ASUS announced at the CES 2017 a new smartphone with support for augmented (AR) and virtual (VR) reality – ZenFone AR, which, in its words, will be the first smartphone with support for Google Tango and Daydream technologies.
ASUS ZenFone AR is equipped with Google software and a variety of sensors for augmented reality support, including a variety of games, utilities and indoor navigation. The same goes for support for the Google Daydream virtual reality platform.
The manufacturer notes that its novelty is the thinnest and lightest with support for Tango technology. It is equipped with a system of three ASUS TriCam cameras, consisting of a main 23 MP camera, a motion tracking camera and a camera for measuring the volume (depth) of rooms.
ASUS ZenFone AR is powered by Android 7.0 Nougat operating system and has a high-performance Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor, 8GB of RAM and a large 5.7-inch WQHD Super AMOLED display .
Key specifications of ASUS ZenFone AR:
- Support for communication standards: 4G LTE / TDD-LTE / FDD-LTE; 3G UMTS / WCDMA / TD-SCDMA; GSM GPRS / EDGE; two slots for SIM cards
- Dimensions: 158.67 x 77.7 x 4.6 ~ 8.95mm
- Weight: 170 g
- Platform: Android 7.0 with ASUS ZenUI 3.0 UI
- Processor: 2.35GHz Quad Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
- Display: 5.7-inch, Super AMOLED, 2560 x 1440; protective glass Corning Gorilla Glass4
- Main camera: triple module, 23 MP, support for 4K video shooting, two-color backlight, optical image stabilization system, combined autofocus (laser, phase and tracking); 3x optical zoom
- Front camera: 8 MP with autofocus and LED backlight
- Memory: 6/8 GB of RAM (LPDDR4), 32/64/128/256 GB (UFS 2.0), slot for microSD memory cards (up to 2 TB)
- Communications: Wi-Fi 802.11a / b / g / n / ac (2.4 / 5 GHz) 2 × 2 MIMO; Bluetooth V 4.2 + A2DP + EDR; USB Type-C 2.0; GPS / A-GPS / GLONASS / BDS; 3.5mm audio jack
- Audio Features: 5-Magnetic Monaural Speaker, ASUS SonicMaster 3.0 and DTS Headphone: X 7.1 Technology, Hi-Res Audio (Hi-Res Audi o 192 kHz / 24-bit), NXP Smart AMP
- Battery: 3300 mAh
- Other: Fingerprint scanner, Accelerometer, E-compass, Gyroscope, Proximity and lighting sensors, Hall sensor, Barometer