Asus ZenFone AR Tango-enabled smartphone goes official with 8GB RAM

As expected Asus at CES 2017 announced Asus Zenfone AR smartphone which supports Tango AR platform and Google’s Daydream VR platform. Zenfone AR also comes with 8GB RAM and Snapdragon 821 Processor

It features a 5.7-inch 1440 x 2560 Super AMOLED display powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor with 6GB/ 8GB of RAM and 32GB/64GB/128GB of internal storage.

At the back, it has a 23-megapixel main camera with a motion-tracking camera and a depth-sensing camera that supports Tango’s AR capabilities. It also comes with a new “immersive” five-magnet speaker that supports High-Res Audio and DTS virtual surround sound and 8MP front camera.

Dual SIM device runs on Android 7.0 Nougat. Tango is an augmented reality (AR) platform that combines camera, gyroscope, and accelerometer to estimate six degrees of freedom motion tracking, providing you the ability to track 3D motion of a device while simultaneously creating a map of the environment.  Daydream is a virtual reality (VR) platform built into Android 7.0 Nougat and above. Asus states the phone “was developed in close cooperation with Google to deliver the best user experience” using both AR and VR technologies.

Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac5 GHz 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB Type-C. Asus Zenfone VR Packed with a 3300mAh battery.

5.7-inch (2560 × 1440 pixels) Quad HD Super AMOLED display, NTSC over 100%, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection
2.3GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 821 processor with Adreno 530 GPU
6GB / 8GB LPDDR4 RAM,32GB / 64GB / 128GB / 256GB (UFS 2.0) internal storage, expandable memory with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Zen UI 3.0
Hybrid Dual SIM (micro+nano/microSD)
23MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, Sony IMX318 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 6P Largan lens, 4-axis OIS, 3-axis EIS, Laser AF
8MP front-facing camera,  f/2.0 aperture, 85-degree wide-viewing angle
Fingerprint sensor
Built-in Mono 5 magnet speaker, ASUS SonicMaster 3.0, DTS Headphone: X for virtual 7.1 surround sound Hi-Res Audio 192kHz/24-bit standard, NXP Smart AMP technology
Dimensions: 158.67 x 77.7 x 4.6 ~ 8.95 mm; Weight:170g
4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac5 GHz 2×2 MIMO, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB Type-C
3300mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Asus Zenfone AR comes in Charcoal Black color with leather finish and will roll out starting from Q2 2017. No word on the pricing yet