Asus 6z Flagship Smartphone With 48MP Flip Camera Launched; Price in India Starts At Rs 31,999

Asus India has finally launched the much awaited Asus 6z flagship smartphone in India at a price tag of Rs 31,999. The Taiwanese phone maker launched the flagship smartphone last month in Spain, which has been rebranded from Zenfone 6 to Asus 6z after the company was banned from retailing 'Zenfone' branded phones in India. Jonney Shih, Asus Chairman kickstarted the launch event of Asus 6z by announcing that Asus became the fourth biggest smartphone in India. The newly launched Asus 6z smartphone will be retailed online exclusively via Flipkart from June 26, 2019. Asus 6Z Launching Today in India; Watch Live Streaming Here.

The company revealed the smartphone at an event held in Delhi. Asus also streaming the launch event straight from the venue through official YouTube channel & Facebook page. The phone is offered in two exciting shades - Twilight Silver and Midnight Black.

Specification-wise, the new Asus 6z smartphone comes with 6.4-inch FHD+ IPS display with 2340 X 1080 pixels of resolution and aspect ratio of 19.5:9. Offering 92 percent of screen-to-body ratio, Asus 6z also gets Gorilla Glass 6 for screen protection. Under the hood, the phone is powered by an octa-core 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor which is clubbed with Adreno 640 GPU. The SoC on the phone is mated up to 8GB of RAM and up to 256GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 2TB via memory card.

Coming to the camera department, the new Asus 6z is equipped with Sony's flagship IMX586 48MP image sensor which is also seen on OnePlus 7 Series. The secondary sensor is a 13MP ultrawide camera that gives 200 percent wider view to the users. Another highlight of the phone is a 5000 mAh battery giving 2-days of battery life along with QuickCharge 4.0 technology. For connectivity, the handset bags USB-C, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac along with a headphone jack. The device is also packed with a triple-slot SIM slot, stereo speakers and notification LED. The phone runs the latest version of Android Pie based on new Asus ZenUI 6. The smartphone will among the first smartphones to feature Android Q OS update and the device will also receive Android R update when available.

As far as the variants are concerned, the new Asus 6z is offered in 3 variants - 6GB RAM + 64GB, 6GB + 128GB and 8GB RAM + 256GB. Coming to the prices, the base variant of Asus 6z with 6GB RAM + 64GB ROM is priced at Rs 31,999. On the other hand, the mid-variant (6GB RAM + 128GB) and top-end model (8GB RAM + 256GB) will retail at Rs 34,999 and Rs 39,999 respectively.

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