ASUS finally released the ASUS Zenfone 5 series in the Philippines. After it was officially released in the market, the ZenFone 5 was declared sold out in 45 minutes.
- ASUS ZenFone 5 Unboxing and First Impressions
- Asus ZenFone 5 series is finally available in the Philippines
This was also true for on-site sales during the launch event itself, which brought the total sell-out of 1,000 ZenFone 5’s and ZenFone 5Q’s combined in just under an hour of their first day in the country.
The ZenFone 5 features a 6.2″ FHD display with an aspect ratio of 19:9. It is powered by Snapdragon 636 along with Adreno’s 509 GPU, and two variants of RAM – 4/6GB paired with 64GB internal storage. The device also contains 3,300mAh battery and is run on Android 8.0 Oreo and ZenUI 5.0.
In the camera department, it comes with a dual 12MP+8MP rear camera with phase detection autofocus and dual-LED Flash. On the other side, it has an 8MP selfie camera.
The ZenFone 5 and ZenFone 5Q has officially been made available nationwide since April 14, 2018 and are also for 0% interest on Home Credit for 6 months. The ZenFone 5 is priced only at PHP19,995.00 and the ZenFone 5Q is for the affordable rate of PHP 16,995.00.
Asus ZenFone 5 Full Specs
| SPECS | Asus ZenFone 5 |
| Display | 6.2 inches IPS LCD Display (1080 x 2246) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 |
| GPU | Adreno 509 |
| Memory | 4/6GB of RAM, 64GB internal storage |
| Rear Camera | Dual 12MP+8MP rear camera with phase detection autofocus and dual-LED Flash |
| Front Camera | 8MP selfie camera |
| Connectivity | Hybrid dual Nano sim, Dual 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS support, USB Type-C, NFC |
| Battery | non-removable 3,300mAh Li-Ion battery, supports Fast battery charging 5V/2A 10W |
| OS | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| Price | PHP 19,995 |
