Asus ZenFone Ares launched with Snapdragon 821 and 8GB of RAM

15 June 2018
Asus ZenFone AR launches as ZenFone Ares in Taiwan with nearly identical specs. Again with focus on AR and VR capabilities.

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  • anonymous
  • 6c1
  • 16 Jun 2018

performance still somewhat like sd 660, well better than "most" midrange

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    • unknown
    • mpU
    • 16 Jun 2018

    Sherlock Mix, 15 Jun 2018For the price, looks decent. For those who do not care abo... morei was haveing s7 edge.. now i got s8.. i feel absolutley no diference in terms of proccesor.. i dont know what ure talking about. whats soo big deal ? u guys connect the phone to a normal monitor and "run windows" and play games? or not sure what u guys doing .. but whatever u install from playstore in gneneral is made to be compatible with most of phones and run good.. not only with "top phones" so.. you dont need the latest and greatest proccesor to use a phone/

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      • AnonD-637767
      • tDS
      • 16 Jun 2018

      I think this is a smart move from ASUS. I'm sold. And about Nougat? ASUS is always quick on updates.

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        • Sev7en
        • Hx9
        • 16 Jun 2018

        I've the AR... What's supposed to be it?

          Looks like Asus still had some SD821 leftover. Still, for $333 you can't complaint much, mentioning some technologies for price justification

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            • Anonymous
            • thg
            • 16 Jun 2018

            Decently priced with good specs or 2016 flagship SoC. Though the battery couldve been better.

              Whatever the specs is, is still depends to pricing. And I think it's good move for their country self.

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                • Anonymous
                • S4W
                • 16 Jun 2018

                This should be a good replacement to the ZTE Axon 7 with that dac

                  Just a bit outdated, I think.

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                    • AnonD-241270
                    • 3E4
                    • 16 Jun 2018

                    Zenodroid, 15 Jun 2018Poor asus still living in 2015, but pricing after 2018. So, can you grab me a phone launched in 2018 with SD845/835 for less than 350?!

                    i doubt that, still SD821 is a well capable to run ARCore, my LG G6 on Oreo can run ARCore apps and games pretty well so, but didnt have 8/128 combo, this ASUS phone for this price is a teal, you cant get better specs for that price, even Xiaomi or Meizu cant beat that.

                      I love the combination, sadly it's not available here in my country officially.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • sxs
                        • 16 Jun 2018

                        I wouldn't mind buying this for that price. My other option would be Mi 8 SE but neither is likely to reach my region so I'll probably just end up buying something else in the next couple of months. Such a shame just like the Nubia Z18 mini that I would've bought in a heartbeat if it were available internationally. Oh well.

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                          • Xiaomi Fan
                          • vGi
                          • 16 Jun 2018

                          This is probably one of the best phones for gaming in this price range.

                            Poor asus still living in 2015, but pricing after 2018.

                              For the price, looks decent.
                              For those who do not care about the most demanding games, this one would be enough for everything.

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                                • 3y$
                                • 15 Jun 2018

                                Kiyasuriin, 15 Jun 2018845 for me. It's great preformer but 821 not even tingling me.But with 845, would that phone still cost less than $350?

                                  gohelvishalp, 15 Jun 2018Just imagine.. Replace 821 with 710 or 845 and IP certification 845 for me. It's great preformer but 821 not even tingling me.

                                    MrKnowItAll, 15 Jun 2018Along with the ability to be used as a time machine and mak... moreI'm no5 complaining... If my wish were true.. That will be a 16:9 ratio with 2k amoled

                                      gohelvishalp, 15 Jun 2018Just imagine.. Replace 821 with 710 or 845 and IP certification Along with the ability to be used as a time machine and make dinner! It's selling for around 333$. There's nothing to complain about

                                        This phone at its target price point is a steal. SD821 is still a capable SoC paired with 8GB RAM and a 4-axis stabilized camera. I don't really care if the SoC is old, for me the overall specs were balanced.