The first smartphone to feature Google’s “Tango” 3D scanning technology went on sale earlier this month. But the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro may get company next year. Taiwanese site Sogi reports that Asus plans to launch its own phone with Tango features next year. The company will reportedly show off the upcoming Asus Zenfone AR at […]
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Next-gen Asus Zenfone to sport Snapdragon 618?
Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 820 processor may be grabbing headlines, but the company also has a series of new mid-range chips on the way… and it looks like Asus may plan to use one of those processors in one of its next smartphones. A device called the Asus Z012D showed up at the GFXBench website recently. […]
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Asus Zenfone Max features a 5,000 mAh battery
Asus got a lot of attention for its smartphones this summer when the company launched the Zenfone 2 line of phones with strong specs and low price tags. But while the Zenfone 2 unit I tested was fast and reasonably good looking, it offered the kind of battery life we’ve come to expect from smartphones […]
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Asus Zenfone 2E smartphone hits AT&T for $120
The Asus Zenfone 2 is a low-cost smartphone with surprisingly strong specs. Asus offers a $299 model with 4GB of RAM, a 5.5 inch full HD display and a powerful Intel Atom Moorefield processor and a $199 model with half the RAM and a slightly less powerful chip. Want something smaller and cheaper? Now Asus […]
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Asus Zenfone 2 review ($299 smartphone with 4GB of RAM)
Want to buy the latest flagship phone from Apple, HTC, or Samsung? You’ll have to spend $600 or more. Want the latest flagship from Asus? You can pick one up for $299 or less. But can a phone in that price range be any good? Yes. The Asus Zenfone 2 is a smartphone with a […]
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Asus Zenfone Selfie has a 13MP front camera
Find yourself snapping just as many photos with the camera on the front of your phone as the one on the back? Asus has a new phone that features a front-facing camera that’s many of the features of the rear camera. The company introduced the Zenfone Selfie this week at the Computex show in Taiwan. The […]
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ASUS plans to rebrand Fonepad in 2015 with ZenPad, ZenFone 2 to launch in US
In a report to investors, ASUS revealed its plans for 2015, including a push to become the number one electronics maker in Taiwan, the US and European launch of the ZenFone 2, and the release of a redesigned version of the Fonepad, rebranded as ZenPad. You could call ASUS’s next-generation tablet the Fonepad 2, but […]
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Asus introduces the ZenFone 2 and ZenFone Zoom (with 3X optical zoom)
Asus is updating its ZenFone line of smartphones with a new model featuring an optical zoom lens and another model that will be an affordable model with some premium features. Meet the Asus ZenFone Zoom and ZenFone 2. Asus ZenFone 2 The ZenFone 2 features a 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel IPS display an […]
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Asus smartwatch could launch in September
Asus is preparing to launch its first smartwatch, powered by Google’s Android Wear software. It’s expected to be more affordable than similar devices from Samsung, LG, and others and we could get our first look at the watch at the IFA show in Berlin in September. We’d seen reports that Asus would launch the watch in […]
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Asus introduces ZenFone smartphones with 4 to 6 inch screens
Asus is launching a new line of Android phones powered by Intel Atom processors. The ZenFone 4, ZenFone 5, and ZenFone 6Asus is launching a new line of Android phones powered by Intel Atom processors. The ZenFone 4, ZenFone 5, and ZenFone 6 feature 4 to 6 inch displays, low-power Intel chips, colorful designs, and […]