ASUS had launched the ZenFone 5 series at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) tech trade fair in February last year. Hence, the rumor has been speculating that the Taiwanese company will use the MWC 2019 event this year to announce the ZenFone 6 series. It was recently reported that some journalists at the MWC 2019 had come across a magazine that showcased all the previous generations of ZenFone smartphones. The magazine also revealed that the ZenFone 6 will be made official on May 14. However, ASUS has now confirmed through a tweet it will be unleashing the ZenFone 6 on May 16 in Valencia, Spain through a standalone event.
The official tweet only confirms the launch date of the ZenFone 6. The company is likely to unveil successors for the ZenFone 5 Lite, ZenFone 5 and ZenFone 5Z flagship phone. The “DEFY ORIGINAL” and “Revolution is coming” texts on the tweet reveals that the ZenFone 6 may sport an offbeat design.
Meet the incredible #ZenFone 6 soon! #DefyOrdinary pic.twitter.com/BrmqCAvX4g
— ASUS (@ASUS) February 25, 2019
The live photos of the rumored ZenFone 6 had leaked around three weeks ago. It had revealed the rear design of the Black and Red-Violet color gradient editions of the smartphone. The rear panel of the phone was spotted with a vertical triple camera setup along with an LED flash. The fingerprint scanner is not available on the backside of the phone. Hence, there is a possibility that the phone could be equipped with an under-display fingerprint reader or it could be sporting a thicker chin with front-mounted fingerprint reader. The leak did not reveal the front design of the phone.
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There is no information available on the specifications of the ZenFone 6 phones. However, there is a high possibility that the ZenFone 6 could be equipped with Snapdragon 855 SoC.
There were couple of leaks last year that suggested that the ZenFone 6 could be arriving with a punch-hole display design. There is a possibility that it may sport a slider design. With more than 2 months remaining for the launch of the ZenFone 6 series, it is advisable to wait for more leaks to confirm on its specs and features.
