Asus announces new ZenFone 2, with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage for $ 399
The new smartphone boasts of Taiwanese technical choices made by top of the range within a list price very competitive. The new ZenFone 2 Deluxe Special Edition is available in the States.
Asus announced Friday a new model ” Special Edition ” for the family ZenFone. Asus ZenFone 2 Deluxe Special Edition integrates 4 GB of system memory and 128 GB of storage built in, and comes with two new back cover exclusive. All this, as is expected from the family of devices, at a list price very competitive. Despite large numbers smartphone has a particularly attractive cost equal to $ 399.
The hardware platform of ZenFone 2 Deluxe Special Edition is still based on an Intel Atom Z3580 model, four cores and 2.3 GHz clock frequency. The CPU is supported by 4 GB of RAM LPDDR3, while in the same package are a GPU Imagination Technologies PowerVR G6430, which offers full support for the OpenGL 3.0. The smartphone offers space for accommodating two SIM cards and integrates a 3,000 mAh battery is not removable.
It is clear that the strong point of the model is given from the storage space, mixed its cost to the public. For a fraction of what the competitors require Asus manages to offer a 128 GB storage, which can be further expanded with a microSD max 64 GB. There are very few common solutions on the market that are able to offer much in the storage compartment, and Asus offers this feature for the price of a smartphone to be medium-high.
On the photo there is a module with 13-megapixel sensor on the back with f/2.0 lens and dual LED flash, while selfie and video calls we will have the support of a front end 5 megapixel camera with f/2.0 aperture. The display remains the same IPS LCD 5.5″ Full HD flagship of the family covered with Gorilla Glass 3, while the proprietary interface ZenUI installed on Android 5.0 Lollipop is redrawn with parts in red.
Specifications ASUS ZenFone 2 Deluxe Special Edition
- OS : Android 5.0 Lollipop
- Display : 5.5-inch Full HD (1,920×1,080)
- SoC : Intel Atom Z3580, quad-core 2.3GHz.
- Memory : 4 GB LPDDR3 RAM – 128GB storage expandable with microSD
- Cameras : 13 MP rear f / 2.0 with dual LED flash – 5 MP front Wide Attachment to f / 2.0
- Battery : 3,000 mAh.
The device, which is still awaited in its variant 256 GB storgae, is proposed with two different back cover: a clearer with details and polygonal finish that simulates the metal, the other dark instead takes as a reference the typical texture of fiber carbon. The device is already available for purchase in the United States at some retailers, including online, and should arrive in the future also in the Old Continent.
