Asus ZenFone 4 Selfie series launches in India

The Asus ZenFone 4 line up, went official last month in Taiwan with six different models, and now two of them has reached Indian shores. Asus India today launched the seflie-focussed ZenFone 4 Selfie series starting at Rs. 9,999.

There are totally three models, ZenFone 4 Selfie with single selfie camera priced at Rs. 9,999, and ZenFone 4 Selfie and its Pro version with dual-selfie camera priced at Rs. 14,999 and Rs. 23,999 (Pro) respectively. 

All ZenFone 4 Selfie models feature metal body with 2.5D curved glass on front, fingerprint scanner, wide-angle selfie cameras (for group selfies), LED flash module at front and back and nano slots for dual-SIM & microSD card. These phones run Android Nougat with ZenUI 4.0 on top. Asus has already confirmed Android Oreo for the ZenFone 4 Line (as well as ZenFone 3) and today at the event in India, Asus reaffirmed the same.

Specifications
Starting with the ZenFone 4 Selfie, it comes with dual-selfie camera sporting 20MP f/2.0 sensor and a 120-degree wide angle 8MP f/2.0 sensor. The main camera is a 16MP unit, and features dual-tone LED flash, PDAF and electronic image stabilization.

Coming to the other specs, it has 5.5-inch Full HD IPS display, octa-core Snapdragon 430 processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage and 3000mAh battery.

The single front camera version of ZenFone 4 Selfie comes with 13MP front and rear camera. The rear camera features LED flash, PDAF and EIS, while the front camera boasts soft LED flash and f/2.0 aperture. It packs 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. The rest of the specs are same as ZenFone 4 Selfie dual-camera version (5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 625 and 3000mAh battery.

Lastly, the ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro packs powerful hardware and improved cameras when compared to the ZenFone 4. Its dual-selfie camera system comprises of a 12MP Sony IMX362 sensor with f/1.8 aperture, and a secondary 120-degree wide angle 5MP shooter with f/2.2 aerture. The rear camera is capable of shooting 4K video as well. The primary camera at the back has a 16MP Sony IMX315 sensor assisted by electronic image stabilization, PDAF and dual-tone LED flash.

As for the other specs, the ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro features 5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass protection, octa-core Snapdragon 625 chip, 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage and 3000mAh battery. It also has 5-magnet speaker backed by NXP Smart Amp and DTS audio, and supports Hi-Red Audio 192kHz/24-bit standard. 

Color options and Availability
The Asus ZenFone 4 (single  and dual-camera version) comes in Deepsea Black, Rose Pink and Sunlight Gold color. The ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro comes iN Rogue Red, Sunlight Gold and Deepsea Black colors. These phone will be available exclusively on Flipkart starting September 21. 

However, during Flipkart's BigBillion Days sale (September 21-24), the ZenFone 4 Selfie (dual-camera version) will be available at a reduced price of Rs. 13,999. Also as part of launch offer, the ZenFone 4 Selfie series are bundled with 100GB of additional Relaince Jio 4G data.