On April 23rd 2015, Asus ZenFone 2 will be launching in India, The world’s first 4 GB RAM Smartphone. Asus has no intention to launch this smartphone in Pakistan, Unfortunately Local Importers will bring this smarty home.
The company revealed that it would launch three variants of the ZenFone 2 in India this month. While the company hasn’t specified precisely which these variants are, Asus has since the CES 2015 launch of the ZenFone 2 unveiled three variants – the Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML, Asus ZenFone 2 ZE550ML, and Asus ZenFone 2 ZE500CL – with the first featuring its own sub-variants.
Asus ZenFone 2 with 4Gb Ram Specs Quick Look
Three variants having difference of 4GB Ram with 5.5 Inches Display, 2GB Ram with 5.5 Inches Display and 2GB Ram 5 Inches Display.
The Taiwanese company earlier didn’t specify the variants that will be headed to the country; leaving room for speculation considering that the Asus ZenFone 2 has several variants, including one with a 5-inch display and a few with 5.5-inch displays, and with memory up to 4GB of RAM.
All variants of the Asus ZenFone 2 run the company’s new ZenUI based on Google’s Android 5.0 Lollipop, and feature Intel Atom SoCs. The Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML (4GB) features a 64-bit 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor, while the 2GB of RAM model features a 1.8GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3560. The ZenFone 2 ZE550ML is also powered by the same Intel Atom Z3560 chipset. The basic ZenFone 2 ZE500CL model features a 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 processor. All the versions support expandable storage via microSD card (up to 64GB).
The Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML features a 5.5-inch full-HD display in both the 2GB and 4GB RAM variants, while the Asus ZenFone 2 ZE550ML features a 5.5-inch HD display. The ZenFone 2 ZE500CL is the basic model of the series and features a 5-inch HD display – it also only supports single-SIM, unlike other variants in the ZenFone-series.
The Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML (4GB and 2GB of RAM) and ZenFone 2 ZE550ML both sport 13-megapixel rear PixelMaster camera while there is a 5-megapixel front camera on board as well. Both the ZenFone 2 ZE551ML models feature dual-tone flash. The Zenfone 2 ZE500CL sports an 8-megapixel rear PixelMaster camera alongside a 2-megapixel camera.
Both the ZenFone 2 ZE551ML models and the ZenFone 2 ZE550ML are backed by a 3000mAh battery while the Zenfone 2 ZE500CL features a 2500mAh battery.
Asus ZenFone 2 detailed specifications
| Alternate names | ZE551ML |
| Release date | January 2015 |
| Form factor | Touchscreen |
| Dimensions (mm) | 152.50 x 77.20 x 10.90 |
| Weight (g) | 170.00 |
| Battery capacity (mAh) | 3000 |
| Removable battery | No |
| Colours | Glacier Grey, Osmium Black, Glamour Red, Ceramic White, Sheer Gold |
| SAR value | NA |
| Screen size (inches) | 5.50 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Touchscreen type | Capacitive |
| Resolution | 1080×1920 pixels |
| Pixels per inch (PPI) | 403 |
| Colours | 16M |
| Processor | 2.3GHz quad-core |
| Processor make | Intel Atom Z3580 |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Internal storage | 32GB |
| Expandable storage | Yes |
| Expandable storage type | microSD |
| Expandable storage up to (GB) | 64 |
| Rear camera | 13-megapixel |
| Flash | Yes |
| Front camera | 5-megapixel |
| Operating System | Android 5.0 |
| Skin | ZenUI |
| Java support | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standards supported | 802.11 ac |
| GPS | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v 4.00 |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared | No |
| DLNA | No |
| Wi-Fi Direct | No |
| MHL Out | No |
| HDMI | No |
| Headphones | 3.5mm |
| FM | Yes |
| USB | Micro-USB |
| Charging via Micro-USB | Yes |
| Proprietary charging connector | No |
| Proprietary data connector | No |
| Number of SIMs | 2 |
| SIM 1 | |
| SIM Type | Micro-SIM |
| GSM/ CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | Yes |
| SIM 2 | |
| SIM Type | Micro-SIM |
| GSM/ CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | No |
| Compass/ Magnetometer | No |
| Proximity sensor | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Barometer | No |
| Temperature sensor | No |
