Asus Updates Consumer Smartphone Line With ZenFone 2 Laser

The new ZenFone 2 Laser has a 5.5-inch Full HD display and is priced at $199 with 16GB of storage or $249 for a 32GB model.

The latest ZenFone is packed with quality features, including a 5.5-inch 1080p Full HD display, an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor consisting of a quad-core 1.7GHz ARM Cortex A53 CPU and a quad-core 1GHz ARM Cortex A53 CPU, plus Adreno 405 graphics.

The new ZenFone 2 Laser also includes 3GB of memory and 16GB or 32GB of built-in storage, depending on a buyer’s needs. The device also has an SDXC memory card slot that holds cards of up to 128GB.

Users will be able to take advantage of a built-in auto-focus, 13-megapixel PixelMaster rear-facing main camera that has a wide-angle F/2.0 lens built with five elements, as well as dual LED flash that helps the camera capture images in low light.

Adding flexibility for users, the latest ZenFone includes dual active SIM slots that permit simultaneous connectivity to two cellular networks, essentially consolidating two phone lines into a single device. The phone’s touch-screen display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4 and can be operated even while wearing gloves.

The handset, which only comes in silver, measures 6 inches tall, 3.04 inches wide and 0.43 inches thick, and weighs about 6 ounces.

The ZenFone 2 Laser provides selfie fans with a 5-megapixel, F/2.0 wide-angle front-facing camera that is capable of Full HD video recording and playback.

The handset includes a removable 3,000mAh high-capacity lithium-polymer battery, which can be easily replaced with a spare battery (not included), when needed, if access to charging is not immediately available.