are the details about it

The company has made Android phones powered by Intel and Qualcomm SoCs. The latest edition of Asus is claimed to be the best production by the company's end by far.

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Asus, aiming for a larger pie of the premium segment in India, launched its latest smartphone edition Asus Zenfone AR on Thursday. It is said to be the world's first smartphone with 8GB RAM and sports Google Tango-enabled technology. The smartphone was released in Taiwan at a price of TWD 24,990 (roughly Rs. 53,000). 

Price of Asus Zenfone AR in India:

The phone was available for purchase today from 4pm IST on Flipkart at Rs 49,999.

Specifications	Description
Operating System	Android 7.0 ASUS ZenUI 3.0
Wireless Technology	802.11a/b/g/n/ac 5 Ghz 2x2 MIMO Support Bluetooth V 4.2 +A2DP+EDR Wi-Fi direct
Display	5.7-inch
Video	4K video recording
Audio	ASUS SonicMaster 3.0​
Main Sensors	Gyroscope IR sensor Fingerprint
Processor	Snapdragon 821 2.35Ghz Adreno 530
MicroSD Card	Exp. Up to 2TB
RAM	8GB
Camera	23MP
Secondary Camera	8MP
Battery	3300mAh (non-removable)
Connectivity	2G/3G/4G VoLTE​

Other features: 

• It displays a 'premium-crafted metallic diamond-cut' body.
• A display resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixel.
• It measures 158.70 x 77.40 x 8.90 (height x width x thickness) and weigh 170.00 grams.
• It supports dual SIM (GSM and GSM) .
• Sensors on the phone include Compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Gyroscope and Barometer.
• ZenEar S are built out of aerospace metal, and have a triple diaphragm.
• It supports Google Tango augmented reality (AR) platform as well as the Google Daydream virtual reality (VR) platform.

Taiwanese multinational computer hardware and electronics company ASUSTeK Computer Inc. also known as ASUS, is one of the world's largest computer hardware companies. Its products include desktops, PC peripherals, laptops, smartphones, tablets and hybrid devices. The company already deals in Android phones powered by Intel and Qualcomm SoCs. The latest edition of Asus is claimed to be the best production from the company's end so far.