Way back in 1989, Asus started out as a consultancy service for motherboard manufacturers. According to industry legend, Asus got a leg up in the industry after designing a motherboard for Intel's 486 CPU without access to a processor, even fixing problems that Intel's own engineers had had.
The Asus ZenFone 2 is the world's first smartphone sporting 4GB of RAM, which is its USP by far. In our experience, the 4GB of RAM was more than enough for running 20 apps simultaneously. The phone also provides great gaming performance thanks to the presence of the PowerVR graphics chip, which is the same one that is present inside the iPhone 5s. The only problem with the ZenFone 2 is that the camera captures images that look average at best. Also, Asus confuses potential buyers with a lot of skews for the same ZenFone 2.
Alternate names | ZE551ML |
Brand | Asus |
Model | ZenFone 2 |
Price in India | ₹7,999 |
Release date | January 2015 |
Form factor | Touchscreen |
Dimensions (mm) | 152.50 x 77.20 x 10.90 |
Weight (g) | 170.00 |
Battery capacity (mAh) | 3000 |
Removable battery | No |
Colours | Glacier Grey, Osmium Black, Glamour Red, Ceramic White, Sheer Gold |
SAR value | 0.35 |
Screen size (inches) | 5.50 |
Touchscreen | Yes |
Resolution | 1080x1920 pixels |
Pixels per inch (PPI) | 403 |
Processor | 2.3GHz quad-core |
Processor make | Intel Atom Z3580 |
RAM | 4GB |
Internal storage | 32GB |
Expandable storage | Yes |
Expandable storage type | microSD |
Expandable storage up to (GB) | 64 |
Rear camera | 13-megapixel |
Rear flash | Dual LED |
Front camera | 5-megapixel |
Operating system | Android 5.0 |
Skin | ZenUI |
Wi-Fi | Yes |
Wi-Fi standards supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
GPS | Yes |
Bluetooth | Yes, v 4.00 |
NFC | Yes |
Infrared | No |
USB OTG | No |
Headphones | 3.5mm |
FM | Yes |
Number of SIMs | 2 |
Wi-Fi Direct | No |
Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) | No |
SIM 1 | |
SIM Type | Micro-SIM |
GSM/CDMA | GSM |
3G | Yes |
4G/ LTE | Yes |
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
SIM 2 | |
SIM Type | Micro-SIM |
GSM/CDMA | GSM |
3G | No |
4G/ LTE | No |
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
Compass/ Magnetometer | Yes |
Proximity sensor | Yes |
Accelerometer | Yes |
Ambient light sensor | Yes |
Gyroscope | Yes |
Barometer | No |
Temperature sensor | No |