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ASUS Will Launch Zenfone 3 Series On August 17 In India

After waiting couple of months, Asus is finally going to unveil its Zenfone 3 series devices in India. Asus has sent out press invites for the launch of its Zenfone 3 series in India on August 17th.

All these phones were introduced earlier this year in May at the Computex 2016. The Zenfone 3 series phones come with major upgrades over its predecessor, Zenfone 2. The three Zenfones come with a metal build, hybrid SIM-card slot, VOLTE support, Laser Autofocus, fingerprint sensor, USB Type-C and run on Marshmallow (6.0) with Zen UI 3.0 on top. The series includes Zenfone 3, Zenfone 3 Ultra  and Zenfone 3 Deluxe.

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Zenfone 3 comes with a 5.5-inch Full-HD (1080p) Super IPS display with 2.5D and Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It runs on a 2-GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 processor. It has got 3GB of RAM for 32GB storage option and 4GB RAM for 64GB storage option.

It features a 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, PDAF, laser autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, 6P Largan lens, 4 Stop OIS and 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, 88-degree wide-angle lens. It is backed up by a 3,000 mAh battery and is quite sleek at 7.7mm of thickness.


Zenfone 3 Ultra comes with a larger 6.8-inch Full-HD (1080p) display. Under the hood it runs the same octa-core 2-GHz Snapdragon 652 processor. It also comes in two variants, 3GB of RAM for 32GB storage option and 4GB RAM for 64GB storage option.

It has got a 23MP  (Sony IMX318 sensor) rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, 4-axis OIS, 3-axis EIS, laser autofocus and a 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture and 85-degree wide-viewing angle.

It has got stereo speakers, NXP smart amplifier for enhanced experience. It is quite slim at just 6.8mm of thickness and is backed up by a 4,600mAh battery with Qualcomm quick charge 3.0.

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Zenfone 3 Deluxe features a 5.7-inch Full-HD (1080p) Super AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It is powered by a high-end Snapdragon 820 quad-core processor coupled by 6GB RAM. On the storage front, it has got 64GB storage option, 128GB storage option and 256GB storage option.

It sports a 23MP ( Sony IMX318 sensor) rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, 6P Largan lens, 4-axis OIS, 3-axis EIS, laser autofocus and a 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, 85-degree wide-viewing angle.

It has got Dual Five-magnet speakers, NXP smart amplifier, Hi-Res Audio (HRA) for enhanced audio experience. It is backed by a 3,000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 and BoostMaster Fast Charging. It weighs 170 grams and is fairly sleek at 7.5mm of thickness.

ZenFone 3

There is no word on the pricing of the devices, so we have to wait till the official launch. These all devices packs great hardware and comes with a premium build hence it will be interesting to see that how Asus price them in India against the competitors.

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Abhishek Bhatnagar

Abhishek Bhatnagar, a known technology blogger & YouTuber from India. A Software Engineer by qualification, now he works as the editor-In-Chief, Webmaster, & Managing Director at Gadgets To Use. He runs a number of other technology websites as well.