ASUS goes dual-camera crazy with the ZenFone 4 series

After tons of leaks in the past few weeks, ASUS has finally unveiled their brand new ZenFone 4 series. Building on the success of the ZenFone 3 range and the ZenFone 3 Zoom, ASUS is unleashing to the public 6 SKUs: the ZenFone 4, Pro, Selfie, Selfie Pro, Max, and the Max Pro with every single model having a dual camera setup of some sort. It seems that ASUS has gone dual-camera crazy with their brand new range of smartphones.

Let’s start off with the main ZenFone 4 range.

ASUS ZenFone 4.

The ZenFone 4 retains the philosophy of the last year’s ZenFone 3 with top-notch mid-range specs with the best possible price for its specs. At the front is a 5.5-inch FullHD AMOLED display with 2.5D curved glass protected by Corning Gorilla Glass. Powering the ZenFone 4 is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 octa-core SoC complemented by 6GB of RAM. The highlight of the ZenFone 4, however, is its dual rear cameras. The main sensor is a 12MP, f/1.8 Sony IMX362 sensor while flanking the main sensor is a wide-angle, 8MP, f/2.0 sensor. Its rear camera is able to shoot RAW videos as well as record 4K videos. Here are the ZenFone 4’s complete specs:

ASUS ZenFone Pro.

The top-end SKU of the ZenFone 4 series is the ZenFone 4 Pro. Inside its aluminum unibody design beats a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC with 6GB of RAM. The display is the same as the ZenFone 4’s 5.5-inch FullHD AMOLED screen. The Pro comes with a beefed up dual rear camera setup compared to the ZenFone 4. The primary sensor is a Sony IMX 362 12MP, f/1.7 camera with OIS and ASUS’ Superpixel engine. Meanwhile, the secondary sensor is a 16MP, f/2.4 camera with 2x zoom capability. Here are the ZenFone 4’s full specs:

For the people who are concerned with battery life, the brand is bringing back their successful, big-battery ZenFone 4 Max. Much like the ZenFone 3 Max, the new iteration of the Max will come with two SKUs: the ZenFone 4 Max and the ZenFone 4 Max Pro.

The ZenFone 4 Max sports a 5.2-inch 720p IPS display at the front. Its beating heart is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 SoC with 3GB of RAM. Of course, the Max comes with a 13MP + 5MP rear camera setup with an 8MP camera at the front. Its juice is supplied by a 4100mAh battery for longer operation. Here are its specs:

The Max’s bigger brother, the ZenFone 4 Max Pro, comes with a 5.5-inch display with a 720p/1080p display with 2.5D curved glass with Gorilla Glass on top. Instead of a Snapdragon 425, the Max Pro comes with a Snapdragon 430 complemented by up to 4GB of RAM. The battery has been upgraded as well to 5000mAh compared to the Max’s.

ASUS is taking on OPPO and Vivo in the dual front camera selfie wars with the Selfie and the Selfie Pro.

ASUS ZenFone 4 Selfie.

The ZenFone 4 Selfie comes with a 20MP + 8MP dual front camera setup with a wide 120° angle so you can fit more details in your selfies or friends if you’re taking wefies.  Powering the cameras is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 SoC with 4GB of RAM. Meanwhile, the screen is a 5.5-inch 720p IPS display. Its rear camera is a 16MP snapper with LED flash. Here are the Selfie’s specs:

The Selfie’s bigger brother, the ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro comes with a beefed up dual front cameras, which is a 24MP + 5MP setup with the same wide 120° angle for more details and friends in the frame. The screen has been upgraded to a 5.5-inch FullHD AMOLED display while the rear camera stays at 16MP with an LED flash. Here are its full specs:

No official prices yet for the whole ZenFone 4 range here in the Philippines. We’ll know more as we near its local launch.