Asus has launched today world’s first Tango-enabled and Daydream-ready smartphone – Asus ZenFone AR in India which was unveiled in CES 2017 in Las Vegas. This is also the first smartphone to be packed with 8GB RAM.
Tango is a set of sensors and computer-vision software by Google that enables unique AR ( augmented reality) user experiences on a smartphone, such as AR gaming, AR utilities, and indoor navigation. Daydream is Google’s platform for high quality, mobile virtual reality and supports Daydream VR apps. ZenFone AR was developed in close cooperation with Google to deliver the best Tango and Daydream experiences, as stated by Asus. With ZenFone AR and Daydream View, users can explore new worlds with apps like Street View and Fantastic Beasts, kick back in a personal VR cinema with YouTube VR and Netflix, and get in the game with Gunjack 2 etc.
This phone comes with five-magnet speaker driven by a powerful NXP smart amplifier for high-resolution audio output and DTS virtual surround sound for immersive entertainment experiences. A premium Asus ZenEar S Headset comes in the box.
Another USP of this phone is its Asus TriCam system, a three-camera system consisting of a 23MP Sony IMX318 main camera with motion-tracking and depth-sensing features, Dual-tone LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, 6P Largan lens, 4-axis OIS, Laser AF, 3-axis EIS (electronic image stabilisation) for video recording and support for 4K video recording. For selfies, this phone is equipped with 8MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture and 85-degree wide-viewing angle.
This phone sports a 5.7-inch (2560 × 1440 pixels) Super AMOLED WQHD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It is packed with 2.3GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 821 processor with Adreno 530 GPU. This phone will be available in 8GB LPDDR4 RAM and internal storage of 128GB expandable to 2TB memory via microSD support. This phone has Hybrid dual SIM (micro+nano/microSD) support.
This phone gets its juice from 3300mAh battery which comes with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0. It has connectivity options of 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac5 GHz 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 4.2, USB Type-C. It has fingerprint scanner at the front embedded on the home button. It runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with ASUS ZenUI 3.0 on top.
The Asus Zenfone AR comes in Black color with leather back. It is priced Rs. 49,999 and will be sold exclusively on Flipkart from today onwards. Flipkart is offering INR 2500/- off on Google Daydream View VR Headset along with purchase of ZenFone AR. Additionally, the consumer can avail no cost EMI offer upto 9 months. Every Jio and Zenfone AT user will get up to 100GB additional 4G data and complimentary Jio Prime membership.
