Update: The Zenfone 6 is now listed on the official website for $499 or $25/month. The page says “Temporarily Sold Out” but you can sign up to be notified. It is also listed on Amazon for the same $499 price but is sold by a third-party seller, Mobile Advance. It is said to ship in approximately 2 days.

If you are looking for an affordable flagship phone, you should consider the ASUS Zenfone 6. The phone not only costs less than a number of its competitors but also boasts features not available on some of them.

Launched back in May, the ASUS Zenfone 6 has received a lot of positive reviews; first for its design – a notch-less screen that covers nearly all the front; its motorized flip-out rear cameras which pull double duty as the front-facing cameras; its massive 5000mAh battery; and most importantly the revamped ZenUI which is cleaner, free of bloatware, and packs some pretty useful features you won’t find on stock Android.

After months of waiting, the ASUS Zenfone 6 is finally available in the US. The flagship is now available for pre-order on B&H Photo. There are two variants available – a 6+64GB version which is priced at $499 and a 6+128GB version which has a $549 price. You will be able to purchase any of the two configurations in either Midnight Black or Twilight Silver.

The store doesn’t list when the device will be available but you can sign up to be notified. At the moment, this is the only place the phone is listed. It is not even on the official ASUS site yet.

The Zenfone 6 sports a 6.34-inch FHD+ LCD display, a Snapdragon 855 processor paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. There is a dedicated MicroSD card slot for storage expansion and you also get dual SIM support. The cameras are a Sony IMX586 48MP primary sensor and a 13MP ultra-wide-angle camera. There is a 5000mAh battery with support for Quick Charge 4. The phone also has a dedicated button for calling up Google Assistant but it is also customizable. It also has stereo speakers and an audio jack.

The Zenfone 6 runs Android 9 Pie but ASUS has promised Android Q and Android R updates for the phone. It is already recruiting beta testers for Android Q and there are reports that it will be available in November for the phone.

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