As expected, Asus is introducing its new flagship smartphone at the Computex show in Taiwan. What’s a little unexpected is that the Zenfone 3 isn’t alone.

There are actually three models: the 5.5 inch Zenfone 3, the 6.8 inch Zenfone 3 Ultra, and the 5.7 inch Zenfone 3 Deluxe, which has the more impressive specs of the bunch.

Prices are expected to start as low as $249.

New features in this year’s models include an updated design with metal frames and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on the front and back, the addition of fingerprint scanners, and Qualcomm Snapdragon processors (some Zenfone 2 models had Snapdragon chips, but the original Zenfone 2 had an Intel Atom chip).

Here’s a run-down of the specs for each new model:

Asus Zenfone 3 (ZE552KL – $249 and up)

5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel Super IPS+ LCD display

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor

Up to 4GB of RAM

Up to 64GB of RAM

16MP rear camera with Sony IMX298 sensor

802.11ac WiFi

Bluetooth 4.2

Up to Cat 6 LTE

3,000 mAh battery

USB 2.0 Type-C connector

Gold, blue, black, or white color options

Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe (ZS570KL – $499 and up)

5.7 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel Super AMOLED display

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor

Up to 6GB of RAM

Up to 256GB of storage

23MP rear camera with Sony IMX318 sensor

802.11ac WiFi

Bluetooth 4.2

Up to Cat 13 LTE

3,000 mAH battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

USB 3.0 Type-C connector

Gold, silver, and grey color options

Asus Zenfone 3 Ultra (ZU680KL – $479 and up)

6.8 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel IPS LCD display

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor

Up to 4GB of RAM

Up to 128GB of storage

23MP rear camera with Sony IMX318 sensor

802.11ac WiFi

Bluetooth 4.2

Up to Cat 6 LTE

4,600 mAH battery with Quick Charge 3.0

USB 3.0 Type-C connector

Gray, silver, and pink color options



Each model has optical image stabilization and electronic image stabilization when shooting photos with the rear camera, an 8MP, 85 degree front-facing camera, a fingerprint reader beneath the camera on the back of the phone, and dual SIM Card slots (including one which can double as a microSD card reader).

Asus also says the Zenfone 3 Ultra is “the worlds first” phone with a headphone jack that supports 7.1 channel DTS surround sound audio and a “4K TV-grade” processor, a graphics chip which runs Asus Tru2Life+ video enhancement software to optimize video for “contrast, clarity, and smoothness.”

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