Asus introduced the Snapdragon 821 version of the Zenfone 3 Deluxe at an event in Taiwan yesterday. It also introduced a new ZenPad 3S 10 (Z500M) tablet with a 9.7-inch (2048 x 1536 pixels) QXGA display with 5.32mm narrow bezels and 78% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by a hexa-core MT8176 SoC and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a fingerprint sensor embedded into the home button.
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 launch
Asus ZenPad 3S 10 (Z500M) specifications
9.7-inch (2048 x 1536 pixels) QXGA Fully laminated IPS display with 178-degree wide viewing angle
MediaTek MT8176 (dual-core 2.1 GHz + quad-core 1.7 GHz) 64bit processor with 650MHz IMG GX6250 processor
4GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory with up to 128GB microSD
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Zen UI
8MP Auto Focus rear camera with 1080p Full HD video recording
5MP front-facing camera
Fingerprint sensor
2 x five magnet speakers, DTS Audio, Sonic Master technology, 7.1-channel surround sound, 24 bit / 192 kHz Hi-Res Audio
Dimensions: 240.5 x 163.7 x 5.8 ~ 7.15 mm; Weight: 430 g
WiFi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.2 with aptX, USB Type-C, GPS & GLONASS
5900mAh battery with up to 10 hours of battery life
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 comes in Silver and Grey colors and is priced at NT $ 10,990 ($341 / Rs. 22,920 approx.). It will ship in Taiwan starting from August, but no word on the global roll out yet.
