ASUS has more Zenfone 2 models to offer us

Jun 2, 2015 07:00 GMT  ·  By

After having announced the Zenfone 2 at CES 2015 in January, ASUS finally started selling the device in May. The phone maker is offering two versions of the handset, one with a 5.5-inch display with 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution and a lower-cost one with a 5-inch screen with 1280 x 720 res (although this model isn’t selling in the US).

But it appears ASUS is not done releasing Zenfone 2 variations. Present at Computex 2015 this week, the Taiwanese device maker has shown a version of its flagship which takes advantage of a massive 6-inch display (as seen at Mobile Geeks).

What’s more, the internals of the new version are a bit different from those of the regular Zenfone 2 models. ASUS is calling the phablet ZE600KL, and oddly enough, it has attached a 720p display to it. Which is a bit disappointing for a phone of this size.

ASUS has a Zenfone 2 with a Qualcomm processor inside

Furthermore, while the Zenfone 2 models launched by ASUS not so long ago make use of quad-core Intel Atom chips, the 6-incher bundles an octa-core Snapdragon 615 under the hood. However, this doesn’t really come as a shock to us.

Even if the Zenfone 2 has barely been launched on the market, word about ASUS’ next-gen flagship, the Zenfone 3, has already surfaced online.

Actually, even the company’s CEO has been heard talking about it, indicating that ASUS is looking to swipe out Intel chips in its upcoming flagship line and take up Qualcomm ones instead. So the presence of the Snapdragon 615 processor inside the new Zenfone 2 model only reflects the road ASUS has embarked upon.

Other specifications of the phone include a 13MP rear camera with laser auto-focus, 2GB or 3GB of RAM, and either 16GB or 32GB of built-in storage (which is expandable via microSD card).

The report says that ASUS will be making the Zenfone 2 ZE600KL available for purchase later this year, but for the time being, we’re not really sure in which markets we’ll have a chance to spot the phone. And there is a big possibility that it will be limited only to Asia.

What we do know is that the device should make it out in retail with a $399 / €364 price tag.

ASUS Zenfone 2 with Snapdragon 615 (10 Images)

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