ASUS will be launching the ZenFone 6 series on May 16. The Taiwanese firm is expected to announce as many as three smartphones through the upcoming launch event. There could be a ZenFone 6 mid-range phone, a ZenFone 6 Lite entry-level smartphone and a ZenFone 6Z flagship phone. Fresh case renders of the ZenFone 6 phone has appeared today to reveal its design from all angles.
The rear shell of the case designed for the ZenFone 6 has a unique design. The back panel of the smartphone could be curved towards the left and right edges. Placed at the center of the upper half of the rear shell is a cutout for the squarish fingerprint scanner. Above it is a large-sized cutout that extends to the top edge of the case. It houses a horizontal dual camera setup with an LED flash placed between the two camera sensors.
Since the cutout for the dual cameras extend towards to the topside of the phone, it appears that it could be arriving with a pop-up selfie camera module. The cutout appears to be large which indicates that the pop-up selfie camera module may include dual lenses or an LED flash for the camera sensor.
The left side of the phone appears to be barren whereas its edge seems to feature cutouts for an unknown key followed by a volume rocker and a power key. The bottom edge of the case has cutouts for a 3.5mm audio jack and a USB-C port.
The case renders of the ZenFone 6 carries the image of the ZenFone Max M2 smartphone that features a wider notch. The ZenFone 6 is unlikely to come with such a front design. It could be sporting a notch-less display.
There is no confirmation on whether the above case renders belong to the ZenFone 6 mid-range phone or its flagship phone. Last year’s ZenFone 5 and ZenFone 5Z smartphones had featured the same front and rear design. Hence, there is a possibility that the ZenFone 6 and ZenFone 6Z may come with identical design. There is a possibility that the ZenFone 6Z may feature triple rear cameras and in-display fingerprint reader. A recent report had revealed that the ZenFone 6Z flagship phone may arrive in three variants such as 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage and 12 GB RAM + 512 GB storage. These models are expected to respectively cost around $650, $775 and $970 in the Taiwanese market.
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