On May 16, ASUS had globally introduced the ZenFone 6 flagship phone. Yesterday, the Taiwanese firm had held a launch event in Taiwan to unveil the ZenFone 6 for the home market. The handset has been introduced with a starting price of NT$ 17,990 (~$575).

The ASUS ZenFone 6 will be available for buying starting from today in Taiwan. The base model of the phone with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage is priced at NT$ 17,990 (~$575). The higher variant with 8 GB of RAM and an internal storage of 256 GB costs NT$ 20,990 (~$670). Twilight Silver and Midnight Black are the two color variants of the smartphone for Taiwan.

The ASUS ZenFone 6 30^th Anniversary Edition with 12 GB of RAM and 512 GB of native storage has arrived in Taiwan with a price tag of NT$ 27,990 (~$893). The Anniversary Edition handset will be a limited edition model as the company will be only selling 3,000 units of it across the globe. The Anniversary Edition model comes with 30-month warranty. It can be availed in Matte Black color only. The Taiwanese firm has imprinted a special anniversary logo on its rear shell.

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ASUS ZenFone 6 Specifications and Features

The ASUS ZenFone 6 comes with a notch-less display of 6.4 inches. The IPS LCD panel offers 1080 x 2340 pixels full HD+ resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 6.

The ZenFone 6 is loaded with ZenUI 6 based Android 9 Pie OS. The Snapdragon 855 chipset powers the smartphone. It comes with a massive battery of 5,000mAh capacity that carries support for 18W rapid charging through USB-C. The huge battery can be used for fueling other devices at 10W charging rate.

There is no front-facing camera on ZenFone 6. The rear side of the phone is equipped with a 48-megapixel + 13-megapixel flip-up dual camera setup. After from snapping regular images from rear side, the dual camera module can be flipped up to capture selfie shots. The rear shell of the phone features a fingerprint scanner and it also equipped with a microSD card slot and a 3.5mm audio jack. The Taiwanese company has promised that it will be rolling out Android Q and Android R OS updates for ZenFone 6 users. Except for increased RAM and storage, the 30^th Anniversary Edition is packed with the same specs as the regular model.

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