2015’s Consumer Electronic Show is in full swing right now, and some
of the world’s largest technology companies are already falling over
themselves to get their biggest announcements out of the way before
everyone loses interest. Judging by our own interest levels of years
gone past, we’d give that another ten minutes or so.
Thankfully the folks at Asus managed to bag itself a show early on,
because we’ve just learned all about the much rumored Zenfone 2, which
has the dubious honor of being the first smartphone to ship with a
massive 4GB of RAM. If specs are you game, then the Zenfone 2 has you
covered.
Beyond that huge amount of RAM, Asus has given the Zenfone 2 a 64-bit
super quad-core Intel Atom CPU running at 2.3GHz. All this power will be
shifting pixels around on a 5.5-inch full HD display which, according
to Asus itself, has a screen-to-body ration of 72%. Unsurprisingly the
firm was keen to point out that Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus runs at just over
68%, so it’s obviously better. Because that 4% is going to make or break
the Zenfone 2, presumably.
Snark aside, the handset itself looks rather interesting, partly thanks to its fancy cameras with ‘pixel merging technology’ and ‘400% better light sensitivity.’ Expect better low-light performance from both the front and rear-facing shooters as a result, so says Asus.
Alongside the Zenfone 2, Asus has also outed the Zenfone Zoom, a handset that is actually a hybrid device that packs a 3x optical zoom – the world’s thinnest smartphone with such a thing, Asus says.
You will be able to buy an Asus Zenfone 2 this March and will set you back $199 on a contract.
We think we’re more interested in the Zenfone 2 than the Zoom, but both have their merits. Importantly the Zenfone 2 will ship with Android 5.0 Lollipop installed, which was one of our concerns before today.
Good to see, Asus. Good to see indeed.
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