The Zenfone 3 Family: A Photo Gallery

The Zenfone 3 series is an extended family of smartphones. There are multiple variants to choose from depending on which you prefer. Let’s check out each version of the Zenfone 3 we have in our arsenal.

UPDATE: For the pricing guide, you may read our “Ultimate ASUS Zenfone 3 Buyer’s Guide“.

Zenfone 3 (ZE552KL/ZE520KL)

The first of the bunch is the all-around midranger simply called the Zenfone 3. It comes in two sizes — 5.2 inches and 5.5 inches. Both mainly differ in screen size and battery leaving everything identical to each other.

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ASUS Zenfone 3 specs:
5.5-inch Full HD Super IPS+ display, 401ppi (ZE552KL)
5.2-inch Full HD Super IPS+ display, 424ppi (ZE520KL)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 2.0GHz octa-core CPU
Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage (ZE552KL)
3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage (ZE520KL)
up to 128GB via microSD (SIM 2 slot)
16MP rear camera w/ Laser & PDAF AF, 4-axis OIS, dual-LED flash
8MP front camera
4G LTE Cat.6
Dual-SIM
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP
GPS with aGPS, GLONASS
USB Type-C
Fingerprint scanner
3,000mAh battery (ZE552KL)
2,600mAh battery (ZE520KL)
Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow w/ ZenUI 3.0
152.6 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm, 155 g (ZE552KL)
146.9 x 74 x 7.7 mm, 144 g (ZE520KL)
Sapphire Black, Moonlight White, Shimmer Gold

Zenfone 3 Deluxe (ZS570KL)

Then there’s the top-of-the-line Zenfone 3 with the Deluxe moniker. It’s got a flagship chipset and a whopping 6GB of RAM.

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ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe (ZS570KL) specs:
5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display, 386ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
2.15GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 quad-core CPU
Adreno 530GPU
6GB RAM
64GB/128GB/256GB internal storage
up to 128GB via microSD (SIM 2 slot)
23MP rear camera w/ Laser & PDAF AF, 4-axis OIS, dual-LED flash
8MP front camera
4G LTE Cat.13
Dual-SIM
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP
GPS, A-GPS
NFC
FM Radio
USB 3.0 Type-C
Fingerprint scanner
3,000mAh battery w/ Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Android 6.0 Marshmallow w/ ZenUI 3.0
156.4 x 77.4 x 7.5 mm (dimensions)
170 grams (weight)
Glacier Silver, Titanium Gray, Shimmer Gold

Zenfone 3 Ultra (ZU680KL)

If you’re in the phablet game, there’s the Ultra with its 6.8-inch display. It’s almost in the tablet territory but you get full phone functions and quality smartphone camera.

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ASUS Zenfone 3 Ultra (ZU680KL) specs:
6.8-inch Full HD IPS display, 324ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 octa-core CPU
Adreno 510 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD, up to 200GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
23MP rear camera w/ Laser & PDAF AF, 4-axis OIS, dual-LED flash
8MP front camera
4G LTE Cat. 6
Dual-SIM
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
FM Radio
USB Type-C
Fingerprint scanner
Android 6.0 Marshmallow w/ ZenUI 3.0
4,600mAh battery w/ Quick Charge, Power Bank Mode
186.4 x 93.9 x 6.8 mm
233 g
Glacier Silver, Titanium Gray, Metallic Pink

Zenfone 3 Laser (ZC551KL)

Of course, ASUS will not leave behind those who in a budget with the Zenfone 3 Laser. It’s got a 13MP with laser AF and a Snapdragon 430 CPU.

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ASUS Zenfone 3 Laser specs:
5.5-inch IPS LCD @ 1080 x 1920 pixels, 401ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core CPU
Adreno 505 GPU
4GB RAM
32GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD, up to 256GB (uses SIM2)
13MP Sony IMX214 sensor Laser AF rear camera w/ dual-tone LED flash
8MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.2 A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS w/ A-GPS, GLONASS
Fingerprint scanner
microUSB
USB OTG
FM Radio
3,000mAh battery
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
149 x 76 x 7.9 mm
150 g
Sand Gold, Glacier Silver

Zenfone 3 Max (ZC520TL)

The Max is the big battery sibling. Surprisingly, it became the cheapest of the bunch with decent specifications for a balanced battery life and performance.

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ASUS Zenfone 3 Max specs:
5.2-inch IPS LCD @ 1280 x 720 pixels, 282ppi
1.5GHz MediaTek MT6737T quad-core processor
Mali-T720 MP2 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD (uses SIM2)
13MP autofocus rear camera w/ LED flash
5MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.1
GPS w/ A-GPS, Glonass
Fingerprint scanner
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
149.5 x 73.7 x 8.6 mm
148 g
Titanium Grey, Glacier Silver, Sand Gold

Zenfone 3 Max 5.5 ZC553KL

And yet there’s a 5.5 variant of the Max. This one is a combination of the Laser and Max versions which is so far a good performing smartphone with long battery life.

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Asus ZenFone 3 Max 5.5 (ZC553KL) specs:
5.5-inch Full HD IPS display
2.5D contoured glass
64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core CPU
Adreno 505 GPU
3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
up to 128GB via microSD (uses SIM2)
16MP rear camera w/ Laser AF, LED flash
8MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR
GPS w/ A-GPS, GLONASS, BDSS
Fingerprint scanner
USB OTG
4100mAh battery with reverse charging
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
151.4 x 76.24 x 8.3 mm
175 g
Titanium Gray, Glacier Silver, Rose Pink, Sand Gold

Zenfone 3 Zoom (ZE553KL)

The Zoom is the latest to be launched. It joins the two rear camera setup trend with its 2.3x optical zoom enabled secondary rear lens. It also has a large 5000mAh battery despite its slim 8 mm thickness.

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Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom specs:
5.5-inch Super AMOLED display @ 1920 x 1080 pixels
2.0GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core CPU
Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD, up to 128GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Dual 12MP laser AF rear camera (2.3x optical zoom) w/ dual-LED flash, OIS
13-megapixel front-facing camera
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.1
GPS w/ A-GPS
Fingerprint scanner
USB Type-C
5000mAh battery w/ fast charging
Android 6.0 Marshmallow w/ Zen UI 3.0
154.3 x 77 x 8 mm
170 g
Navy Black, Glacier Silver, Rose Gold

Will ASUS release another Zenfone 3? Perhaps not anymore as we’re already expecting them to focus on cooking up its 4th generation of Zenfone.

Daniel Morial

This article was contributed by Daniel Morial, a film school graduate and technology enthusiast. He's the geeky encyclopedia and salesman among his friends for anything tech.

http://www.yugatech.com

9 Comments

Practicalshopper says:

8 years ago

Sana may current market price ang details sa itaas :) ..
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Daniel Morial says:

8 years ago

http://www.yugatech.com/mobile/the-ultimate-asus-zenfone-3-buyers-guide/

Practicalshopper says:

8 years ago

Sana may current market price ang details sa itaas :)
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mj says:

8 years ago

is it oky to buy zfn3 in taiwan,tas dto gamitin sa ph.,di ba magkakaproblma sa updates and connectivity???
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dondi says:

8 years ago

The Zenfone series has very impressive and value specs, however, the latest Zenfone 3 models sports an either/or microsd/SIM2 option which made me look somewhere else. I use the microsd to store my personal files which come in handy when your unit needs to be brought in for service. You just pop it out and place it in your backup fone, and your ready to go.

Asus should think of removing this restriction in their future releases.
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el gato says:

8 years ago

mukhang mas gaganda pa ang article na ito kung may updated price na for each asus zenfone 3 model…
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Daniel Morial says:

8 years ago

http://www.yugatech.com/mobile/the-ultimate-asus-zenfone-3-buyers-guide/
Ezy says:

8 years ago

Agree, I hope the author will update this article to include the price of each model so we can see the full comparisons between them. TIA