Only the international version of the phone is available now

Mar 30, 2015 07:00 GMT  ·  By

If you've been dying to get your hands on Asus Zenfone 2, one of the most popular Android smartphones before it even got released on the market, now is your chance.

Although Asus only released the Zenfone 2 in Taiwan and a few other Asian countries, those living in the United States will now be able to grab it for themselves via Amazon US.

Since Asus hasn't really introduced the Zenfone 2 in the United States, there's a catch to all this. One of the bad news is that you will only be able to purchase the international version of the smartphone, which means there will be no warranty available.

On the positive side, you can choose between the single SIM and dual-SIM version of the Zenfone 2. Still, you should know they have been priced differently and not only depending on whether or not it's the dual-SIM version.

For example, the single SIM Asus Zenfone 2 is available for $220, but only if you choose the white ceramic version. The black color costs $230 outright, but it's single SIM as well.

The dual-SIM model, on the other hand, cost $280 off-contract and customers can choose either black or white colors.

It ships with Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system on board

Moving on to specs, the international version of Asus Zenfone 2 comes with 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory and microSD card slot for storage expansion up to 64GB.

The smartphone sports 5-inch HD (720p) capacitive touchscreen display, while on the inside the Zenfone 2 is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor clocked at 2GHz, which is complemented by a PowerVR G6430 graphics processing unit.

There's also a 13-megapixel camera on the back, which features autofocus, dual-LED flash and full HD (1080p) video recording, while in the front there's a secondary 5-megapixel camera for video calls and selfies.

Asus Zenfone 2 comes with LTE support, as well as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, GPS with AGPS and GLONASS, as well as 3.5mm audio jack. It's also powered by a non-removable 3,000 mAh battery.