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ASUS rolls out Android 11 update for Zenfone 7, 7 Pro
ASUS has started rolling out the Android 11 update for its Zenfone 7 series of smartphones, which includes the Zenfone 7 and Zenfone 7 Pro. To recall, the devices were launched in August 2020, and are now receiving their first major OS update. At the moment, the update seems to be limited to Taiwan but it is likely to roll out in other regions in the coming weeks.
ASUS’ Zenfone 7 series are one of the rare devices that come with a flip-camera setup. The latest development was announced by ASUS on March 25. It revealed that the Zenfone 7 and Zenfone 7 Pro are now receiving the Android 11 update in Taiwan. It is rolling out in batches. The update comes with build number 30.40.30.93 for both the devices. Moreover, it brings the March 2021 Android security patch to the phones. The new update also brings a range of changes alongside some Zen UI changes.
The Android 11 update for Zenfone 7 series comes three months after the official rollout of the same update for the predecessor, ASUS 6z.
For the unaware, the ASUS Zenfone 7 features a 6.67-inch Super AMOLED display. It is powered by the Snapdragon 865 SoC, paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage. In the optics department, you get a 64MP primary camera, an 8MP telephoto lens and a 12MP ultra-wide-angle camera. It doesn’t come with a selfie shooter since the cameras are flippable. Further, the device packs a 5,000mAh battery.
On the other hand, the ASUS Zenfone 7 Pro comes with some of the same features, including the Supaer AMOLED display as well as the 5,000mAh battery and the same camera setup, which includes a 64MP primary rear camera. However, under the hood lies a Snapdragon 865+ chipset.
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ASUS Zenfone 7 series goes official, retains the flip camera setup
ASUS has announced its flagship Zenfone 7 series. The ASUS Zenfone 7 and Zenfone 7 Pro feature a 6.67-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 90Hz refresh rate, DC Dimming and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection. While the vanilla variant is powered by Snapdragon 865, the Pro model comes with Snapdragon 865+ SoC. They run ZenUI 7 based on Android 10.
ASUS says that the Flip Camera in ZenFone 7 has a new, 40% smaller, yet more powerful stepper motor and the angle sensor has offers more precise 0.5-degree steps control of the flip angle. Further, it can memorize your three favorite flip positions for quick angle switching.
ASUS Zenfone 7 series specifications
- 6.67-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 90Hz AMOLED HDR 20:9 aspect ratio display, 110% DCI-P3, 105% NTSC color gamut, 700 nits brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection
- ZenFone 7 Pro – Snapdragon 865 Plus
- ZenFone 7 – Snapdragon 865
- ZenFone 7 Pro – 8GB LPDDR5 RAM with 512GB (UFS 3.1) storage, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
- ZenFone 7 – 6GB/ 8GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.1) storage, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
- 64MP camera with Sony IMX686 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, 4-axis OIS (only in 7 Pro), 12MP ultra-wide camera with Sony IMX363 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 4cm macro mode, 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, up to 12x digital zoom, 4-axis OIS (only in 7 Pro), 8k video at 30 fps, 4k at 60fps, 4k ultra-wide, slow-motion 4K at 120 fps, 1080p at 240fps
- USB Type-C Hi-Res audio, 5-magnet stereo speaker with dual NXP TFA9874 smart amplifier, Triple microphones with ASUS Noise Reduction Technology
- Side-mounted fingerprint recognition sensor
- Android 10 with ZenUI 7
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- Dimensions: 165.08×77.28×9.6mm; Weight: 230g
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, Galileo(E1+E5a), QZSS(L1+L5), NavIC(L5), USB Type-C, NFC
- 5000mAh with 30W fast charging, supports up to 30W QC4.0 / PD3.0 / Direct Charge adapter
The ASUS Zenfone 7 is priced at NT$21,999 (US$ 749) for the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage variant, while the 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version costs NT$23,999 (US$ 817). On the other hand, the Zenfone 7 Pro costs NT$27,990 (US$ 953) for the 8GB RAM with 512GB storage version. Both the phones are available to order in Taiwan starting today.
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ASUS Zenfone 7 leaked images confirm flip triple camera setup
ASUS will be announcing the Zenfone 7 series on August 26. It is likely to launch two models, Zenfone 7 and Zenfone 7 Pro. Now, live images of the vanilla Zenfone 7 have leaked online. They confirm the presence of a flip-camera setup. There will be three cameras situated in the module and a forth sensor sitting at the back.
The ASUS Zenfone 7 is said to feature a 6.4-inch LCD display supplied by BOE. It could come with a resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels and a 60Hz refresh rate. Further, the phone will feature a fingerprint scanner supplied by Goodix. It could be situated either on the rear or the side of the device.
As previously rumored, the ASUS Zenfone 7 is tipped to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC. Moreover, it is rumored to have support for a MicroSD card that is believed will sit in a triple card SIM tray. The phone is said to sport a triple flip camera setup of a 64MP Sony IMX686 main camera + a 12MP IMX363 ultrawide angle camera + a ToF camera. It could pack a 5,000mAh battery with support for fast charging.
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ASUS Zenfone 7 leaked specs reveal an underwhelming 60Hz LCD display
ASUS will be announcing the Zenfone 7 series on August 26. The company is said to be preparing two models, Zenfone 7 and Zenfone 7 Pro for its next flagship series. Now, specifications of the regular variant have leaked online. They were found in the kernel source of the ROG Phone 3 by the tech blog ReaMeizu.
The ASUS Zenfone 7 is said to feature a 6.4-inch LCD display supplied by BOE. It could come with a resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels. The disappointing part is that the phone might sport a 60Hz refresh rate. In 2020, flagships are expected to come with a high refresh rate display, and the Zenfone series fans will definitely not be impressed by the leaked specifications.
Further, the phone will feature a fingerprint scanner supplied by Goodix. It could be situated either on the rear or the side of the device. As previously rumored, the ASUS Zenfone 7 is tipped to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC. Moreover, it is rumored to have support for a MicroSD card that is believed will sit in a triple card SIM tray.
The phone is said to sport a triple flip camera setup of a 64MP Sony IMX686 main camera + a 12MP IMX363 ultrawide angle camera + a ToF camera. It could pack a 5,000mAh battery with support for fast charging.
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ASUS Zenfone 7 Pro pricing could put OnePlus to shame
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ASUS will be announcing the Zenfone 7 series on August 26. The company is said to be preparing two models, Zenfone 7 and Zenfone 7 Pro for its next flagship series. Now, the price of the Pro variant has leaked online. As per leakster Roland Quandt, it will cost €550 for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant. Plus, it is said to be powered by the Snapdragon 865 Plus SoC.
According to Quandt, there will also be a 6/128 GB version priced at €500. The price is far less than OnePlus’ 2020 offerings. ASUS could capture OnePlus‘ market with aggressive pricing. Earlier today, the company confirmed that its next flagship lineup will retain the fan-favorite flip camera setup.
Meanwhile, the ASUS Zenfone 7 is tipped be powered by Snapdragon 865 SoC and cost lesser. According to the NCC certification, the ASUS device with model number ZS670KS will feature a 6.7-inch display. Connectivity options could include Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.0, and NFC. The Zenfone 7 could pack a 4,115mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging.
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ASUS Zenfone 7 will retain the flip-camera setup
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ASUS Zenfone 7 series was recently announced to be launching in Taiwan on August 26. Now, the Dutch handle of the company has revealed that the Zenfone 7 will feature a flip-camera setup like its predecessor. The teaser video carries a phrase in German saying, “Flip Deine Welt.” This translates to “Flip your world” in English. Hence, it will come with a full-screen display.
ASUS is said to be preparing two models for its Zenfone 7 series. ASUS Zenfone 7 could be powered by Snapdragon 865 SoC while the Zenfone 7 Pro could run on Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset. According to the NCC certification, the new ASUS device with model number ZS670KS will feature a 6.7-inch display.
Further, the upcoming phone is tipped to come with up to 512GB of onboard storage. Connectivity options could include Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.0, and NFC. The Zenfone 7 could pack a 4,115mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging.
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ASUS Zenfone 7 series launch date is finally here
ASUS Zenfone 7 series is launching on August 26. The company announced the development through its Taiwanese YouTube channel. While the launch will be limited to Taiwan, we can expect the phones to go global soon after.
ASUS is said to be preparing two models for its Zenfone 7 series. ASUS Zenfone 7 could be powered by Snapdragon 865 SoC while the Zenfone 7 Pro could run on Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset. According to the NCC certification, the new ASUS device with model number ZS670KS will feature a 6.7-inch display.
Further, it tips that the upcoming phone will come with up to 512GB of onboard storage. Connectivity options could include Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.0, and NFC. The Zenfone 7 could pack a 4,115mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging.
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ASUS might use different Qualcomm chipsets inside the ZenFone 7 and ZenFone 7 Pro
ASUS’ upcoming flagship duo – the ZenFone 7 and ZenFone 7 Pro – were recently spotted on Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) as well as TUV Rheinland websites. Now, leaked kernel source code has revealed a piece of startling information – ASUS might use a different chipset inside the ZenFone 7 and ZenFone 7 Pro.
As per the code that was accessed by the folks over at GSMArena, two different sets of core clock speeds were spotted – 2.84 GHz and 3.09 GHz – for different ZenFone 7 models. Now, the former is the peak clock speed of the vanilla Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset, while the latter is associated with the freshly launched Snapdragon 865+ SoC.
It appears that Asus is looking to truly differentiate between the two upcoming ZenFone 7 models by equipping them with a different chipset that varies in terms of their processing power. As per a previous report, the ZenFone 7 line-up will break cover later this month, but so far, an official launch confirmation is yet to arrive from the company itself.
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ASUS ZenFone 7, 7 Pro will reportedly retain the flip camera but will pack more lenses
ASUS has not launched a flagship phone in a while, as the last one to come out of its assembly line was the ZenFone 6 that made its debut in May last year. It appears the wait will end soon. As per a new report from TNNToday, ASUS is preparing not one, but two flagship smartphones for 2020 in the ZenFone 7 series.
The report claims that ASUS is gearing up to launch the ZenFone 7 and a more powerful version called ZenFone 7 Pro. Notably, the ZenFone 7 duo will be cheaper than the gaming-centric ROG Phone 3, which is set to launch later this month on July 22. Talking about the ZenFone 7 pair, they will retain the flip camera design that we saw on the ZenFone 6, but there will be more cameras on the rotating module this time around.
The ZenFone 7 and 7 Pro will reportedly be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chip ticking alongside up to 16GB of RAM. Notably, the upcoming ASUS flagships will finally switch to an in-display fingerprint sensor and 5G support will be there on the table as well. Unfortunately, there is no word on a launch date yet.
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ASUS Zenfone 7 is coming soon as it appears on Geekbench
ASUS Zenfone 7 / ASUS 7Z launch seems to be just around the corner. The device has been spotted on Geekbench. An ASUS phone with codename ‘asus ZF’ is listed on the website. The phone is expected to be the successor of ASUS Zenfone 6 / ASUS 6Z.
According to the listing, the upcoming ASUS phone scored 973 and 3346 points in single-core and multi-core tests respectively. It is listed to be powered by a Qualcomm chipset with eight cores, and a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. It is likely to be the Snapdragon 865 SoC. Moreover, the device is spotted on Geekbench sports 16GB of RAM.
The company is yet to share any details regarding the device. However, the phone was spotted first when Qualcomm revealed a list of upcoming phones that will be powered by the Snapdragon 865 chip. Moreover, as per previous rumors, the smartphone is set to be launched in July.
Source: Geekbench
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Pocketnow Daily: Samsung Galaxy Note 20+ Leaks: Now We’re Talking! (video)
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Here’s your first official look at the VIVO X50 and X50 Pro
Oh so you thought the Galaxy S20 had a big camera hump? Well, vivo has been teasing their new X50 Pro which brings a gimbal like main camera. The company just released a new poster of the phone which shows the quad camera module with the huge main sensor. This main camera is a Samsung 50MP ISOCELL GN1 Sensor which comes with Dual Pixel PDAF tech for faster focusing, it basically rotates on it’s axis like a gimbal for better stabilization. The other cameras include a periscope, and most likely a wide angle and a macro camera. We’re expecting the vivo X50 lineup to launch on June 1.
ASUS ROG Phone III and ZenFone 7 to debut around July: Report
Back in February Qualcomm gave us a list of phones that would bring the Snapdragon 865 and, that list included two ASUS phones. It looks like both of those phones are ready to launch according to a new report from Taiwan which claims that the ROG Phone 3 and the ZenFone 7 will either in Q2 or early Q3 of 2020. Going by last year’s launch date, if they do launch in July or August they will be late by a couple of months when compared to their predecessors but, the market isn’t in the same state as it was last year. The company is currently targeting a 30-50% growth in sales for the ROG Phone 3. We’ll keep you posted in case we get more leaks.
Second-gen Moto Razr foldable phone could be launched in September
We all know how excited I was for the Moto RAZR last year, and we all know how that turned out. Well, according to Lenovo’s South African GM, the company is already working on a second generation device and it is supposed to come out in September. He actually mentioned the words “generation two” twice during a podcast while talking about the RAZR. Leaks will most likely start coming in soon and we hope it brings better specifications for the price tag, nostalgia can only go so far.
Apple may have started the production of the new AirPods Studio
A new DigiTimes report claims that we’ll be getting Apple’s AirPods Studio sooner rather than later. The report mentions the fact that Apple will be dropping the wired earphones from the iPhone 12’s box like we covered yesterday. It also mentions that Cupertino will resume regular shipments of the AirPods 2 in the second half of this year, which we wonder if it has anything to do with the move of production to Vietnam, but that does match the timing of the possible AirPods Studio. The company has apparently already started production for these and we could see an announcement at WWDC and they might cost $350.
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We may get a Periscope camera in the Samsung Galaxy Note 20+
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 could’ve appeared in some hot looking renders
We recently got some sketches for the Galaxy Note 20′s design from Ice Universe. Now we got the first renders which were made based on that leaked design. The phone looks pretty similar to the Note 10 from the front with the very boxy design but it does bring some changes. The camera on this one has a larger hump, like the one on the S20 Ultra, the buttons are also on the right side and the S Pen was moved to the left. Like seriously, common sense changes. Now, these aren’t the official renders just yet but, this gives us a pretty good idea of what it might look like according to the sketches. Galaxy Club just found some new information and they claim that the Note 20+ will most likely bring a periscope camera. It isn’t clear if it will be the same one on the S20 Ultra and some other rumors claim that it won’t bring 100X zoom, but it pretty much explains the large camera hump for this phone as well.
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ASUS ROG Phone III and ZenFone 7 to debut around July: Report
Back in February, Qualcomm revealed a list of upcoming phones that will be powered by the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 865 chip. In that list were two yet-to-be-announced phones from ASUS, the gaming-centric ROG Phone III and the ZenFone 7. It now appears that the aforementioned duo will go official soon.
As per a report from Taiwan-based Commercial Times, ASUS will launch the ZenFone 7 and the ROG Phone III around the end of 2020’s second quarter, or early in the third quarter. Going by the launch time frame of its predecessor, July or August would be a couple of months late, but it is good to see that ASUS has not shelved the device and is still moving ahead with its launch.
In fact, the company is targeting a 30% to 50% increase in sales for the ROG Phone III compared to its predecessor, the ROG Phone II. It remains to be seen if third time’s the charm for ASUS when it comes to actually getting its beastly gaming phone in the hands of more users.
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