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Asus Says 1,00,000 ZenFone Units Will Be Available in India From Friday

Asus Says 1,00,000 ZenFone Units Will Be Available in India From Friday

By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 17 October 2014 18:25 IST

Asus has announced that 1,00,000 units of its ZenFone smartphones (ZenFone 4, ZenFone 5, and ZenFone 6) will go on sale starting Friday via Flipkart and other retail channels.

Additionally, Asus also revealed that it sold 2,80,000 ZenFone units in India in Q3. Last month, the Taiwanese company had claimed that the India sales of its ZenFone smartphone series would surpass 2,00,000 units by the end of the month.

Flipkart on Thursday teased the availability of all four colour variants of the ZenFone 5 smartphone on Twitter.

The Asus Zenfone 5 is back... grab it while stock lasts! Available in 4 color variants, buy it now: http://t.co/VLe07LJJWH
-- Flipkart (@Flipkart) October 17, 2014

Notably, the Taiwanese company had earlier this month had made another 1,00,000 ZenFone smartphone units available via Flipkart.

The company on Thursday stressed in a statement, "Earlier this month, the company had already announced the availability of 1 lakh units to add to the festivity which received tremendous response. Furthering to the same and in view of much higher demands, ASUS has again bought 1 lakh units to the market [Friday]."

(Asus ZenFone 4 A400CG vs Asus ZenFone 5 vs Asus ZenFone 6 vs Motorola Moto G In Comparison)

Commenting on the announcement, Peter Chang, Regional Head, South Asia and Country Manager, System Business Group, Asus India said, "Within a fortnight, we have released stocks of 2 lakhs units now and the Indian masses continue to surprise us with the response. We wish to convey our best wishes to all our existing and prospective customers for this festive season and to reiterate of commitment towards delivering incredible this festive season."

Ever since the new Asus ZenFone series - ZenFone 4, ZenFone 5, and ZenFone 6 - debuted in India via Flipkart, there have been multiple instances that the handsets have gone 'out of stock' and come back 'in-stock'.

Asus launched the ZenFone 5 (Review | Pictures) alongside the ZenFone 4 and ZenFone 6 in July. The ZenFone 5 (8GB) was unveiled at Rs. 9,999, while the 16GB storage variant was priced at Rs. 12,999. The ZenFone 4 (Review | Pictures) comes in two variants: the 4-inch Asus ZenFone 4 A400CG model priced at Rs. 5,999, and the 4.5-inch Asus ZenFone 4 A450CG at Rs. 6,999. The ZenFone 6 (Review | Pictures) on the other hand has been priced at Rs. 16,999 for its 16GB storage variant.

The company finally started rolling out the Android 4.4 KitKat OS update for the ZenFone 4 A400CG, ZenFone 5 (A501CG) and ZenFone 6 (A601CG) handset worldwide.

Asus ZenFone 4 A450CG

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 4.50-inch

Processor Intel Atom Z2520

Front Camera 0.3-megapixel

Rear Camera 8-megapixel

RAM 1GB

Storage 8GB

Battery Capacity 1750mAh

OS Android 4.4

Resolution 480x854 pixels

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Asus ZenFone 5

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Great Pricing
Solid build quality
Fantastic performance and battery life

Bad
Still running Android 4.3
Scratch-prone camera lens
Occasional heat problem

Read detailed Asus ZenFone 5 review

Display 5.00-inch

Processor Intel Atom Z2560

Front Camera 2-megapixel

Rear Camera 8-megapixel

RAM 2GB

Storage 8GB

Battery Capacity 2110mAh

OS Android 4.3

Resolution 720x1280 pixels

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Asus ZenFone 6

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Premium construction
Affordable pricing
ZenUI is clutter-free
Selfie mode for shooting images

Bad
Loudspeaker is not good
Display is slightly dim
Tad heavy

Read detailed Asus ZenFone 6 review

Display 6.00-inch

Processor Intel Atom Z2580

Front Camera 2-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 2GB

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 3300mAh

OS Android 4.3

Resolution 720x1280 pixels

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