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| Asus Introduced two additional version of Zenfone 2, Powered by Qualcomm and Mediatek |
The Asus ZenFone 2 features a 5.5-inch screen powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 CPU with Android 5.0 pre-installed. The handset is the first to offer 4GB of RAM. Expected to be launched next month, the ZenFone 2 is the sequel to the successful Asus ZenFone. The manufacturer shipped 4.5 million units of the OG ZenFone phablet during the fourth quarter of 2014.
Asus announced today that it has decided to add two new variants of the phone. One will be a lower priced model coming in the second quarter featuring an unannounced Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC. The third version of the ZenFone 2 will be powered by a MediaTek chipset and aimed at emerging markets like India, where 3G use is prevalent. This model will be released in the second half of the year.
| Zenfone 2 Launch Schedule | ||
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| March | Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, China and France | |
| April | U.S., Italy, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam | |
| May | Japan | |
| June | Brazil | |
| www.asus-zenfone.com | ||