Asus held its launch event for the ZenFone 3 on the 26th of August, and announced the availability as well as price of the ZenFone 3, ZenFone 3 Ultra, and Zenfone 3 Deluxe. These impressive machines were made available on the 27th of August and starting at $398, with the Deluxe coming in at a later date.
Zenfone 3 Specifications
| Display | 5.2-inch Super IPS+ LCD
77.3% Screen-to-body ratio |
| Construction | Front and rear Corning® Gorilla® Glass panels with 2.5D contoured edges and metal frame |
| Processor | Octo-core 14nm 2.0GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 625 |
| GPU | Adreno™ 506 |
| RAM / Memory | 3GB RAM/32GB storage |
| Main camera sensor | 16MP ASUS PixelMaster 3.0 Camera (Sony® IMX298 sensor) |
| Main camera features | ASUS PixelMaster 3.0 camera: f/2.0, 6-element Largan lens, 0.03-second TriTech Autofocus (contrast / phase / 2nd-gen laser), 4-axis photo OIS, 3-axis video EIS, color-correction sensor, Dual-tone LED flash |
| Front Camera | 8MP, 85º wide-angle |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi: MU-MIMO 802.11ac
4G LTE: Cat 6 |
| Fingerprint sensor | Rear sensor
Five-finger registration / 360° recognition |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth® 4.2
USB- Type C (USB 2.0) |
| SIM / SD slots | Slot 1: Micro SIM (4G)
Slot 2: Nano SIM (3G) or Micro SD |
| GPS | GPS, AGPS, GLONASS, BEIDOU |
| OS | Android™ M with ZenUI 3.0 |
| Audio | Hi-Res Audio
Five-magnet speaker |
| Battery | 2650mAh (non-removable) |
| Colors | Shimmer Gold
Sapphire Black Moonlight White |
| MSRP | $398 |
ZenFone 3 Ultra Specifications
| Display | 6.8-inch Full HD IPS LCD
79% Screen-to-body ratio |
| Construction | Full aluminum-alloy unibody with invisible antenna |
| Processor | Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 1.8GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 510 |
| RAM / Memory | 4GB RAM / 64GB storage |
| Main Camera sensor | 23MP ASUS PixelMaster 3.0 camera
(Sony IMX318 sensor) |
| Main camera features | ASUS PixelMaster 3.0 camera: f/2.0, 6-element Largan lens, 0.03-second TriTech autofocus (continuous / phase / 2nd-gen laser), 4-axis photo OIS, 3-axis video EIS, color-correction sensor, dual-tone LED flash |
| Front Camera | 8MP, 85° wide-angle |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
4G LTE: Up to Cat 6 |
| Fingerprint sensor | Below-screen sensor
Five-finger registration / 360° recognition |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 4.2
USB-TYPE C (USB 2.0) |
| SIM / SD slots | SIM 1: 2G/3G/4G SIM Card
SIM 2: 2G/3G/4G SIM Card or micro SD card |
| GPS | GPS, AGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou |
| OS | Android™ 6 (Marshmallow) with ZenUI 3.0 |
| Audio | Hi-Res Audio
Dual five-magnet speakers NXP smart amplifier DTS Headphone:X™ virtual 7.1 surround DTS HD Premium Sound™ |
| Video processor | ASUS Tru2Life+: featuring PixelWorks 4K UHD TV-grade image processor
DisplayPort over USB-C |
| Battery | 4600mAh with Quick Charge 3.0 and reverse charging |
| Other special features | Power-bank capability with 1.5A rapid reverse-charge |
| Colors | Titanium Gray
Glacier Silver |
| MSRP | $778 |
ZenFone 3 Deluxe Specifications
| Display | 5.7-inch Super AMOLED FHD
79% screen-to-body ratio |
| Construction | Full aluminum-alloy unibody with invisible antenna |
| Processor | Octa-core 14nm 64-bit 2.15GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 820
Octa-core 14nm 64-bit 2.4GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 821 |
| GPU | Adreno™ 530 |
| RAM / Memory | 6GB RAM / 64GB and 256GB UFS 2.0 storage |
| Main Camera sensor | 23MP ASUS PixelMaster 3.0 Camera
(Sony® IMX318 sensor) |
| Main camera features | ASUS PixelMaster 3.0 camera: f/2.0, 6-element Largan lens, 0.03-second TriTech auto-focus (contrast / phase / 2nd-gen laser), 4-axis photo OIS, 3-axis video EIS, Color-correction sensor, Dual-tone LED flash |
| Front Camera | 8MP, 85° wide-angle |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi: Dual-band 802.11ac 2×2 MIMO
4G LTE: Up to Category 13 with 3CA |
| Fingerprint sensor | Rear sensor
5-finger registration / 360° recognition |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth®
4.2 USB-C (USB 3.0) |
| SIM / SD slots | Slot 1: Micro SIM (4G)
Slot 2: Nano SIM (3G) or Micro SD |
| GPS | GPS, AGPS, GLONASS, BEIDOU |
| OS | Android M with ZenUI 3.0 |
| Audio | Hi-Res Audio
Five-magnet speaker NXP smart amplifier |
| Battery | 3000mAh with QuickCharge 3.0 |
| Colors | Glacier Silver
Sand Gold |
