After a long time of waiting, it is now set in stone: Asus Philippines has confirmed the local launch of the much-anticipated Zenfone 2 next week.
No other details have been given with the invite sent to us, but an earlier report confirmed that they are already bringing two variants of the device, the ZE500CL and ZE551ML, skipping the ZE550ML variant altogether.
ASUS ZenFone 2 ZE500CL specs
CPU | Intel Atom Z2560 ( 1.6 GHz ) |
Memory | 2 GB LPDDR2 RAM |
Display | 5inches, HD 1280×720, IPS with Capacitive Multi touch panel Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Supports GloveTouch input |
Camera | Front 2 Mega-Pixel, F2.0 Aperture Rear 8 Mega-Pixel, Auto Focus, LED Flash, F2.0 Aperture 5 -element lens |
Storage | 16GB eMMC Flash 5GB free lifetime ASUS WebStorage |
External | MicroSD card (up to 64 GB) |
Dimensions | 148.1 x 71.5 x 10.9 ~ 3.9 mm (LxWxH) |
Weight | 155 g (with battery) |
Battery | 2500 / mAh Li-Polymer (non-removable) |
Color | Charcoal Black/Pearl White/Cherry Red |
OS | Android 5.0 (Lollipop) |
Others | 4G LTE |
SIM | Single SIM |
ASUS ZenFone 2 ZE551ML specs
CPU | Intel Atom Quad Core Z3580 (2.3GHz), PowerVR G6430, with OpenGL 3.0 support Intel Atom Quad Core Z3560 (1.8GHz), PowerVR G6430, with OpenGL 3.0 support |
Memory | 2GB/4GB LPDDR3 RAM |
Display | 5.5inches, Full HD 1920×1080,IPS Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
Camera | Front 5 Mega-Pixel, Fix Focus, Wide View, PixelMaster Rear 13 Mega-Pixel, Auto Focus, PixelMaster |
Storage | 16GB/32GB/64GB eMMC Flash 5GB free lifetime ASUS WebStorage |
External | MicroSD card (up to 64 GB) |
Dimensions | 77.2 x 152.5 x 3.9 ~ 10.9 mm (WxDxH) |
Weight | 170 g |
Battery | 3000 mAh Li-Polymer (non-removable) |
Color | Black/White/Red/Gray/Gold |
OS | Android 5.0 (Lollipop) |
Others | 4G LTE |
SIM | Dual Micro SIM card |
No price has been mentioned. The scheduled date of release is at May 16th, and we’ll be there to deliver you all the updates you need. Stay tuned.