Asus Zenfone 7 Pro

The Taiwan based smartphone company has got the high-end gaming devices under the ROG series and the smartphone company has launched multiple devices in its Zenfone series from many years now. In 2020, the brand has come up with the 7th generation device known as Zenfone 7 Pro. The latest offering from Asus falls under the Flagship category and has been stuffed with the latest flip camera system. Now what are the other specs added to this device, is interesting to see, so here is a brief overview of the Zenfone 7 Pro.  

Asus Zenfone 7 Pro Price in India

In terms of cost and availability, the Asus zenfone 7 pro was only available in one configuration: 8GB RAM with 256GB internal storage. The Asus zenfone 7 pro is anticipated to cost Rs. 70,000 in India. Unfortunately, it is not likely to be released, and there is no information on it. Asus is also now promoting its Asus ROG gaming phone 5 in the Indian market.

Zenfone 7 Pro is a great looking flagship smartphone. While holding the Zenfone 7 Pro for the first time, the initial thing that your sight grabs is the swiftly curved rear glass with a colour gradient, which depends upon the light. For enabling the device to have a sturdy design and make it feel good in your hands, the Zenfone 7 Pro has been designed with an aluminium frame. On both front and back, there is Gorilla Glass protection.

Considering 230 grams of weight and huge display along with 5000 mAh battery, holding it for a long time may be tiring and also the overall weight increases by the addition of a flip camera module.

The flip camera mechanism is something unique that has been included with the Zenfone 7 Pro and it includes built-in three cameras. The setup moves from the back to the front of the device for capturing selfies. Besides taking selfies, you can set the camera to different customizable positions, to allow for some interesting camera angles.

The Zenfone 7 Pro with all these moving parts doesn’t feature any IP rated waterproofing. Talking about the fingerprint sensor, it has been integrated into the power button. The bottom side comprises the Type-c charging port along with speaker grille.

Zenfone 7 Pro’s display is a nice upgrade over the last years. The Zenfone 7 Pro supports a 6.67-inch AMOLED NanoEdge display with 90Hz of refresh rate and the high refresh rate means that the UI and supported content looks smoother to the eye. Plus the resolution is of 1080 pixels. The overall display looks great as there isn’t any kind of notch or any hole-punch cut-out because of the presence of flip cam. The additional features included in this section are Delta-E<1 colour accuracy, DC Dimming technology and HDR10+.

As far as the performance goes, the Zenfone 7 Pro has got the top of the line Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset. This is opposed to the regular Snapdragon 865 in the Zenfone 7. So you will get slightly faster clock speed and faster peak performance here on the Pro version. This is one of the best chipsets you can find on an Android phone. for managing to multitask, the Zenfone 7 Pro comes with 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.

The Zenfone 7 Pro supports 5G connectivity, along with the longest list of supported bands that you might have seen yet.  The software department comprises Android 10 with new ASUS ZenUI 7.

Moving to the flip camera setup, there are three cameras housed within, a 64MP Quad-rear main camera, a 12MP ultra-wide-angle camera with dual-pixel autofocus that can capture Macro shots and an 8MP three times telephoto zoom. By default, the 64MP primary lens uses the pixel binning technology for creating 16MP photos or you can use the full 64MP resolution at the cost of HDR10. The Flip mechanism is rated up to 200000 rotations. Considering the camera setup used in the previous devices, Zenfone has done a wonderful job this time.

Zenfone 7 Pro has got the same 5000 mAh battery as last year’s model and it is one of the largest batteries that you will find in a flagship smartphone. The endurance of the Zenfone 7 Pro 99 hours, when the screen is set at 90Hz of refresh rate and 110 hours with the screen at 60Hz. When it comes to fast charging, there is a 30W charger provided with the device, so the charging speed is pretty good. According to the company, it takes half an hour to refill the battery from o to 56%. There is no wireless charging included with the Zenfone 7 Pro.

For those who are attracted by the unique design and looking for a flagship smartphone with a decent RAM and ample internal storage and great performance, then Zenfone 7 Pro is meant for them. However, a little compromise has to be done in the camera department in terms of picture quality and the overall weight of this smartphone.