The Asus Zenfone 2 that was unveiled at the CES 2015 tech show in January is now up for grabs in the vendor’s homeland, Taiwan. All the variants of the Zenfone 2 are available via the leading carriers operating in the region including Vibo Teelcom, FarEasTone, Taiwan Mobile and Chunghwa Telecom. Also, they will be available via Asus’s online store.
The variant with 4 GB of RAM carrying the model number ZE551ML is available for sale for a pricing of NT$8,990 that is equivalent to $290. The 2 GB variant of the model is priced at NT$6,990 that is roughly $220. Also, the other models such as ZE550ML and ZE500CL with 2 GB of RAM are priced at NT$5,990 and NT$4,990 that translate to $190 and $160 respectively.
On the sidelines of launching the Zenfone 2 in Taipei, Jonney Shih, Chairman of Asus announced that the device will be launched in the global markets as well in the coming months. Undoubtedly, Asus has priced the Zenfone 2 competitively in order to compete with similar offerings from the Chinese vendors such as Huawei, Xiaomi and Lenovo.
Detailing on the specifications of the Asus Zenfone 2, the ZE551ML boasts of a 5.5 inch Full HD display and is equipped with a 64 bit quad core Intel Atom Z3580 processor ticking at 2.3 GHz clock speed paired with 4 GB of RAM. There is 64 GB of expandable native storage space as well. The other aspects of the ZE551ML include a 13 MP main camera, a 5 MP front facer, LTE, dual SIM support and a 3,000 mAh battery.
The other variant of the device comes with 32 GB of storage space and 2 GB of RAM. The other specifications of the smartphone remain the same. The ZE550ML variant of the Zenfone 2 employs a slowed Intel Atom Z3560 processor at 1.8 GHz backed by 2 GB of RAM. There is a 5.5 inch HD display, 16 GB of internal storage. The other aspects remain identical to the ZE551ML.
Lastly, the ZE500CL being an entry level model of the Zenfone 2 lineup features a 5.5 inch HD display and uses a 1.2 GHz Intel Atom Z2560 processor supplemented with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of native memory capacity. Otherwise, the smartphone boasts of an 8 MP main snapper, a 2 MP front facer for selfies and video conferencing, LTE support and a 2,500 mAh battery. Notably, all the models in the Zenfone 2 lineup arrive preinstalled with Android 5.0 Lollipop platform.