Asus ZenFone 2 Laser 5.5 S Now Official, Better Overall At 8995 Pesos only!

The battle of affordable midrange heats up again, this time it's Asus term by announcing an upgrade of the popular 5.5 inch edition of the ZenFone 2 Laser. Now called as the Asus ZenFone 2 Laser 5.5 S, the said handset now uses a more powerful chipset, bigger RAM and ROM without much of a price hike.

Asus ZenFone 2 Laser 5.5 S now official

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It still has a 5.5 inch HD screen, batteries and cameras, but now utilizes the better Snapdragon 615 octa core chip paired with Adreno 405 GPU. The other notable upgrades are: it now uses 3 GB of RAM coming from 2 GB and 32 GB expandable ROM coming from 16 GB.

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Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 S (ZE550KL) Specs

Display: 5.5 Inch HD 1280 x 720 resolution w/ Gorilla Glass 4 protection at 267 ppi

CPU: 1.5 GHz 64 Bit Snapdragon 615 octa core processor

GPU: Adreno 405

RAM: 3 GB

ROM: 32 GB expandable via micro SD card up to 128 GB

Back Camera: 13 MP f/2.0 w/ laser AF and dual real tone LED flash

Selfie Camera: 5 MP f/2.0 and 85 degree wide angle lens

Battery: 3,000 mAh Li Pol

OS: Android 5.0 Lollipop w/ Zen UI

Connectivity: WiFi, 3G, LTE, Bluetooth, GPS, A GPS, Dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, compass, light, gyroscope

Others: Colors: gold, red, grey, white

Dimensions: 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.8 mm

Weight: 170 g

Price: 8,995 Pesos

Like what I said earlier, the best part here is there isn't much of a price hike. You get all of that exciting boost for an SRP of just 8,995 Pesos coming from 8,695. Availability is yet to be confirmed, yet I'm sure this will be a surefire hit.

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What do you think guys?

Source: Asus Philippines