ASUS Pegasus 5000 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4850mAh battery announced

ASUS Pegasus 5000, the company’s latest smartphone in the Pegasus series has gone official in China, after it got certified by TENAA last month. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by a 1.3GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Zen UI, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 4G LTE connectivity and dual SIM support.

ASUS Pegasus 5000 specifications

• 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
• 1.3 GHz Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT6753 processor
• 2GB / 3GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB via micro SD
• Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Zen UI
• Dual SIM
• 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture
• 5MP front-facing camera
• Dimensions:155×76.4×9mm; Weight 176g
• 4G TD-LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
• 4850mAh battery

The ASUS Pegasus 5000 comes in Blue and Golden colors and is reportedly priced at Rs. 1,299 yuan (US$ 197 / Rs. 13,390 approx.) for the 2GB RAM variant and 1,799 yuan (US$ 273 / Rs. 18,545 approx.) for the 3GB RAM variant. It will be available soon through China Telecom.