Asus has added a new feather to their Zenfone Series, by announcing a new variant for their Flagship Zenfone 3 Deluxe which comes with a Snapdragon 821 Processor. This device is going to be the first in the world to be running on this chipset. As most of the flagships in the market are powered by Snapdragon 820 SoC at the moment. The SD 821 variant of Zenfone 3 Deluxe has quite a specs sheet to beat any smartphone in the market at the moment.
Check: ASUS ZenFone 3 Deluxe specs
The high-end variant of the Zenfone 3 Deluxe comes with Snapdragon 821 along with 6GB of RAM and 256GB UFS 2.0 storage with the other specifications of the device being similar to the other variants. It comes with a 5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and Corning Gorilla Glass4 protection. The device runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Zen UI 3.0 over it.
Specifications of Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe:
- Display: 5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and Corning Gorilla Glass4 protection
- Processor: Quad-Core Snapdragon 820 / 821 processor with Adreno 530 GPU
- RAM and Storage: 6GB RAM, 64GB/128GB/256GB internal storage, expandable memory with microSD
- Camera: 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 and an 8MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture 85-degree wide viewing angle
- OS: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Zen UI 3.0
- Connectivity: 4G LTE with VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB 3.0 Type-C
- Battery: 3000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 and BoostMaster Fast Charging
The Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe sports a 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 and an 8MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture 85-degree wide viewing angle. It is powered by a 2000mAh battery having Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 and BoostMaster Fast Charging.
The pricing of the various models of the Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe are as follows-
- Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe with Snapdragon 821, 6GB RAM and 256GB storage is priced at NT $ 24,990 which approximately Rs. 52090.
- Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe with Snapdragon 820, 6GB RAM and 64GB storage is priced at NT $ 17,990 which approximately Rs. 37,520
- Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe with Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM and 32GB storage is priced at NT $ 15,990 which approximately Rs. 33,345
The mid range and base variants of the device will be available in Taiwan and Hong Kong in early August while the high-end SD 821 variant will be launched later this year.
