When ASUS announced the Zenfone 4 in October last year, the phone shipped with Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box. ASUS did release an update for Android Oreo for the phone but it seems it isn’t done yet with the phone.

A Zenfone 4 running Android 9 Pie has been seen on Geekbench which means the phone may be getting a second major OS upgrade soon. The variant is the one powered by a Snapdragon 660 processor and not the Snapdragon 630 but we expect the update to be available to both variants.

READ MORE: Asus Zenfone 5 is now finally receiving Android 9 Pie update

The device was benchmarked on the 19th of December but there is no indication that the update will be coming anytime soon. Nevertheless, it should be comforting to owners of the phone that ASUS hasn’t abandoned it yet.

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It has been a long wait and ASUS has finally taken the wraps of its Zenfone 4 series. If you know ASUS, you should know that they love releasing multiple variants of their phones. This year is no different as there are 6 different variants of the Zenfone 4.

ASUS not only released new phones, it also announced ZenUI 4.0, the latest iteration of its own custom version of Android.

ASUS Zenfone 4 Pro

The Zenfone 4 Pro is the leader of the pack. It is ASUS’ flagship of the year and we are happy it doesn’t disappoint.

The phone like most flagships has a metal and glass design. There is 2.5D glass on the front and back and a metal frame in-between. ASUS is still in the bezel business so expect it to be bigger than the LG G6 and Samsung  Galaxy S8.

The Zenfone 4 Pro packs a 5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED with ASUS’ Tru2Life technology. It is powered by the Snapdragon 835 and packs 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM. Built-in storage is 64GB with the option for expansion via a microSD card slot (2TB max).

ASUS will probably get the award for the flagship with the largest battery as the Zenfone 4 Pro has a 3600mAh battery. It is also just 7.6mm thick. There is NFC and a fingerprint scanner buried under the rectangular home button. You also get an audio jack positioned at the bottom of the phone, a USB type-C port , dual speakers and a FM Radio.

The Zenfone 4 Pro has Bluetooth 5.0,WiFi a/b/g/n/ac and GPS. There will be a Taiwanese/global variant, a North American/UK variant and a Japanese/Indian variant with varying band support.

It will run Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box.

Zenfone 4 Pro Cameras

The theme for ASUS this year is photography and it resonates across all its Zenfone 4 lineup.

The Zenfone 4 Pro features dual rear cameras. The sensors are one 12MP Sony IMX362 with a f/1.7 aperture, a 1.4um pixel size and 8x zoom in low light. It is paired with a 16MP Sony IMX351 with 2X optical zoom effect (25mm and 50mm focal lengths). Both

The large aperture of the main camera isn’t the only cool thing about it. ASUS says it has a triple focus system. In addition to the original contrast focus, there is laser focus and a dual-pixel phase detection autofocus that works in conjunction with the four-axis OIS and three-axis EIS and an RGB light sensor for better images. The front camera is an 8MP sensor.

ASUS camera software, PixelMaster has been bumped to 4.0 and brings features like time lapse with power saving, slow motion, and ultra-high resolution images up to 48MP.

Zenfone 4

The Zenfone 4 (ZE554KL) is the mid-range phone in the line-up. It comes in two versions. One has 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage and is powered by the Snapdragon 630 while the other has 6GB of RAM and the Snapdragon 660 mobile platform.

Both versions have a 5.5-inch FHD Super IPS display with 600 nits of brightness. It has a dual-SIM hybrid slot with support for up to 256GB microSD cards. There is NFC, a front mounted fingerprint scanner and a 3300mAh battery.

The Zenfone 4 also uses a metal and glass design but the rear 2.5D glass has the concentric circle design ASUS is known for. It will be available in black, moonlight, and green. Do note that the green variant doesn’t have the concentric circle design.

Zenfone 4 Camera

The Zenfone 4 has dual rear cameras just like the Pro. It even has the same Sony IMX362 sensor but with a f/1.8 aperture and a 1.4μm pixel size. The second camera is an OmniVision 8856 8MP wide-angle camera with a 12mm focal length and a 120° viewing angle. The secondary camera has a f/2.2 aperture and a 1.12μm pixel size.

There is OIS, EIS and a built-in RGB sensor inside the main camera. The front camera is an 8MP sensor with an 84° viewing angle and a f/2.0 aperture.

Zenfone 4 Selfie and Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro

ASUS launched the first Zenfone Selfie in 2015 but didn’t follow it up with a successor last year. This year it is releasing two variants

The Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro (ZD552KL) has a 5.5-inch FHD AMOLED display with 500 nits of brightness. It is powered by the Snapdragon 652 paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB ROM. It has a 3000mAh battery, support for dual SIM and a front-mounted fingerprint scanner.

Unlike the Zenfone 4 Pro and Zenfone 4 which have dual rear cameras, the Seflie has a single rear camera but dual cameras up front.

The Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro has a 12MP Sony IMX362 with a f/1.8 aperture and a 5MP OmniVision 5670 sensor with a 120° viewing angle in front. There is also a front self-timer flash and support for 4K video recording.

The rear camera is a 16MP Sony IMX351 with a f/2.2 aperture, PDAF and EIS for video recording.

The Zenfone 4 Selfie has the same screen size but with a HD resolution. The processor of choice is the Snapdragon 430 but with 4GB RAM and 64GB of storage. The front cameras are a 20MP OmniVision 20880 paired with an 8MP Omnivison 8856. On the rear sits a 16MP OV16880 sensor. Another difference it has from the Pro version is a dedicated microSD card slot.

 Zenfone 4 Max Pro

ASUS already released a Zenfone 4 Max about a month ago but Taiwan will be getting a slightly different version and with the Pro suffix.

The display is still 5.5-inches with a HD resolution but it will be powered by the Snapdragon 425 paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.

Unlike the Zenfone Max which has dual 13MP cameras, the Max Pro will have a 16MP camera paired with a 5MP wide-angle sensor. The front camera is a 16MP sensor instead of 8MP on the Max. Under the hood is a 5000mAh battery.

ZenUI 4.0

ZenUi brings a number of upgrades. There is the wallpaper carousel that changes the wallpaper based on the time of the day. There is also an AI system that categorizes your gallery based on the faces in the pictures.

ZenUI 4.0 also comes with a built-in security system that sends your location to friends and family when you are in danger. ASUS has also included support for dual apps in ZenUI 4.0.now you can run dual Facebook, Instagram,and messenger accounts.

Another new feature is called Page Marker. This works like Pocket, letting you save pages offline for future reading. You can also use it to mark where you stopped reading an article so you can continue reading from there on your other devices.

Pricing and Availabity

The Zenfone 4 Pro will sell for $599 and will be available in Black and Silver.

The Zenfone 4 will start at $399. There is no info on the price of the other variant.

The Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro will be priced at $379 and the Zenfone 4 Selfie will retail for $279.

Pricing detail for the Zenfone 4 Max Pro is unavailable.

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ASUS will be announcing a couple of smartphones on Aug. 17. The Taiwanese company is expected to get unveil smartphones like ASUS ZenFone 4, ZenFone 4 Pro, ZenFone 4 Selfie, ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro and ZenFone 4V. Well-known leakster, Evan Blass has revealed renders of some of these smartphones

The above image is of the ASUS ZenFone 4. Popular leakster Roland Quandt had claimed that the smartphone would be available in colors like black and white. However, the above image shows that there will be another light blue color variant of the ZenFone 4.

The ZenFone 4 is expected to come in Snapdragon 630 and Snapdragon 660 chipset models. A 5.5-inch full HD display is rumored to be present on both the models along with dual camera system that includes a 12-megpaixel sensor and 8-megapixel sensor. Both the chipset variants of the ZenFone 4 will be coming with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage. A 3,300mAh battery is speculated to power the smartphone. It is rumored to cost 499 euros (~$584). The other image is of the already release ZenFone 4 Max.

The ASUS ZenFone 4 Selfie and ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro will be selfie-centric smartphones. The ZenFone 4 Selfie is expected to come with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 430 chipset, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of internal storage, 16-megapixel rear camera, 3000mAh battery and a 13-megapixel + a 5-megapixel dual front camera system. As the image shows, it is expected to be available in colors red, pink and black. It is expected to cost 299 euros (~$350)

The ASUS ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro is expected to arrive with a 5.5-inch FHD screen, Snapdragon 625 chipset, 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of inbuilt storage, 16-megapixel rear camera, 3000mAh battery and a 20-mgapixel + 8-megapixel dual camera system. The above image shows that it would be coming in multiple colors like black, light blue, gold, pink and white. It is expected to sell at 399 euros (~$467). The rumor mill has also spilled plenty of information of the ZenFone 4 Pro. It is expected to arrive with a pricing of 550 euros (~$650).

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ASUS has a global launch event coming on up on Aug. 17. The Taiwanese company is heavily pegged to unveil the delayed ASUS ZenFone 4 series smartphones. Rumors have revealed that the ASUS ZenFone 4 Pro is the flagship smartphone from the company for this year. The smartphone has now showed up on GFXBench to reveal some of its key hardware specs.

The ASUS ZenFone 4 is expected to arrive in Snapdragon 630 and Snapdragon 660 chipset models. However, its flagship variant will be powered by the Snapdragon 835 and this fact is proved by the listing of Adreno 540 graphics for the ZenFone 4 Pro (Z01G ZS551KL) on GFXBench. The Adreno 540 graphics belongs to the Snapdragon 835 chipset.

According to the GFXBench listing, the smartphone will be coming with a 5.5-inch display that offers a full HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. The listing mentions 5.6 GB of RAM and 52 GB of internal storage. This indicates that the SD 835 SoC of the ZenFone 4 Pro will be supported by 6 GB of RAM and its native storage will be of 64 GB. It may come with an expandable storage feature.

Read More: The ASUS Zenfone 4 Max Gets A 5.2-inch Version With Snapdragon 425

The GFXBench listing of ZenFone 4 Pro states that it features a 12-megapixel rear camera. However, leaked images and rumors have revealed that the flagship phone from ASUS would be featuring a pair of 12-megapixel rear cameras that will be capable of shooting 4K UHD resolution videos. It also supports 2x optical zoom. It features an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Also, the smartphone is preinstalled with Android 7.1.1 Nougat.

Previous reports have revealed that the ZenFone 4 Pro will be able to support 1 Gbps LTE connectivity with carrier aggregation thanks to the Snapdragon LTE X16 modem. It is expected to be powered by a 3,600mAh battery despite featuring a slim chassis of 7.6mm. It is speculated to sell with a pricing of 550 euros (~$650).

ASUS is expected to hold a launch event on Aug. 19 in Philippines and on Aug. 17 there would be a global unveil event for the ASUS ZenFone 4 Series. The ZenFone 4 Max that belongs to this series has already been unveiled by the Taiwanese firm. However, it has a handful of smartphones waiting to be unveiled later this week such as ZenFone 4, ZenFone 4 Selfie, ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro and ZenFone 4V.

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The ASUS ZenFone 4 is slated to get announced on Aug. 17 along with other ZenFone 4 series phones. It seems that the Taiwanese company is testing the ZenFone 4 before its launch as it has appeared on GFXBench benchmarking site.

The ZenFone 4 (Z01K ZE554KL) that has appeared on benchmarking site has revealed that the smartphone features a 5.5-inch display that carries support for full HD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. The smartphone is driven by an octa-core processor that clocks at 2.2 GHz along with Adreno 508 graphics This suggests that the ZenFone 4 is driven by Snapdragon 630 chipset. The rumor mill has also revealed that a Snapdragon 660 chipset edition of the ZenFone 4 will be also available.

The chipset of the ASUS ZenFone 4 is coupled with 4 GB of RAM and it has a native storage of 64 GB. It features a 12-megapixel rear snapper and an 8-mgeapixel front-facing camera. Some rumors have claimed that the ZenFone 4 will be coming with a dual rear camera module featuring a pair of 12-megapixel sensor and an 8-megapixel sensor. One of them is speculated as a 120-degree wide-angle lens that offers fivefold light sensitivity.

The Android 7.1.1 nougat is available preinstalled on the ZenFone 4. The rumor mill has also revealed that a 3,300mAh battery will be powering the ASUS ZenFone 4. It is a dual-SIM smartphone that comes with a dedicated slot for microSD card. The smartphone measures 7.7mm in thickness and its weight is 165 grams. It is expected to be available in color choices such as black and white. In Europe, the ASUS ZenFone 4 is expected to carry a pricing of 499 euros (~$586).

The ZenFone 4 is not the flagship smartphone from ASUS. The rumored ZenFone 4 Pro smartphone is expected to be a flagship phone that will be driven by Snapdragon 835 chipset. Apart from the ZenFone 4 and ZenFone 4 Pro, the Taiwanese company is also speculated to launch the ZenFone 4V and selfie centric smartphones such as ZenFone 4 Selfie and ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro. The ASUS ZenFone 4 Max that belongs to the same series has been already unveiled few months ago.

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ASUS will announce two or more Zenfone 4 devices come August 17, which is a little over a week from today. It already released the Zenfone 4 Max last month and the guess is that the flagship Zenfone 4 Pro and the mid-range Zenfone 4 will be two of the devices revealed next week.

Roland Quandt has revealed some of the specification details of both devices as well as their possible pricing. According to him, the Zenfone 4 Pro (ZE551KL) will have 6GB of RAM, 64GB of storage and feature the Snapdragon 835 mobile platform.

The mid-range Zenfone 4 (ZE554KL) will be powered by the Snapdragon 630 which appeared first in Sharp’s Aquos S2. It will have 4GB of RAM and 64GB fof storage.

The Zenfone 4 Pro is expected to sell for about ∼$650/€550 while the Zenfone 4 will be priced around ∼$400/€339. Do note that the final price may veer slightly off the above stated ones.

Just like the Zenfone 4 Max (ZC554KL), the Zenfone 4 and Zenfone Pro will also have dual rear cameras with the latter having 2X optical zoom. ASUS has also switched to a front-mounted fingerprint scanner for the Zenfone 4 series, so you may want to take note of that.

READ MORE: Samsung OWY and ASUS High-End Smartphone Gets Bluetooth 5 Certification

There are two other devices we still do not know when they will launch and they are the Zenfone 4 Selfie and the Zenfone 4V. The former already showed up on GFXBench last month where most of its specs were revealed. The Zenfone Selfie may also be the one without dual rear cameras. Since it is a selfie focused phone, it may swap it for dual front facing ones.

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Soon after confirming on a forthcoming unveil event of Aug. 19, ASUS has revealed through its official site that it will be holding a ZenFone 4 launch event on Aug. 17. The original launch invitation had revealed that the launch event would be held in Philippines. However, the official site states that the launch event will be held at the Taipei District, Taiwan.

The official site is now receiving registrations for the upcoming launch event in Taiwan. ASUS fans who are interested in attending the event can register between Aug. 3 to Aug. 6. The ZenFone 4 presentation will begin at 2:30 PM on Aug. 17. It appears that the ZenFone 4 will be unveiled to the world in Taiwan on Aug. 17 and it seems that there will be another ZenFone 4 unveil event in Philippines for the local audience on Aug. 19.

Read More: The ASUS Zenfone 4 Max Kicks Off The Series With Dual Cameras & A 5000mAh Battery

The teaser image available on the official site reveals that a South Korean actor named Gong Yoo is the brand ambassador for ZenFone in Asia-Pacific region. The actor can be seen holding a smartphone which is probably the ZenFone 4. The smartphone can be seen sporting dual rear cameras with rounded corner on its edges. The phone held by the actor does not seem to be the ZenFone 4 Pro flagship as one of its leaked photos has revealed that it features a “2x optical zoom” text in between the two rear cameras. It does not feature a camera bump which is available on the ZenFone 4 Max and ZenFone 4 Pro.

ZenFone smartphone fans are expecting that ASUS will be unveil all the rumored ZenFone 4 series phones on Aug. 17. However, there is no confirmation on whether the Aug. 17 event will be an exclusive launch event for ZenFone 4 or ASUS will showcase the entire ZenFone 4 series phones.

The rumor mill has revealed that ASUS ZenFone 4 series includes the ZenFone 4 Pro flagship, the ZenFone 4 with Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630 chipset variants, another variant named ZenFone 4V and the selfie-focused ZenFone 4 Selfie. The following leaked photo contains the renders of the upcoming ZenFone 4 series phones.

The ZenFone 4V could be a Verizon exclusive variant for the U.S. Interesting, ASUS will be holding a separate launch event for ZenFone 4V on Sept. 21 in Rome.

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The ASUS ZenFone 4 series were teased on the official Facebook page by the company. Now, the Taiwanese firm has confirmed that these news phones will be unveiled on Aug. 19. However, the ZenFone 4 series were initially rumored to debut in May.

ASUS has already launched the ZenFone 4 Max and the other phones from the ZenFone 4 series include ZenFone 4, ZenFone 4 Pro, ZenFone 4 Selfie and ZenFone 4V. There is no confirmation on which smartphones will be unveiled on Aug. 19. However, at least some of the aforementioned smartphones will be unveiled on that day. The unveil event will be held at SMX Convention Center in Pasay, Philippines.

The next-gen ASUS Zenfone 4 trio might look like this. pic.twitter.com/FXc2sfjOxb

— krispitech (@krispitech) July 27, 2017

A leakster had recently revealed renders of the three ZenFone 4 series smartphones. The first phone in the above image seems to belong on ZenFone 4 Max. The other three smartphones could be ZenFone 4, ZenFone 4 Pro and ZenFone Selfie.

The ZenFone 4 Pro is rumored to be a flagship phone that has recently appeared in leaked images. It is expected to come with 5.7-inch AMOLED display that offers a QHD resolution of 1,440 x 2,560 pixels. It is driven by Snapdragon 835 chipset and 6 GB of RAM. It will be coming with a 21-megapixel dual rear camera. It is expected to come with a native storage of 64 GB. Well-known leakster Roland Quandt has recently revealed that Qualcomm and ASUS have together collaborated on testing 1 Gigabit LTE connectivity.

The GFXBench listing of ZenFone 4 Selfie has a 5.5-inch full HD display. It is expected to be powered by Snapdragon 625 or 626 chipset and 4 GB of RAM. Its native storage will be of 32 GB. Its rear camera will be of 12-megapixel whereas the front will be housing a 16-megapixel shooter. The ZenFone 4 is rumored to be available in two CPU editions like Snapdragon 630 and Snapdragon 660. Both the models are expected to feature dual rear cameras.

The ZenFone 4V is another rumored phone from the ZenFone 4 series. It is expected to be a Verizon exclusive variant and it has also received FCC certification in the recent past.  It appears that the Taiwanese company will be also releasing it in Europe as it will be holding an unveil event on Sept. 21. It may come with same specs as the ZenFone 4.

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In the previous week, ASUS had released official teasers for ZenFone 4. Speculations have it that ZenFone 4 and other phones from the ZenFone 4 series will debut on Aug. 17. An Italian website, DDay.it, has revealed some leaked photos of the ZenFone 4 Pro placed in a protective case. Also, well-known leakster Roland Quandt has tweeted that the ZenFone 4 Pro was officially shown during a press event in Italy.

According to Quandt, Qualcomm and ASUS collaborated on the demonstration of 1 Gigabit LTE at the Italian press event. One of the other leaked images shown below shows that even Ericsson is also working with ASUS and Qualcomm. He revealed that the phone seen next to the laptop in the image is the ASUS ZenFone 4 Pro. It appears that the Snapdragon 835 chipset of the ZenFone 4 Pro is equipped with Snapdragon LTE X16 modem that is capable of delivering 1 Gbps LTE connectivity with carrier aggregation.

The real-life images of the ZenFone 4 Pro suggest that it would be coming with dual rear cameras that will carry support for 2x optical zoom. The Italian website has claimed that it has a 21-megapixel dual camera module. There is no confirmation on whether it features a pair of 21-megapixel sensors or if one of the camera lenses is of 21-megapixel sensor. Since it is rumored to be a flagship phone, the Italian publication has added that the Snapdragon 835 chipset will be powering the ZenFone 4 Pro.

The ASUS ZenFone 4 Pro is expected to come with a 5.7-inch AMOLED display that will produce Quad HD resolution. Below the display is a Home button that seems to be integrated with a fingerprint sensor.

Read More: Samsung OWY and ASUS High-End Smartphone Gets Bluetooth 5 Certification 

The Snapdragon 835 chipset will be accompanied by 6 GB of RAM. It will be coming with a native storage of 64 GB of storage. It will be preloaded with Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS. The model number of this ASUS phone is ASUS_Z01GS adds DDay. The previously spotted model number of ASUS_Z01GD could be its other variant. Speculations suggest that it will be releasing in September. The ZenFone 4V is the other phone that is expected to launch on Sept. 21. ASUS has already debuted ZenFone 4 Max and on Aug. 17, the Taiwanese company is speculated to introduce other ZenFone 4 phones like ZenFone 4 Pro, ZenFone 4, and ZenFone 4 Selfie.

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ASUS is speculated to debut the upcoming ZenFone 4 smartphones on Aug. 17 in the home country of Taiwan. Now, the Taiwanese company has released official teasers of the ZenFone 4. Another report reveals that four variants of ZenFone 4 have been certified by NCC certification body in Taiwan.

On the official Facebook page, ASUS has released a couple of teaser images. The images with beautiful locales carry texts like “Time to be more than ONE”, “Time to be CLEARER”, and “Time to be see MORE” These images clearly hint that the ZenFone 4 would be equipped with dual rear cameras.

Read More: Samsung OWY and ASUS High-End Smartphone Gets Bluetooth 5 Certification

The ZenFone 4 series is speculated to include the following smartphones:

• ZenFone 4 (Z01KDA)
• ZenFone 4 (Z01KD)
• ZenFone 4V (A006)
• ZenFone 4 Selfie (Z01MDA)
• ZenFone 4 Pro (Z01GD)
• ZenFone 4 Max (X00ID)

Fresh information suggests that both the ZenFone 4 models were certified by NCC on June 23. The ZenFone 4 Selfie was certified on June 26. The ZenFone 4 Pro and ZenFone 4 Max were respectively certified in Taiwan on July 18 and 19. The Taiwanese firm has already debuted the ZenFone 4 Max.

In the recent past, the ZenFone 4V was certified by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. It is speculated to be a Verizon exclusive phone in the U.S. It is expected to debut in Europe on Sept. 21. The ZenFone 4 Selfie has appeared on GFXBench in the previous month and it would be arriving as the successor for the original ZenFone Selfie from 2015. The ZenFone is speculated to be available in Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630 chipset variants. Since the ZenFone 4 Pro is speculated as the more powerful edition of ZenFone 4, it may come loaded with Snapdragon 835 SoC.

The ASUS ZenFone 4 series smartphones were initially speculated to debut in May. However, their launch has been delayed to the month of August.

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The FCC has published a new ASUS smartphone, listed on record, as the ZenFone 4V. This is a strong indication that ASUS will be shipping the ZenFone 4 into the US as a carrier exclusive, notably network carrier Verizon as ZenFone 4V (under the assumption the ‘V’ in ZenFone 4’V’ represents the carrier’s initial).

From the image, we can see that the ZenFone 4V’s model number is A006, this model has already been recorded by other benchmarking sites as the ZenFone 4V.

Currently the source, we ourselves and other reporters have yet to know much about ASUS’ ZenFone 4 line-up apart from leaks and rumors. As reported in my previous entry, ASUS is expected to unveil their line-up this month and available for purchase in August, despite delays.

Furthermore, the source image also indicates that the ZenFone 4V will be running Android 7.0 with May 1 security patch, however, ASUS may provide an updated Android OS, out of the box when it becomes available in the US.

We are also expecting ASUS to provide a large collection of variants of the ZenFone 4, similar to its preceding ZenFone 3 and ZenFone 2 smartphones. An interesting point to note is the not all variants may be available as variants such as the ZenFone 3 Zoom has only been on sale for a few weeks, thus a fourth ‘Zoom’ installment may come later than its other siblings.

ASUS has sent press invites for an upcoming September 21 event in Rome, Italy, however, there is a stronger indication that the ASUS ZenFone 4V will be released far earlier, in the coming weeks, instead of months. This is mostly due to the FCC certification process, that we can see on the image. FCC tend to test devices that are set to be released very soon for customers.

What are your thoughts about the ASUS ZenFone 4v?

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A new ASUS smartphone has appeared as “ASUS_X015D” on TENAA, the Chinese telecommunication body. The ASUS X015D phone was also spotted on GFXBench benchmarking platform earlier in this month. The ASUS X105D appears to be a successor of ASUS ZenFone Go that has a model number of X104D. Hence, it is speculated to launch as ZenFone Go 2.

The ASUS X105D has a 5.5-inch HD screen that offers a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels. The phone is driven by an octa-core processor that clocks at 1.5 GHz. It will be coming in RAM variants of 3 GB and 4 GB that will come with respective 32 GB and 64 GB storage options.

It has a dual rear camera of 13-megapixel and its front-facing camera is of 5-megapixel. It is running on Android 7.0 Nougat OS. The smartphone supports VoLTE and is packed with a massive 4,850mAh battery. It measures 154.5 x 76.6 x 8.85mm and its weight is 175 grams.

Read More: Asus ZenFone AR, 8 GB RAM Smartphone with Tango AR, Daydream VR Arriving in Summer

The images suggest that the horizontally aligned dual rear camera module is placed at the top left corner of the phone along with its LED flash. The right side of the phone has volume buttons and a Power key. The Home button present on the front seems to be embedded with a fingerprint reader. The top side of the phone probably features a 3.5mm audio jack.

The GFXBench listing of ASUS X015D, the alleged ZenFone Go 2, also showed that the phone has a 5.5-inch HD display, 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage. It revealed that the phone is powered by MediaTek MT6750 chipset. However, the rear camera of the phone is mentioned as 8-megapixel and its front-facing shooter is of 5-megapixel. Even the GFXBench listing shows that it supports only one SIM card, it is likely that ASUS may also sell its dual SIM variant.

There is no information available on the pricing and availability of the phone. Now that the alleged ZenFone Go 2 has appeared on TENAA, it is likely to get officially announced soon. Speculations have it that the Taiwanese firm would be announcing ZenFone 4, ZenFone 4s and ZenFone 4 Max smartphones at the upcoming Computex 2017 from May 30 to June 3.

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According to previous rumors, ASUS ZenFone 4 is speculated to launch in May. Its arrival seems imminent as the its key specs have reportedly surfaced on the GFXBench.

ASUS was rumored to launch the ZenFone 4 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017, but it announced the camera-centric ZenFone 3 Zoom and ZenFone AR enabled with Google Tango AR and Daydream VR features. The arrival of ZenFone 4 seems to be drawing near as its alleged key specs have surfaced on GFXBench benchmarking platform.

ASUS had launched ZenFone 4 in May 2014, but it was a 4-inch device with meagre specs.  The ZenFone 4 that has reportedly appeared on GFXBench is packed with flagship specs. The listing on the benchmarking site does not directly reveal that the name of the smartphone, but the high-end specs does indicate that it could belong the ZenFone 4 that is rumored to launch in May this year.

Related: ASUS Launches New ZenPad 3S 10 with Snapdragon Processor

The alleged ZenFone 4 features a 5.7-icnhd display that supports a quad HD resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels. The device is powered by Snapdragon 820 chipset. The company has already released a Snapdragon 820 driven smartphone, the ASUS ZenFone 3 Deluxe in the previous year.

The ZenFone AR that was released earlier this year is powered by Snapdragon 821 chip and 8 GB of RAM. The listing on the benchmark site shows that the SoC on the alleged ZenFone 4 will be featuring 6 GB of RAM and a native storage of 64 GB.

For photography, the smartphone would be coming with a 21-megapixel shooter on its rear side. The front will be packed with an 8-megapixel selfie snapper. The smartphone will come loaded with Android 7.0 Nougat OS.

Other details of the smartphone like battery size are not available. ASUS is known for targeting different kinds of customers by launching smartphones in various price points. Hence, the ZenFone 4 is also speculated to arrive in multiple chipset, RAM and storage options.

In December 2016, a mysterious ASUS X00GD smartphone was spotted on TENAA with specs like 5.2-inch display, an unnamed 1.5 GHz octa-core processor, a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel selfie camera and a large battery of 4,850 mAh battery. These specs may belong to another budget-friendly device from the Taiwanese company.

As far as ASUS ZenFone 4 release date is concerned, the company is now rumored to showcase it at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 to make it available for releasing it in May.

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