Asus ZenFone AR Is The First Smartphone With 8 GB Of RAM In The World!

Asus ZenFone AR Is The First Smartphone With 8 GB Of RAM In The World!

Another first from Asus! The Taiwanese electronics giant has officially unveiled the ZenFone AR, the first handset in the world with whopping 8 GB of RAM! It also a Project Tango ready handset w/ Google Daydream to deliver augmented reality features and content.

Asus ZenFone AR

Going to the spec-sheet, the Asus ZenFone AR is equipped with a 5.7 inch QHD Super AMOLED screen w/ Gorilla Glass 4 protection on top. Under the hood, its powered by the Project Tango optimized 2.35 GHz Snapdragon 821 quad core processor paired with Adreno 530 graphics unit.

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Then it has an up to 8 GB of RAM (first in the world), up to 256 GB of USF 2.0 internal storage, and 3,300 mAh of battery capacity w/ Quick Charge 3.0 fast charging technology. It also has a 23 MP Sony IMX318 f/2.0 main camera w/ Laser AF, OIS, and dual tone LED flash. Like the PHAB2 Pro by Lenovo, it has a motion tracking camera and a fisheye depth-sensing camera. 

ZenFone AR (ZS571KL) Specs

Display: 5.7 Inch QHD Super AMOLED 2560 x 1440 resolution w/ Bluelight filter, 2.5D curved glass, and Gorilla Glass 4 protection at 515 ppi

CPU: 2.35 GHz 64 Bit Snapdragon 821 octa core processor

GPU: Adreno 530

RAM: 6 GB / 8 GB

ROM: 32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB expandable via micro SD card slot up to 2 TB

Back Camera: 23 MP f/2.0 Sony IMX318 w/ Laser AF, OIS, and dual tone LED flash and depth camera, and motion camera

Selfie Camera: 8 MP

Battery: 3,300 mAh w/ Quick Charge 3.0

OS: Android 7.0 Nougat w/ ZenUI 3.0

Connectivity: WiFi, 3G, LTE Cat 13 w/ VoLTE, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, A GPS, dual SIM (hybrid)

Sensors: Accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, proximity, light, barometer, RGB, IR

Others: Fingerprint sensor, USB Type C, High-res audio certified (24 bit / 192 kHz), Colors: navy black, glacier silver, rose gold

Dimensions: 158.67 x 77.7 x 8.95 mm

Weight: 170 g

Price: TBC

The Asus Zenfone AR will be released this coming 2nd quarter of 2017. Stay tuned for more details on pricing and exact date of availability.

Asus ZenFone AR Is The First Smartphone With 8 GB Of RAM In The World!
Asus ZenFone AR Is The First Smartphone With 8 GB Of RAM In The World!