Thought to bring a renewed zest in the recent budget smartphone market, the ASUS ZenFone Live was launched in India via an event in New Delhi at Rs. 9,999. Eventually, the smartphone received a price cut of Rs. 1000 and until now was available at Rs. 8,999.
If the latest report is what we need to consider, the ZenFone Live with ZB501KL model number gets a price cut, yet again, and now the pricing has been taken down to just Rs. 7,999. The first smartphone to have featured a hardware-optimized and real-time beautification technology with the BeautyLive app, ASUS ZenFone Live was launched in the month of May this year.
To recall, the ASUS ZenFone Live‘s main USP is its real-time beautification camera. The livestreaming app, the BeautyLive app, is capable of removing blemishes in real-time. For selfie fans and enthusiasts, they can carry forward better live-streaming on social media such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and the likes seamlessly.
ASUS‘s ZenFone Live also boasts features built-in MEMS microphones that are capable of detecting as well as canceling background noises which turns out to be ideal for live-streaming!
Featuring a 5-inch IPS display with HD 720p resolution with 2.5D curved glass, the ASUS ZenFone Live houses the quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC which is paired with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage space. Furthermore, the storage capacity is expandable up to 128GB by using a microSD card slot.
On the optics front, the ASUS ZenFone Live aids a good quality of photography and is very promising towards all photography lovers who want to capture quality images through their smartphones. The smartphone is occupied by a 13MP main camera with an aperture of f/2.0. Alongside, there’s a 5-prism rear lens with the inclusion of the Asus PielMaster technology. Up front, there’s a 5MP selfie camera. Powering the device, there’s a 2650mAh battery within. Apart from the non-removal battery, the device weighs a mere 120 grams.