ASUS Philippines recently had their Zenfestival event at Makati and they launched a barrage of Zenfones including the anticipated ASUS Zenfone Selfie. The CEO of ASUS, Mr. Jerry Shen also made an appearance there in where he unveiled the prices of the newest Zenfones. The smartphones that were launched their are the Zenfone 2 Laser series, Zenfone Selfie, and Zenfone 2 Deluxe. Not just that, they’ve also teased the ASUS Zenfone Max, their upcoming smartphone that packs a 5000mAh battery which will be launched this October.
ASUS Zenfone 2 Laser
The ASUS Zenfone 2 Laser series comes in two variants which are a 5-inch and a 5.5-inch variants. It might only have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processors and not the same Intel Atom processors inside just like the Zenfone 2 but these smartphones packs a 13-Megapixel Rear Camera with Laser Auto-Focus. Which means that you can focus on objects thanks to its Laser auto-focus camera.
| Brand | ASUS |
| Model Name | ZE550KL |
| Marketing Name | ZenFone 2 Laser |
| MSRP (Local currency) |
PHP 8,695.00 |
| Screen Size | 5.5-inch |
| Screen Resolution | IPS |
| Pixel Per Inch | 267 |
| IPS Panel | IPS Corning Gorilla 4 glass |
| Processor | Qualcomm |
| Snapdragon S410 | |
| Octacore | |
| 1.2GHz | |
| Rear Camera | 13MP, f/2.0 Aperture, 5-element lens, Auto focus, Dual Color Flash |
| Battery | typ 3000mAh Prismatic battery (non-removable) |
| Front Camera | 5MP, f/2.0 Aperture, wide-angle 85˚Pano Selfie |
| 3G Network | DC-HSPA+ (DL/UL): 42/5.76 Mbps |
| LTE Network | CAT4 (DL/UL): 150/100 Mbps |
| 3G Quad Band Support (850/900/1900/2100 MHz) |
850/900/1800/1900 |
| Operating System | Android Lolipop 5.0 |
| RAM | 2GB |
| Storage | 16GB |
| WebStorage/Google drive/Dropbox bundle (Y/N) |
5GB lifetime for free |
| Dual SIM-Card Support | Yes |
| Maximum Micro SD Card support size | 128GB |
| Bluetooth | BT 4.0 |
| Navigation System | Support GPS、A-GPS and GLONASS、BDS |
| Sensor | 1.Accelerator 2.E-Compass 3. Proximity 4. Hall sensor 5. Ambient light sensor |
| Weight (gram) | 170g |
| Available Color | Pure Black / Glamour Red /Ceramic White |
| Brand | ASUS |
| Model Name | ZE500KL |
| Marketing Name | ZenFone 2 Laser |
| MSRP (Local currency) |
PHP 7,695.00 |
| Screen Size | 5-inch |
| Screen Resolution | IPS LED Backlight TFT screen with 178⁰ wide view angle |
| Pixel Per Inch | 294 |
| IPS Panel | Corning Gorilla 4 glass with 178⁰ wide view angle |
| Processor | Qualcomm |
| Snapdragon S410 | |
| Quad-core | |
| 1.2GHz | |
| Rear Camera | 8MP Aperture, 5-element lens, Auto focus, Dual Color Flash |
| Battery | typ 2070mAh Prismatic battery (removable) |
| Front Camera | 5MP, f/2.0 Aperture, wide-angle 85˚Pano Selfie |
| 3G Network | DC-HSPA+ (DL/UL): 42/5.76 Mbps |
| LTE Network | LTE CAT4 (DL/UL): 150/100 Mbps |
| 3G Quad Band Support (850/900/1900/2100 MHz) |
850/900/1800/1900 |
| Operating System | Android Lolipop 5.0 |
| RAM | 2GB |
| Storage | 16GB |
| WebStorage/Google drive/Dropbox bundle (Y/N) |
5GB lifetime for free |
| Dual SIM-Card Support | Yes |
| Maximum Micro SD Card support size | 128GB |
| Bluetooth | BT 4.0 |
| Navigation System | A-GPS and GLONASS |
| Sensor | 1.Accelerator 2.E-Compass 3. Proximity 4. Hall sensor 5. Ambient light sensor |
| Weight (gram) | 140g |
| Available Color | Painting:Black/White/Red/Purple/Aqua blue IMF: Gold/Silver |
The Zenfone 2 Laser are priced below P10,000 which are pretty affordable. You can get the ASUS Zenfone 2 Laser 5-inch and 5.5-inch for P7,695 and P8,695 respectively.
ASUS Zenfone Selfie
From the name itself, this smartphone is meant for selfies. This smartphone got a 13-Megapixel Rear Camera with Dual-LED flash and Laser Auto-focus but not just that, the front is also a 13-Megapixel camera with Dual-LED flash which is really great for selfies. However, compared to the ASUS Zenfone 2, the Zenfone Selfie doesn’t have an Intel Atom processor and instead, it is running on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with 3GB of RAM. Still not bad though.
| Brand | ASUS |
| Model Name | ZD551KL |
| Marketing Name | ZenFone Selfie |
| MSRP (Local currency) |
PHP 11,995.00 |
| Screen Size | 5.5-inch |
| Screen Resolution | IPS |
| Pixel Per Inch | 403 |
| IPS Panel | IPS Display with Gorilla® Glass 4 |
| Processor | Qualcomm |
| Snapdragon M8939 | |
| Octacore | |
| 1.5GHz | |
| Rear Camera | 13MP, f/2.0-aperture, auto- laser focus lens with dual-color real tone flash and supports macro photography that allows the users to capture objects |
| Battery | typ 3000mAh Prismatic battery (removable) |
| Front Camera | 13MP, f/2.2-aperture, wide-angle (88-degree) lens with dual color real tone flash, selfie panorama, and supports macro photography that allows the users to capture objects over than 6cm |
| 3G Network | DC-HSPA+ (DL/UL): 42/5.76 Mbps |
| LTE Network | LTE CAT4 (DL/UL): 150/100 Mbps |
| 3G Quad Band Support (850/900/1900/2100 MHz) |
850/900/1800/1900 |
| Operating System | Android Lolipop 5.0 |
| RAM | 3GB |
| Storage | 32GB |
| WebStorage/Google drive/Dropbox bundle (Y/N) |
5GB lifetime for free |
| Dual SIM-Card Support | Yes |
| Maximum Micro SD Card support size | 128GB |
| Bluetooth | BT 4.0 |
| Navigation System | A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou |
| Sensor | 1. Accelerator 2. E-Compass 3. Proximity 4. Ambient light sensor 5. Hall sensor 6. Gyro sensor |
| Weight (gram) | 170g |
| Available Color | Pure White, Chic Pink, Aqua Blue, Glacier Gray, Sheer Gold, Glamour Red |
The ASUS Zenfone Selfie is priced at P11,995. It is cheaper than the Zenfone 2 with 4GB of RAM.
The ASUS Zenfone 2 Deluxe
This is probably the most lovely Zenfone you’ll ever see. The Zenfone 2 Deluxe packs the same processing power of the ASUS Zenfone 2 ZE551ML however this one has a tesselated polygonal design back which looks very different compared to other smartphones. It looks good and it is really attractive to the eyes. Another eye-popping feature of the ASUS Zenfone 2 is it packs a 128GB of Internal Storage. Yeah, that’s the storage of the smartphone and there’s still a microSD card slot for expansion. Awesome huh?
| Brand | ASUS |
| Model Name | ZE551ML |
| Marketing Name | ZenFone 2 Deluxe |
| MSRP (Local currency) |
PHP 17,995.00 |
| Screen Size | 5.5-inch |
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 Full HD |
| Pixel Per Inch | 403 |
| IPS Panel | IPS Display with Gorilla® Glass 3 |
| Screen | Newest Super Anti-scratch Corning Gorilla Glass 3 with Anti-fingerprint coating |
| Processor | Intel |
| Z3580 | |
| Quarcore | |
| 2.3GHz | |
| Rear Camera | 13MP, f/2.0 Aperture, 5-element lens, Auto focus, Dual Color Flash |
| Battery | typ 3000mAh Prismatic battery (non-removable) |
| Front Camera | 5MP, f/2.0 Aperture, wide-angle 85˚Pano Selfie |
| 3G Network | DC-HSPA+ (DL/UL): 42/5.76 Mbps |
| LTE Network | CAT4 (DL/UL): 150/50 Mbps |
| 3G Quad Band Support (850/900/1900/2100 MHz) |
850/900/1800/1900 |
| Operating System | Android Lolipop 5.0 |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Storage | 128G |
| WebStorage/Google drive/Dropbox bundle (Y/N) |
5GB lifetime for free |
| Dual SIM-Card Support | Yes |
| Maximum Micro SD Card support size | 64GB |
| Bluetooth | BT 4.0 |
| Navigation System | GPS/GLONASS/QZSS/SBAS/BDS |
| Sensor | Accelerator/E-Compass/Proximity Light/Ambient light sensor/Gyro sensor |
| Weight (gram) | 170g |
| Available Color | Purple/White/Blue |
The ASUS Zenfone 2 Deluxe is priced at P17,995.
