ASUS PH sent the official statement informing us that both the Zenfone 3 Max and Zenfone 3 Laser are coming their way to the country this month.
This did not come as a surprise to us, because in one of the exclusive interviews done by few of the local tech bloggers with ASUS’ chief Jerry Shen in Taiwan, these two models were mentioned already.
Also, the PH headquarters of ASUS allowed Tech Patrol News to do a quick hands-on on both devices where are still engineering units.
Now here are the official specs of both devices that will swarm the midrange market by the middle of August.
ASUS Zenfone 3 Max (ZC502TL) Specs
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow with ZenUI 3.0
- 5.2-inch HD IPS display
- Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D curved glass
- 1.25GHZ Mediatek MT6735 64-bit quad-core CPU processor
- Mali T720 GPU
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB internal storage
- Dual hybrid SIM (Nano/Micro)
- 3G / 4G LTE
- 13MP PixelMaster Camera, 5p Lagan lens
- 5M PixelMaster Camera, f/2.0 aperture
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth 4.0
- GPS, A-GPS
- Fingerprint sensor
- 4,100mAh non-removable Battery
- Colors: Titanium Gray, Glacier Silver, Sand Gold
ASUS Zenfone 3 Max in the flesh. This is the lone engineering unit currently available in the Philippines.
ASUS ZenFone 3 Laser (ZC551KL) Specs
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow with ZenUI 3.0
- 5.5-inch full HD IPS display, 2.5D glass, 1920 x 1080 resolution
- 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor
- Adreno 505 GPU
- 4GB RAM
- 32GB storage
- Dual hybrid SIM (Nano, Micro)
- 13MP rear camera with Sony IMX214 sensor, EIS, 2nd generation laser AF, LED flash
- 8MP front camera
- Dual SIM
- 3G / 4G LTE
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
- Bluetooth 4.0
- GPS, A-GPS
- Fingerprint sensor
- 3000mAh non-removable Battery
- Colors: Glacier Silver, Sand Gold
ASUS Zenfone 3 Laser engineering unit courtesy of ASUS Philippines.
Pricing and availability
ASUS have not revealed yet the official pricing of all Zenfone 3 series including these two midrange smartphones. Our guess is that they will announce it all the same time during the Zenvolution event happening on August 14.
We will update this post accordingly. Stay tuned.
Related
ASUS Zenfone 3 Laser hands-on video.
