While ASUS recently launched the ZenFone 4 models, a new ZenFone V (5?) has now been announced in the United States. The smartphone is available exclusively from Verizon in Sapphire Black color and priced at $384 without a contract or for $16/month for 24 months. There is no information at the moment, but most likely won’t reach other markets.
As for the specs, the ZenFone V packs a 5.2-inch 1080p AMOLED display with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass protection, Snapdragon 820, 4 GB RAM and 32 GB of storage and runs on Android 7.0 Nougat with Zen UI 3.0. It has a 23-megapixel rear camera with OIS, EIS and TriTech auto-focus and an 8 MP front-facing camera.
Asus Zenfone V (V520KL) specifications
- 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD AMOLED display, 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- 15GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 820 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 530 GPU
- 4GB LPDDR4 RAM, 32GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
- Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Zen UI 3.0
- 23MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, Sony IMX318 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 6P Largan lens, 4-axis OIS, 3-axis EIS, Laser AF
- 8MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, 88-degree wide-angle lens
- Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 146.5 x 72.644 x 7.62mm; Weight:147g
- 5mm audio jack, DTS Headphone:X for virtual 7.1 surround sound, Hi-Res Audio 192kHz/24-bit standard, NXP Smart AMP technology
- 4G LTE with VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac (2.4 and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB Type-C
- 3000mAh battery with fast charging
