Asus’ new ZenFone line has a smartphone for everyone

Along with the Transformer Book Duet TD300, Asus also launched their new line of Android smartphones, the ZenFone 4,5 and 6. These Intel Atom processor packing devices are more or less the same, and are only differentiated via their screensize and processors used in them. On the low end of the totem pole is the ZenFone 4 which packs a 4-inch 800 x 480 LCD display, 1.2GHz Atom Z2520 CPU, 5-megapixel rear camera, VGA front shooter and a 1170 mAh battery.

• Intel Atom Z2520 (1.2 GHz)
• 1GB RAM
• 4GB of storage, expandable via microSD
• 4-inch TFT LED Backlight, 800 x 480 pixels
• 5megapixel main camera
• VGA front camera
• 1170 mAh removable polymer battery
• Android 4.3 ( will update to 4.4 KitKat ) with ASUS ZenUI

The mid-end of the ZenFone line is occupied by the ZenFone 5, which obviously has a 5-inch 1280 x 720 TFT IPS display, Intel Atom Z2580 2.0 GHz CPU, 8-megapixel main camera and a 2-megapixel front camera and a 2050 mAh battery.

• Intel Atom Z2580 (2.0 GHz)
• 1GB RAM
• 4GB storage. expandable via microSD
• 5-inch TFT LED Backlight HD IPS, 1280 x 720 pixels
• Supports glove & pencil touch input
• 8-megapixel f/2.0 PixelMaster Camera
• 2-megapixel front camera
• 2050mAh, non-removable polymer battery
• Android 4.3 ( will update to 4.4 KitKat ) with ASUS ZenUI

At the high end of the ZenFone line sits the ZenFone 6, a 6-inch phablet powered by an Intel Atom Z2580 CPU running at 2.0 GHZ. Unfortunately, the 6-inch TFT LED IPS display of the ZenFone 6 only has a resolution of 1280 x 720, a bit of a wasted opportunity, we think. It has a 13-megapixel main camera and a 2-megapixel secondary camera, and has a 3230 mAh battery.

Asus ZenFone 6

• Intel Atom Z2580 (2.0 GHz)
• 1GB RAM
• 8/16GB storage, expandable via microSD card
• 6-inch TFT LED Backlight HD IPS, 1280 x 720 pixels
• 13-megapixel f/2.0 PixelMaster Camera
• 2 megapixel front camera
• 3230mAh, non-removable polymer battery
• Android 4.3 ( will update to 4.4 KitKat ) with ASUS ZenUI

While the ZenPhones will all ship with Android 4.3 with Asus’ own ZenUI layered on top, the company has promised that they will be updating the devices to KitKat when it’s released. The ZenPhone 4 will retail for only $99 or Php 4424, while the ZenPhone 5 will go for $149 or Php 6658. The Zenfone 6 meanwhile, will retail for $199 or Php 8893.