Asus Zenfone Ares with Snapdragon 821, 8 GB RAM launched: Specifications and features

In a quiet launch in Taiwan, **Asus** launched its new AR and VR-centric smartphone called the Zenfone Ares. [caption id=“attachment_4523191” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Asus Zenfone Ares[/caption] As of now, there is no news of the device coming to the India market, and is limited to Taiwan for now. The Asus Zenfone Ares features a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, and QHD resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels. Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by a Snapdragon 821 chipset, which is accompanied with 8 GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The smartphone’s hardware is compatible with **Google** ’s ARCore technology. In terms of camera, the Zenfone Ares sports a 23 MP sensor, which has a high-res PixelMaster 3.0 lens. The camera also features motion tracking and depth sensing to enable Augmented Reality Experience. Up front, the smartphone sports a 8 MP sensor. The Zenfone Ares runs Android Nougat out-of-the-box. Fueling the device is a 3,300mAh battery, which comes with Quick Charge 3.0 support. The Asus Zenfone Ares is priced at TWD 9,999, which translates to about Rs 23,000. In July 2017, Asus launched the **Zenfone AR** in India, the highlight of which was its support for augmented reality, as its name suggests. It sport a TriCam system designed in collaboration with Google for augmented reality applications.