As quiet as a mouse, Asus just launched its latest addition – Asus ZenFone Ares – with 8GB RAM, SnD 821 and 23MP rear cam. Keep reading for more details on its specs!

Asus ZenFone Ares specs and design

Recently, Asus just quietly released the ZenFone Ares in Taiwan without holding an event or a press release about it. The device emphasizes on AR Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality with specs info almost identical to last year’s ZenFone AR. In details, we’ve got a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED panel with a standard 16:9 aspect ratio and QHD resolution (1440 x 2560 pixels). It measures 158.67 x 77.4 x 8.95 mm and weighs 170g.

Underhood, the phone takes power from the Snapdragon 821 chipset, paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.0 expandable storage. Moreover, the hardware appears to be compatible with Google’s ARCore technology. Coming to the optics department, Asus ZenFone Ares camera boasts a 23MP sensor with high-res PixelMaster 3.0 lens. Furthermore, the camera is capable of motion tracking and depth sensing for those cool AR three-dimensional effects.

In addition, there’s an 8MP snapper up-front for selfies. Besides that, the device runs on Android Nougat system, not the latest Oreo version. Next, the Ares phone draws a 3300mAh juice box with Quick Charge 3.0 support. To make the multimedia experience complete, the phone features SonicMaster 3.0 Hi-Res Audio 384 kHz audio decoder, and supports DTS Headphone with 7.1 surround. Lastly, the Zenfone Ares also comes with advanced sound technologies like SonicMaster 3.0, Hi-Res Audio 384kHz

Asus ZenFone Ares release date and price

The ZenFone Ares is limited to Taiwan for now and will be available for purchase at the local retailers, starting June 16. Regarding the cost, Asus ZenFone Ares price is around TWD 9,999 ($333 ~ Rs. 22, 635). Unfortunately, there is no word about a global launch of this device yet. Stay tuned with us for more further updates!