ASUS Zenfone AR Hands-On

We just took a short hands-on of the ASUS Zenfone AR. In case you’re familiar with it, the smartphone has been launched last CES. The smartphone not only packs the world’s first 8GB RAM on a smartphone, it also supports Google Daydream and Google Tango which is made for Google’s own VR platform and also for AR technology respectively.  

Google Tango lets you interact with the world with Augmented Reality similar to how the Pokemon Go’s AR works however this time, the Google Tango is more accurate and there are more sensors on the phone that lets you see and interact with the world using the aps that supports Google Tango. The smartphone supports motion tracking, area learning, and depth perception that’s why interacting with the AR is accurate.

The ASUS Zenfone AR is actually slimmer than I expected. The smartphone has 5.7-inch display but despite that, it feels good to the hand because the ASUS Zenfone AR sports a smooth curve that feels right to the hand. Unlike most of the ASUS Zenfone 3 smartphones, the Zenfone AR packs a different back design and a fingerprint sensor that is placed on the home button on the front.

The camera setup at the back is not really that bulky despite packing 3 cameras and sensors that lets you do Augmented Reality. The smartphone packs a camera similar to the ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe which is a 23-megapixel rear camera with IMX318. The camera of the smartphoneis nice but it isn’t the best one in the market right now.

The Google Tango feature of the ASUS Zenfone AR is really amazing. It’s not as immersive as the one on the Hololens but it is still amazing on how accurate the Google Tango is. You can interact with the augemented reality accurately and in some apps, you can place an object where you wanted to and even when you walk around, the ASUS Zenfone AR can correctly and accurately recognize the position and depth of your place. However, we’re still not sure what are the apps that will be a game changer but if you’re in the industry of selling furnitures, houses, and most big objects that would take some space, the ASUS Zenfone AR’s Google Tango is really a nice feature.

The ASUS Zenfone AR is expected to be release in the country soon.