Zee Media Bureau/Smriti Srivastava


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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.