As most smartphone companies are gearing up to launch something at the MWC 2018, Asus also has something big to unveil. The Taiwanese tech giant is all set to unveil the Asus ZenFone 5 line-up at the upcoming MWC 2018 event. As the event is coming closer, we get to know more and more about the upcoming device via the leaks and rumours which usually come out to be true.
A recent report suggests that the upcoming Asus ZenFone 5 will sport an Apple iPhone X like a notch up front. The notch will consist of the earpiece, camera and few important sensors. The report comes from WinFuture.de who accidentally leaked the renders of the smartphone. The report also claims that the smartphone will feature an 18:9 display to compete against the flagships by other companies. The 18:9 display will result in shifting the fingerprint to the back of the device. Asus might also introduce some sort of face unlock feature with the flagship.
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Specifications
As far as the specifications are concerned, as per earlier leaks, the Asus ZenFone 5 will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC. The smartphone will feature a 5.7-inch FHD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio. The device will carry 6GB of RAM under the hood. It is being said that the Asus ZenFone 5 will run on Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box.
The ZenFone 5 line-up will also include the ZenFone 5 Max and the ZenFone 5 Lite. All these smartphones are said to unveil at the MWC 2018 in Berlin. Asus has set the launch event for February 26.
