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The highlight of this smartphone is the 13MP main camera with laser-assisted auto-focus. Thanks to the latter, the ZenFone 2 Laser can lock the focus on an object in as low as 0.3 seconds. It's not all that impressive of a figure since we've had equally fast smartphone cameras for well over a year. But not in the mid-range smartphone category, to which the ZenFone 2 Laser belongs. Better yet, the phone's laser focusing system should work well even in low light, when traditional contrast-based auto-focus is more likely to struggle.
One more thing you need to know about the Asus ZenFone 2 Laser is that it will come in 3 different versions. Brace yourselves as things are about to get a bit confusing. The cheapest among the ZenFone 2 Laser models will have a 5.5-inch display, a Snapdragon 410 SoC, and 2GB of RAM. A more powerful version, with a 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 615 SoC, and 3GB of RAM, is also being planned. And the third variant is a 6-incher with a Snapdragon 615 SoC and 3GB of RAM. Further specs include:
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 screen, resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels
16GB of storage, expandable via a microSD card
Android 5.0 with Asus Zen UI
13MP main camera with dual-tone LED flash and laser auto-focus, a 5MP fixed-focus front-facing camera
Dual-SIM, dual-standby connectivity, LTE
3,000mAh battery
The Asus ZenFone 2 Laser will go on sale for as low as 10,000 rupees (~160$). If you want to upgrade to a better model, you'll be looking at a price of 14,000 rupees (~$220) for the model with 3GB of RAM and Snapdragon 615. The larger, 6-inch model will sell for 18,000 rupees (~$282).
