Asus finally unveiled the Zenfone 6 at an event in Spain, and it does seem pretty impressive. Before getting into what you’re getting here; you must complement Asus for delivering a unique device that looks and feels like a 2019 flagship smartphone.
Without any further delays, here’s everything you need to know about the Zenfone 6.
Saving the best for last isn’t fun for anyone. So, let’s start with the standout feature on this flagship, ‘the camera’. The Zenfone 6 has a dual rear camera setup and no front camera. Instead of a front-facing selfie camera, the rear camera on the Zenfone 6 flips upwards when you need to take a selfie. One of the main benefits of using the rear camera on the Zenfone 6 as a front-facing shooter is that you get all the benefits of that 48-megapixel flagship Sony sensor as well as a 145-degree ultra-wide-angle lens for portrait shots.
The dual-SIM (Nano) Asus ZenFone 6 runs on Android Pie with the company’s Zen UI 6 on top, with a promise to upgrade to Android Q and Android R. The company has also joined the Android Beta programme. The phone features a 6.4-inch full-HD+ (1080×2340 pixels) IPS screen with 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 92 percent screen-to-body ratio, 600 nits peak brightness, and 100 DCI-P3 colour gamut. The ZenFone 6 is powered by octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC, paired with up to 8GB of RAM and Adreno 640 GPU.
On the imaging front, as we mentioned earlier, the phone packs a dual camera setup, which houses a 48-megapixel primary shooter with f/1.79, laser focus, and dual-LED flash as well as a 13-megapixel secondary ultra-wide-angle camera.
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The camera system on this device is pretty impressive, but we simply have to move on to other specifications.
The only negative feature we found on the Zenfone 6 was the choice of panel used. In order to keep the price of the phone down, Asus has opted for an LCD screen instead of an OLED panel.
However, the IPS LCD panel is pretty impressive and does support HDR10, but it’ll still fall short when facing an OLED screen, which is a real shame considering this phone doesn’t have a notch and close-to-no bezels. The Zenfone 6 is priced at €499 (Roughly Rs 40,000) for the base variant, which is more than a reasonable price for the features you are getting in this flagship handset.
While Asus hasn’t launched the Zenfone 6 in India, we assume it should be here by the end of May or somewhere in June. Considering its release price, the Zenfone 6 will very likely debut under Rs 40,000.
