ASUS Zenfone 4 Selfie: The power of 3
Most mobile brands release 'special edition' devices to cash in on the festive season in India. Asus has just released three new smart phones in its ZenFone 4 Selfie series, and each of these devices promise a superior selfie experience.
The USP of the ZenFone 4 Selfie range is its group selfie capabilities, thanks to the Asus SelfieMaster technology which improves portraits on the fly with tools like skin-tone adjustment, skin softening, skin whitening, blemish removal, eye enhancement and facial-feature balancing. All three smartphones of the Selfie Series features portrait mode on the front and the rear camera; front and rear flash; with 5.5-inch display and Snapdragon Octa-Core Processor
The Series comes with a new version of the Asus Zen UI 4.0, and a Twin Apps feature which allows the user create two separate accounts on apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Facebook Messenger and Instagram. The ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro has a 24MP DuoPixel main selfie camera with Sony IMX362 image sensor, ƒ/1.8 aperture, 1.4µm pixel size and a special SuperPixel Engine enabling 2X light sensitivity for beautifully clear and vivid selfies. While the main shooter is the centrally located 24MP front camera, there is a secondary wide angle camera with a 120-degree wide angle which will let fit in the whole gang into a selfie. The device is priced at Rs 23,999.
The ZenFone 4 Selfie comes with a high-res 13MP selfie camera with front Softlight LED flash and 13MP rear camera with phase-detection autofocus (PDAF) to take clear, detailed photos with natural colors, and with EIS for steady videos. This device also comes with a Selfie Panorama mode which makes it easy to capture selfies with friends or to include scenery in the shot. Priced at Rs 9,999, it is one of the cheapest selfie phones for the specs it offers.
ZenFone 4 Selfie (Dual Camera Version) features dual front-facing cameras, including a high-resolution, 20MP main selfie camera with an ƒ/2.0 aperture and a secondary 8MP 120-degree wide-angle camera. Along with a Softlight LED flash, the device also comes with LED flash and phase-detection autofocus system Additional camera features include Pro mode that enables exposures of up to 32 seconds, and Full-HD video recording with electronic image-stabilization (EIS) for detailed, shake-free videos. The dual camera variant is priced at Rs 14,999.