 "Asus Zenfone AR Google Tango smartphone to launch in India today: Here's how to watch it live")
**Asus** is launching the **Zenfone AR** in India today at 2 pm. The phone which by its name suggests, is built with a special emphasis on **Augmented Reality** (AR) technology courtesy of Google Tango. The event will be broadcast live on Asus India’s YouTube channel or can be viewed here directly.
The phone which was revealed by Asus back at CES 2017 as the first phone in the world to have Augmented Reality (AR) and Daydream support. The phone boasts of native support for both **Google Tango** , a 3D technology for enabling AR experiences aimed mainly at AR content creators, as well as support for **Google Daydream** , a VR content platform. Asus claimed while unveiling the product that it is the first phone in the world to natively support Google Tango.
Discover a Snapdragon 821 processor built specially for Tango. Join us for the #ZenfoneAR launch on 13th July at 2PM https://t.co/4vtxV2H5Ks pic.twitter.com/Cw7JxmkbWY
— ASUS India (@ASUSIndia) July 11, 2017
The phone which powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 also features a mammoth 8 GB of RAM. Asus also claims on its Twitter page that the 821 on the Zenfone AR is designed for Google Tango. Going by Asus’s global website, the phone packs a 3,000 mAh battery and will run on Android 7.0 along with Asus ZenUI 3.0. Other features include a Super AMOLED 5.7-inch display with Gorilla Glass 4 protection, which comes with added support for a Bluelight Filter for eye care. [caption id=“attachment_388916” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”] Image Credit: Asus[/caption] With a TriCam System, this phone comes with a 23 MP rear camera with PixelMaster 3.0 technology (and an aperture of f/2.0) as well as a motion-tracking and depth-sensing camera enabling augmented reality. Meanwhile, it has an 8 MP front camera along with a screen flash. Internal storage is, however, limited to 64 GB and a microSD slot that supports up to 2 TB external storage. The slim slot is hybrid though, meaning one will have to sacrifice a SIM card for the functionality of a microSD card. Asus also boasts of a 5-magnet speaker, which is essentially an inbuilt speaker on the top. It also has a dual internal mic which comes with support for an Asus Noise Reduction technology.
