ASUS phones haven’t really been exactly the hit some thought it would be when it launched the ZenFone series back in 2014. This year though the company announced the latest in that series; ZenFone 3 and analysts already believe it’s the one phone in the series that could bring about the breakthrough.

Based on the specifications on GSM Arena, these phones come with high display cameras with slick metal casings not to mention high processing powers. This is a departure from the Solarin phone we talked about yesterday so don’t be scared just yet for none of the ZenFone models cost $14,000/4.4m Naira.

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2016, May
LAUNCH	Status	Coming soon

BODY	Dimensions	152.6 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.01 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	155 g (5.47 oz)
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY	Type	Super IPS+ capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.5 inches (~70.6% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
		– Asus ZenUI 3.0

PLATFORM	OS	Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
	CPU	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Adreno 506

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
	Internal	32 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	16 MP, f/2.0, laser/phase detection autofocus, OIS (4-axis), dual-LED (dual tone) flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps
	Secondary	8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		– 24-bit/192kHz audio

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
	Infrared port	Yes
	Radio	To be confirmed
	USB	v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		– MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player – MP4/H.264 player – Document viewer – Photo/video editor

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

MISC	Colors	Sapphire Black, Moonlight White, Shimmer Gold

Price starts from $249/80,000 Naira

Zenfone 3 Deluxe ZS570KL

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2016, May
LAUNCH	Status	Coming soon

BODY	Dimensions	156.4 x 77.4 x 7.5 mm (6.16 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)
	Weight	170 g (6.00 oz)
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by, dual active)

DISPLAY	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.7 inches (~74.0% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels (~386 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes, up to 5 fingers
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
		– Asus ZenUI 3.0

PLATFORM	OS	Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
	CPU	Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
	GPU	Adreno 530

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
	Internal	64/128/256 GB, 4/6 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	23 MP, f/2.0, laser/phase detection autofocus, OIS (4-axis), dual-LED (dual tone) flash
	Features	1/2.6″ sensor size, 1 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps
	Secondary	8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		– 24-bit/192kHz audio

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	v3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		– Fast battery charging: 60% in 40 min (Quick Charge 3.0) – MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player – MP4/H.264 player – Document viewer – Photo/video editor

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery

MISC	Colors	Glacier Silver, Titanium Gray, Shimmer Gold

Price starts from $499/160,000 Naira

Zenfone 3 Ultra ZU680KL

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	Announced	2016, May
LAUNCH	Status	Coming soon

BODY	Dimensions	186.4 x 93.9 x 6.8 mm (7.34 x 3.70 x 0.27 in)
	Weight	233 g (8.22 oz)
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	6.8 inches (~72.8% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels (~324 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes, up to 10 fingers
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
		– Asus ZenUI 3.0

PLATFORM	OS	Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652
	CPU	Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Adreno 510

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 200 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
	Internal	32/64/128 GB, 3/4 GB RAM

CAMERA	Primary	23 MP, f/2.0, laser/phase detection autofocus, OIS (4-axis), dual-LED (dual tone) flash
	Features	1/2.6″ sensor size, 1 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	1080p@30fps
	Secondary	8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, dual speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		– 24-bit/192kHz audio

COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	Infrared port	Yes
	Radio	FM radio
	USB	v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES	Sensors	Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		– Fast battery charging: 60% in 45 min (Quick Charge 3.0) – MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player – MP4/H.264 player – Document viewer – Photo/video editor