Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe release date: India-bound smartphone rumored to have Snapdragon 821

The Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe is expected to arrive soon with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 821. Asus

Asus Zenfone 3 Delux will soon arrive in India and it is said to contain the most powerful chip to date, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 821 SoC.

The Taiwanese tech giant is all geared up to launch the Zenfone 3 smartphone in India. It is the first smartphone to use the Snapdragon 821 chip, which has a clock speed of 2.4 GHz, which is 10 percent faster than its predecessor. Asus also plans to release a Zenfone 3 Deluxe version with the Snapdragon 820 on it, the Times of India reported.

The upcoming smartphone will also be loaded with up to 6GB of LPDDR4 RAM and up to 128GB of internal storage. Battery is pegged at 3,000 mAh, non-removable, and can be charged via its USB-C 3.0 port, which features Quick Charge 3.0. It can charge the battery to 60 percent in just 39 minutes. The 64-bit quad-core processor comes with the Adreno 530 GPU and is also cable of reaching 600 Mbps LTE speed.

The Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe will have a 5.7-inch,1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, Super Amoled screen, featuring Tru2life display technology that makes it easy to read the display when outdoor, as well as Bluelight Filter for eye care. The screen also comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 for protection.

A 23MP Sony IMX 318 sensor will be its main camera, featuring an f/2.0 aperture size, 4-axis optical stablisation, 3-axis electronic image stabilization, laser autofocus, Sapphire lens for protection and 4K video recording capability. It also features PixelMaster 3.0 and its proprietary TriTech auto-focus technologies. The front will have an 8MP snapper. Its operating system is Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

Additionally, it will also come with a 10-finger capacitive touch, fingerprint and smudge-resistant oleophobic coating, support for glove touch and a finger print sensor on the back.

The Zenfone 3 Deluxe will come in a metal unibody, with three colors to choose from, Titanium Gray, Glacier Silver and Sand Gold.

The Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe is expected to be launch in India this coming September.

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