Best daily deals

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more.

ASUS Zenfone 3 Laser and Zenfone 3 Max announced

ASUS has announced two new variants in its Zenfone 3 lineup: the Zenfone 3 Laser and Zenfone 3 Max, bringing the running total to six.
By
July 15, 2016
Zenfone 3 Laser

Man, the Zenfone 3 is like a wet mogwai, spawning more clones than Gizmo. (If you didn’t understand any of that last sentence you need to go watch Gremlins because it’s great.) ASUS has just announced another two new variants of the Zenfone 3: the Zenfone 3 Laser and the Zenfone 3 Max. This brings the rapidly growing Zenfone 3 family to a total of six (don’t forget Pegasus).

ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe gets a last-minute upgrade to the Snapdragon 821
News

For now, both new devices are limited to a Vietnamese release but they may journey further abroad in time. The Zenfone 3 Laser price is set at VND 5,990,000 and the significantly cheaper Zenfone 3 Max price is just VND 4,490,000. That converts to around $268 and $201 in U.S. dinero, respectively.

On the specs front there’s not much in the way of details yet, but we’re chasing up a full specs sheet. Here’s what we’ve got from the presentation so far, with the full stream embedded below so you can see everything for yourself. What do you think of these two new variants?

ASUS Zenfone 3 LaserASUS Zenfone 3 Max
Display
ASUS Zenfone 3 Laser
5.5-inch Full HD (with 2.5D arc glass)
ASUS Zenfone 3 Max
5.2-inch Full HD IPS LCD
Processor
ASUS Zenfone 3 Laser
Unknown (octa-core)
ASUS Zenfone 3 Max
Unknown
RAM
ASUS Zenfone 3 Laser
4 GB
ASUS Zenfone 3 Max
3 GB
Storage
ASUS Zenfone 3 Laser
32 GB
ASUS Zenfone 3 Max
32 GB
Cameras
ASUS Zenfone 3 Laser
13 MP 'PixelMaster' 3.0 camera (Sony IMX214 sensor), f/2.0 with EIS and 0.03 sec. laser auto-focus
ASUS Zenfone 3 Max
13 MP 'PixelMaster' 3.0 camera (Sony IMX214 sensor), f/2.0 with EIS
Software
ASUS Zenfone 3 Laser
Android 6.0 Marshmallow with ZenUI
ASUS Zenfone 3 Max
Android 6.0 Marshmallow with ZenUI
Battery
ASUS Zenfone 3 Laser
Unknown
ASUS Zenfone 3 Max
4,100 mAh
Dimensions
ASUS Zenfone 3 Laser
7.9 mm thick (other dimensions unknown)
ASUS Zenfone 3 Max
Unknown
Price
ASUS Zenfone 3 Laser
VND 5,990,000 (~$268)
ASUS Zenfone 3 Max
VND 4,490,000 (~$201)