ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe gets upgraded with Snapdragon 821 CPU

ASUS has revealed that one of its latest smartphones, the Zenfone 3 Deluxe, will now pack Qualcomm’s latest SoC, the Snapdragon 821.

The ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe was introduced in a couple of months back, sporting a Snapdragon 820 CPU. However, during its recent launch in Taiwan and Hong Kong, the company revealed that it now uses the recently announced 2.4GHz Snapdragon 821. The company’s global webpage also mentions the new CPU but is yet to update its specs sheet.

ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe (ZS570KL) specs:
5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display, 386ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
2.15GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 quad-core CPU
Adreno 530GPU
6GB RAM
64GB/128GB/256GB internal storage
up to 128GB via microSD (SIM 2 slot)
23MP rear camera w/ Laser & PDAF AF, 4-axis OIS, dual-LED flash
8MP front camera
4G LTE Cat.13
Dual-SIM
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP
GPS, A-GPS
NFC
FM Radio
USB 3.0 Type-C
Fingerprint scanner
3,000mAh battery w/ Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Android 6.0 Marshmallow w/ ZenUI 3.0
156.4 x 77.4 x 7.5 mm
170 g
Glacier Silver, Titanium Gray, Shimmer Gold

The ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe is set to arrive in the Philippines next month.

In the meantime, you can read our hands-on here.

source: ASUS, Engadget