Pitched as a rival to the recently launched OnePlus 7, the Zenfone 6 is expected to launch in India sometime next month.
At
a global event held in Paris, Taiwanese smartphone maker Asus on
Thursday unveiled the Zenfone 6. A successor to the Zenfone 5z, the
Zenfone 6 has a three-side bezel-less screen, glass-metal-glass
design, motorised flip camera, and 5,000 mAh battery. Pitched as a
rival to the recently launched OnePlus
7, the Zenfone 6 is expected to launch in India sometime next
month.
Design
The
Asus
Zenfone 6 has a glass-metal-glass design with Gorilla Glass 6 on
the front and Gorilla Glass 3 on the back.
The
phone’s overall design resembles the ROG phone, albeit without the
flashy elements like exhaust vents and LED insignia. The phone’s
key design highlight is its 6.41-inch fullHD+ screen with no notch or
cut-out area for earpiece and sensors which gives it a three-side
bezel-less profile.
Camera
The
phone boasts a dual-camera module featuring a 48-megapixel primary
sensor (Sony IMX 586) of an f/1.79 aperture and a 13MP ultra-wide
lens of a 128-degree field of view.
The
cameras are fitted on a motorised flip module resting inside a
cut-out area on the back. Unlike the motorised pop-up camera module
that ejects from the chassis, the flip module rotates 180 degrees,
giving more flexibility to the user, especially while taking panorama
shots or selfie shots.
Specifications
Powered
by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 system-on-chip, the phone boots Android
Pie-based ZenUI 6.0. The new user interface is an improvement over
the existing ZenUI.
It
looks close to the stock Android and has several value-add features
integrated by Asus for an improved user experience. The key highlight
of the phone is its 5,000 mAh battery, which supports 18W fast
charging with the supplied charger. The phone is compatible with the
Quick Charge 4.0 quick-charging technology.
