Taiwanese smartphone maker Asus is all set to launch its Zenfone 6 handset on May 16. And as the day approaches, more and more number of teasers of the device are surfacing online. A new teaser of the Asus Zenfone 6 smartphone has emerged that gives us an insight into some details about the device and at the same time, takes a dig at OnePlus.
In addition to this, an executive from Asus has tipped that the Zenfone 6 smartphone will come with a dual rear camera setup, which will comprise of 48MP and 13MP sensors. The presence of a 5,000mAh battery has also been confirmed.
Coming to the teaser that has surfaced on Twitter recently, Asus revealed that the upcoming smartphone will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 SoC. It also confirms the presence of a 3.5mm audio jack, a card slot that can hold two SIM card and a microSD card, notification light and a smart key. However, as of now, there is no clarity on what exactly the function of the smart key will be. It is being speculated that the smart key will be used to trigger Google Assistant, but we will have to wait to find out.
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As we mentioned earlier, Asus has also taken a jab at OnePlus with the teaser, as the upcoming flagship smartphones from the Chinese handset brand will not come with a 3.5mm headphone jack, notification light and a will only have a dual SIM card slot that would not have support for a microSD card.
We should mention that OnePlus smartphones have never come with a microSD card, and with OnePlus 6T, the company also ditched the 3.5mm headphone jack and the notification light. It is also worth pointing out that the new OnePlus smartphones will launch two days ahead of Asus Zenfone 6.
An executive from Asus took to Instagram to reveal that the upcoming Zenfone 6 smartphone will come with dual rear camera setup. He shared a photo of the handset accompanied by some Morse code. It is being speculated that the device that is seen in the photo is Asus Zenfone 6. The Morse code, on being converted, suggests that the handset will come with 48MP and 13MP sensors on its back panel and house a 5,000mah battery.
Other specifications of the smartphone have not been revealed as of now. It has been reported that Asus Zenfone 6 will sport a full HD+ (1080×2340 pixels) display that will have an aspect ratio of 19.5:9, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. As far as the design goes, the smartphone is said to come with a full-screen display that does not have a notch.
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