The Asus Zenfone 6
will soon be available in the US. B&H has it available for pre-order/The 64GB model costs US$ 500 and while the phone
has a microSD slot, you may want to go up to the version with 128GB storage anyway
– that’s US$ 550. Both versions come with 6GB of RAM. By the way, the card slot
can house two SIMs in addition to the microSD card (it’s not either-or like
with hybrid slots).
Last year, the
Zenfone 5z launched at that exact same price point - US$ 500. That’s right, unlike
Samsung, OnePlus and Apple, Asus didn’t increase the price of the phone despite
numerous upgrades.
You can read or
watch our review of the phone for details, but the gist of it is this: flagship
chipset (S855), near-stock Android 9.0 Pie, 48MP main camera that can do
selfies (and so can the ultra wide camera), a large 5,000mAh battery with 18W
fast charging, all for $500.
