ASUS Zenfone 3 release date: Three impressive smartphones in the series to be available this month

ASUS is set to release three new devices belonging to the Zenfone 3 series: the Zenfone 3, Zenfone 3 Deluxe and Zenfone 3 Ultra. Although the Taiwanese company has not officially announced an exact date for the United States, the three phones are expected to arrive in Asia on July 12.

The specifications of each device have already been revealed. The base model, the ASUS Zenfone 3, runs on a Snapdragon 625 chipset, while the Ultra edition  runs on a Snapdragon 652 processor. The former has a small screen size measured at 5.5 inches. On the other hand, the Ultra edition has a much larger display measured at 6.8 inches.

Under the hood, the Asus Zenfone 3 has an internal storage capacity of 32 GB and a RAM of 3 GB. There is also a 64 GB variant, which is assumed to be priced higher compared to 

the 32 GB variant, which will have a price tag of $249.

As for the Ultra, it has 4 GB of RAM and a 64 GB internal storage, which is expandable to up to 128 GB via a microSD card slot. When compared to the Deluxe variant, the Ultra costs lesser ($479), although it has a bigger display size, since it runs on a less powerful chipset.

The Zenfone 3 Deluxe has the most powerful processor of the three variants, using a Snapdragon 821 chipset coupled with 6 GB of RAM. Given the impressive specs of the  3 Deluxe, it is also the most expensive among the three, priced at $499.

Asus takes pride in the fact that the Zenfone 3 Deluxe is the first smartphone to have an all-metal, unibody with invisible antenna to do away with ugly gaps in the design.With the specs of the devices in the series, it is expected that many Android fans will be looking forward to Zenfone 3's release. However, those in the US may need to wait for the announcement regarding the release of the device in the region.