Completing the ZenFone 3 series is the ZenFone 3 Ultra, a phablet with a 6.8-inch screen. Bearing the same 23 MP camera and an all-metal unibody similar to flagship smartphone ZenFone 3 Deluxe, the Ultra sports a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 SoC, a dedicated, physical 4K video processor, and a 4600 mAh battery that can reverse-charge your other devices.
As a multimedia device best for watching videos, it is also the only smartphone in the ZenFone 3 series to have dual-channel, left and right loudspeakers.
We were able to go hands-on with an early engineering at Computex 2016 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Click play on the video to watch our ZenFone 3 Ultra hands-on review.
ASUS Zenfone 3 5.5 Ultra (ZE520KL) technical specifications
Dimensions | 186.4 x 93.9 x 6.8 mm (7.34 x 3.70 x 0.27 in) |
Weight | 233 g (8.22 oz) |
Display | 6.8″ 1920×1080 IPS w/ Gorilla Glass 4 |
SIM | Micro-SIM + Nano+SIM (swap with MicroSD) 4G LTE |
OS | Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) + ZenUI 3.0 |
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 |
CPU | Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 |
GPU | Adreno 510 |
Memory | 3/4 GB RAM, 32/64/128 GB ROM |
Expansion | microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
Camera | 23MP rear (Sony IMX230) f/2.0 + Laser AF + OIS + LED flash, 8MP front f/2.0 |
Battery | 4600 mAh non-removable |
Features | Fingerprint sensor, fast charging via USB type-C |
Colors | Glacier Silver, Titanium Gray, Metallic Pink |
GPS | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BDS |
Price | $479 (~Php 22000) |
Antutu | 74992 (overall), 19137 (3D), 26611 (UX), 22439 (CPU), 6305 (RAM) |
Epic Citadel | 58.2 fps @ 1920×1080 (ultra high quality) |