ASUS Zenfone AR smartphone signed as the first smartphone to make users experience augmented reality as well as virtual reality. The phone is now live in the US for pre orders. Zenfone VR is made available exclusively by Verizon with a price tag of $648.
The Zenfone AR is available for pre orders with single payment as well as monthly payment. Single payment way-through $648 as mentioned above. Monthly payments include a plan of $27 each month for 24 months. The appeared unit is offering only 128 GB Storage option. There is no further information about the shipping of the device. Don’t know when will it be hitting the hands of people.
There is probably a chance of availability of carrier unlocked ASUS Zenfone AR in future.
Detailed:
| SPECIFICATIONS – ASUS ZenFone AR | |
| Display | 5.7-inch Super AMOLED WQHD;
Tru2Life Technology; Corning Gorilla Glass 4; 79% Screen to Body Ratio; 3,000,000:1 contrast ratio |
| Processor | Qualcomm 14nm Quad-core Snapdragon 821 @ (2.34GHzx2 + 1.6GHz x2), Optimised for Tango AR and Daydream VR;
Adreno 530 @ 653MHz |
| Memory & storage |
8GB LPDDR4 RAM;
128 GB UFS 2.0 storage; 2 TB Expandable |
| Main camera | 23MP ASUS PixelMaster 3.0 camera (Sony® IMX318 sensor);
F/2.0, 6p Largan Lense, Sapphire lens protection, Dual-tone LED flash TriTech 0.03-second autofocus (contrast / phase / 2nd-gen laser) 4-axis OIS for photos, 3-axis EIS for videos, Color-correction sensor, 4K Video Recording, 20 PixelMaster modes, includes – 92MP Super Resolution mode, HDR Pro mode & Manual mode with 32sec exposure |
| Supporting AR cameras | Motion-tracking camera, Depth-sensing camera with IR rangefinder |
| Front camera | 8MP, f/2.0, 85-degree wide FOV,
10 PixelMaster modes, Includes – Beautfication mode, HDR Pro mode, Low-light mode, Night mode, Selfie Panorama |
| Audio | Five-magnet speaker, NXP smart amplifier, Hi-Res Audio,
DTS Headphone:X 7.1ch virtual surround sound over headphones Dual microphone for active call noise cancellation |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi: Dual-band 802.11ac 2×2 MIMO
4G LTE: Up to Category 13 with 3CA |
| Fingerprint sensor | Home button fingerprint sensor
5-finger registration / 360-degree recognition |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth® 4.2
USB-C™ (USB 2.0) |
| SIM / SD slots | Dual SIM
2G/3G/4G Dual SIM, Dual Standby |
| GPS | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Gallileo |
| OS | Android 7.0 (Nougat) with ASUS ZenUI 3.0 |
| Generic Sensors | Accelerometer, E-Compass, Proximity, Barometer, Ambient Light, Gyroscope, Hall-effect sensor |
| Battery | 3300mAh with Quick Charge 3.0 |
| Color | Black |