Asus Zenfone Ares

Asus continues to produce new smartphones that support the functions of augmented reality and virtual reality. The next model is the Asus Zenfone Ares smartphone with Google ARCore technology support. As it turned out, the new model completely repeats the characteristics of the previous model Asus Zenfone AR, which supported the technology Google Tango (Google decided to rename it to ARCore).

Features Zenfone Ares received these: 5.7-inch screen (16:9 aspect ratio, resolution 1440×2560 pixels, Tru2life technology), Snapdragon 821 processor with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB internal storage, main camera with 23 Mp module and PixelMaster 3.0 lenses , built-in depth and motion sensors in it will ensure high quality of rendering AR/VR objects. In addition, the smartphone has a front camera of 8 megapixels, a battery with a capacity of 3,300 mAh and support for fast charging, an NFC module and a fingerprint scanner. Out of the box, Asus Zenfone Ares is running Android 7.0 Nougat, which is very sad, because this is not the latest version and it is unlikely that this model will be updated to the new version of the android. Separately, it should be noted that Zenfone Ares has a very good sound — SonicMaster 3.0 Hi-Res Audio 384 kHz, and also supports headphones with 7-channel audio.

Sales will be only in the Taiwan market and the price for Asus Zenfone Ares is set at $330 (9990 New Taiwan Dollars). For comparison, the price of Zenfone AR after the announcement was $461 (13,900 NTD) on the Taiwanese market, while in Russia, for example, the same model was sold for $997. Very good extra charge! Will this year Zenfone Ares be sold in other countries, except Taiwan, so far it is not known.