From May 30th to June 3rd, Computex 20 17 was officially held in Taipei World Trade Center. However, on the day before the conference, ASUS, a local manufacturer in Taiwan Province Province, took the lead in announcing a series of new products, among which a mobile phone was particularly eye-catching because it supported both VR and AR.

This phone is ZenFone AR, which made its debut at CES 20 17 nearly half a year ago.

As can be seen from the name of ZenFone AR, this is a product featuring AR. In fact, ZenFone AR is the second Tango mobile phone after Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, and it is also the first smart phone that supports both VR and AR.

ZenFone AR is equipped with the previous generation Qualcomm flagship processor Snapdragon 82 1 processor, which is much better than the first Tango mobile phone Phab 2 Pro in performance; Asustek also specially optimized the Hexagon 860 DSP (Digital Signal Processor) built into the processor, so as to give full play to its potential.

In addition to the processor, ZenFone AR also has 8GB/6GB of running memory, 5.7-inch AMOLED screen and 3 camera sensors. However, what is impressive is that its body size and thickness are much smaller than Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, which is difficult to hold, and even comparable to the size of iPhone 6S Plus.

When CES appeared in June 5438+10, this mobile phone has not been upgraded in software, because the ar function cannot be used; After half a year, I finally supported the ar function. According to ASUS's own test, 40 to 50 of the more than 100 Tango AR applications that have been launched at present can run stably on this device, and this number will continue to increase in the future.

At the scene, foreign media reporter Richard Lai also gave a brief introduction to the AR function of this mobile phone, mainly experiencing AR applications such as BMW i Visualiser, Vision and iStage. The overall feeling is that the operation is very smooth. Finally? Lai commented:

For anyone who wants to experience the mobile AR experience, ZenFone AR is undoubtedly the best choice.

In addition, according to Shen Zhenlai, CEO of ASUS, it is estimated that by next year, the number of applications supporting Tango AR is expected to reach more than 1 1,000; At that time, ASUS will cooperate with Google to hold an AR developer conference in Taiwan Province Province. The specific time is expected to be in July next year.

ZenFone AR mobile phone is expected to be finally released in Taiwan Province Province in mid-June, and will be listed in the United States at the end of June or early July, and will be sold exclusively through Verizon.

As for the price, when asked whether the price of ZenFone AR will be more expensive than Samsung's Galaxy S8 Plus, ASUS CEO Shen Zhenlai said:

We dare not exceed its price.