With the striking new All-screen display and dual-cameras, Sony IMX363 main camera Sensor, the Zenfone 5 harnesses the power of AI to adapt and learn, delivering perfect photos and more.
BARCELONA, Spain, February 27, 2018 — ASUS today announced the all-new ZenFone 5, an exciting next-generation 6.2-inch dual-camera smartphone that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence (AI). The revolutionary ZenFone 5 delivers the ultimate smartphone performance at a groundbreaking price.
Equipped with the latest Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 636 Mobile Platform with its smooth, responsive, power-efficient performance, ZenFone 5 includes a full suite of AI-enhanced features powered by the Qualcomm Artificial Intelligence Engine (AIE). ZenFone 5 comes with up to 6GB RAM and 64GB ROM for amazing performance.
ZenFone 5 has an intelligent dual-camera system that adapts and learns, delivering perfect photos every time. With its latest flagship Sony® IMX363 sensor, a 120° wide-angle secondary camera and AI-enhanced camera features — including Auto Scene Detection, real-time portrait effects, AI Photo Learning and real-time beautification — ZenFone 5 encourages creativity and frees the user to concentrate on the subject rather than the camera.
Crafted to perfection with premium materials, ZenFone 5 has a strikingly beautiful ultra-slim bezel, all-screen design, featuring a stunning 6.2-inch display with a 90% screen-to-body ratio in an all-metal, glass-covered body that’s as small and compact as most standard 5.5-inch phones.
Amazing performance
The amazing-performance ZenFone 5 is powered by the latest Snapdragon 636 Mobile Platform with Artificial Intelligence enhancements. Combined with up to 6GB RAM and 64GB ROM, ZenFone 5 delivers amazing AI experiences, as well as breathtaking performance combined with outstanding energy efficiency for long-lasting battery life. To ensure rock-solid reliability, ZenFone 5 has four 0.06mm-slim carbon cooling pads that efficiently dissipate heat and maintain top performance at all times.
For maximum on-the-go stamina, ZenFone 5 has a high-capacity 3300mAh battery with ASUS BoostMaster fast-charge technology. ZenFone 5 also introduces AI Charging to maximize the battery lifespan and provide total protection. AI Charging dynamically adjusts the charging rate by monitoring the user’s charging habits, slowing down the battery’s ageing process.
Intelligent cameras
The intelligent dual-camera system in ZenFone 5 has an advanced hardware specification, one featuring the flagship Sony® IMX363 image sensor with large 1.4µm pixels and a bright f/1.8 wide-aperture six-element lens that captures up to 5X-brighter and clearer photos in low-light conditions, as well as enabling dramatic Night HDR shots. The other is a 120° wide-angle secondary camera that has 2X wider field of view than a standard smartphone camera, thus enabling you to capture more expansive landscapes, more natural group shots, and easier photos in cramped spaces. ZenFone 5 can record video in stunning 4K UHD resolution, with smooth and steady videos assured by three-axis electronic image stabilization (EIS).
To provide near-instant focusing in any situation, ZenFone 5 has a dual-pixel phase-detection autofocus (PDAF) system that locks on the subject in just 0.03 seconds, and a 4-axis optical image stabilization (OIS) system keeps the lens rock-steady for sharp, blur-free photos. For super stable videos, the smartphone supports 3-axis electronic image stabilization (EIS).
For truly intelligent photography, the camera system incorporates advanced AI algorithms and advanced big-data analytics, so ZenFone 5 is always evolving to constantly improve photos. The special AI-enhanced features in ZenFone 5 adapt and learn the more they are used, delivering perfect photos every time and creating a truly personal experience for the user.
⦁ AI Scene Detection: AI Scene Detection takes the guesswork out of photography. ZenFone 5 uses the power of AI to rapidly analyze the subject and match it to one of its 16 scene types, optimizing the camera settings for almost any kind of shot from sunsets to pet pics. The result is effortlessly perfect photos, anytime and anywhere. ZenFone 5 uses advanced big-data analysis to constantly enhance the scene-detection AI algorithms, for ever-smarter photography.
⦁ Real-time Portrait: ZenFone 5 lets users take professional-looking close-up shots of people or objects, without the hassle. Real-time Portrait with AI technology ensures that the main subject stays pin-sharp, while the background is given a sense of depth with a progressive bokeh effect — created using depth information intelligently analyzed from the subject — for a beautifully artistic photo. Real-time Portrait uses both cameras simultaneously to capture gorgeous portraits and close-ups that make the subject stand out with a real sense of depth, rivaling those taken with high-end DSLR cameras.
⦁ Pro mode: ZenFone 5 includes the powerful Pro mode that gives users full control of all the camera settings, including white balance, exposure, focus, ISO, and an impressive range of shutter speeds from 1/10000 to 32 seconds. With its support for unprocessed RAW files, ZenFone 5 is also the ideal choice for users who prefer to fine-tune their images using photo-editing software.
All-screen display
By using an ultra-slim bezel, all-screen display, the 6.2-inch ZenFone 5 is as small as most standard 5.5-inch phones. It’s the ultimate ergonomic design that not only lets users see more, but is much less bulky and more comfortable to hold. The 6.2-inch Full HD+ all-screen display, with its 90% screen-to-body ratio and gorgeous 2.5D-curved glass, delivers a totally immersive visual experience. ZenFone 5’s all-screen display also supports the DCI-P3 color space, with a wide color gamut that enhances color saturation for amazingly vivid image reproduction. With ZenFone 5, photos, videos, movies and games look better than they’ve ever looked before.
For optimized visuals with natural-looking colors and good readability in any environment, ZenFone 5 features intelligent display technology. This uses smart sensors to automatically adjust the display’s color temperature in real time according to the ambient lighting. It also features Smart Screen On, which prevents the screen from turning off when the user’s face is detected, avoiding the problem of the screen turning off when the user is reading content for extended periods without touching the screen.
Immersive Audio
ZenFone 5 has two five-magnet stereo speakers that deliver deep, rich and expansive stereo sound. These are driven by dual smart amplifiers that ensure maximum volume while intelligently protecting them from damage. ZenFone 5 supports Hi-Res Audio files encoded at up to 24-bit/192KHz sample rates — 4X better than CD quality. For an enhanced listening experience right out of the box, ZenFone 5 is supplied with a set of premium Hi-Res Audio-capable earbuds. ZenFone 5 also supports DTS Headphone:X™ for 7.1-channel virtual surround-sound over headphones, for a truly immersive experience when watching movies or playing games.
All-round intelligence
ZenFone 5 can be unlocked in just 0.1 seconds using face unlock, or 0.3 seconds using the rear fingerprint sensor, and the integrated NFC capability allows ZenFone 5 to be used securely with Google Pay™.
AI Ringtone intelligently adjusts the ringer volume according to the ambient noise level, so users won’t miss out on calls even on a busy street or in a noisy restaurant, and calls received in the middle of the night won’t disturb others who are asleep around you.
ZeniMoji is a fun new ZenFone 5 feature — exclusive to ASUS — that lets users animate cute avatars using their own voice, facial expressions and head movements. Uniquely, ZeniMoji avatars can be used in video chats or live-streaming, as well as in text chats, to make them more entertaining.
AVAILABILITY
India team will keep you posted on the ASUS ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL) availability.
SPECIFICATIONS
ASUS ZenFone 5 (ZE620KL)
Colors Midnight Blue, Meteor Silver
Design Front and rear 2.5D-curved glass display
90% screen-to-body ratio
155g weight
Display All-Screen 19:9 aspect ratio
6.2″ Full HD+ IPS display
Capacitive touch panel with 10-points multitouch (supports Glove Touch)
Blue-light eye care filter
CPU Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 636 Mobile Platform with 14nm, 64-bit Quad-core processor
GPU Qualcomm® Adreno™ 509
RAM/ROM eMCP 4GB or 6GB RAM / 64GB ROM
Main rear camera 12MP Sony® IMX363 image sensor
Auto (with Night HDR and Portrait)
ƒ/1.8 aperture
83° field-of-view
24mm equivalent focal length in 35mm film camera
Softlight LED flash
16-scene AI Scene Detection
AI Photo Learning
Instant camera switching
Second rear camera 120° wide-angle camera
f/2.2 aperture
6p lens
2X-wider view for more friends and scenery in the frame
12mm equivalent focal length in 35mm film camera
Front camera 8MP
f/2.0 aperture
84° field of view
24mm equivalent focal length in 35mm film camera
Instant camera switching
PixelMaster camera modes: Auto (with low light and HDR features), Beauty, Portrait
Face unlock
Video recording 4K UHD (3840 by 2160) video recording at 60fps for main rear camera
1080p Full HD video recording at 30 / 60fps
3-axis electronic image stabilization for front and rear camera shake-free videos
Take still photos while recording video
Wireless technology WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth® 5.0
Wi-Fi direct
NFC with Google Pay™
Connectivity USB Type-C®
Rear fingerprint sensor, 0.3 seconds fingerprint unlock, supports 5 fingers 360° recognition, damp fingerprint recognition
SIM cards Hybrid Slot : Dual SIM & one MicroSD card
Slot 1: 3G/4G Nano SIM card
Slot 2: 3G/4G Nano SIM card or up to 2TB MicroSD card
Both Nano SIM card slots support GSM/GPRS/ EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA+/DC-HSPA+, FDD-LTE, and TD-LTE DSDS network bands. Both Nano SIM cards can connect to VoLTE 4G calling service. But only one can connect to FDD-LTE, and TD-LTE data service at a time.
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDSS
Operating system Android™ Oreo™ with new ASUS ZenUI 5.0
Battery 3300mAh capacity with ASUS BoostMaster & AI Charging
Audio Dual 5-magnet speakers with dual NXP smart amplifiers
PMIC internal dual amplifiers
Dual internal microphones with ASUS Noise Reduction
Hi-Res Audio 192kHz/24-bit standard output with HRA-certified earbuds
DTS Headphone:X™ for headphone support
Audio CODEC integrated into PMIC
FM radio
AudioWizard+ with listening profile
