Qualcomm accidentally reveals Asus ZenFone AR

January 3, 2017 By Anish Leave a Comment

Qualcomm accidentally released the information of the upcoming Asus ZenFore AR phone that is supposed to be announced at the CES 2017. The ZenFone AR is Snapdragon 821 powered and is the first phone that is Tango enabled and Day Dream ready.

Daydream is Google’s take on VR, while Tango uses advanced sensors and computer vision to support mobile AR. The first Tango-enabled phone is Lenovo PHAB2 Pro. Currently, Snapdragon processors viz. 652, 653, 820 and 821 all support Tango and the future Snapdragon 800 and 600 series will also continue to support it.

With Daydream on ZenFone AR, you can experience Google Stree View, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, HBO and other specially designed games like Gunjack 2, LEGO BrickHeadz, Need for Speed and more.

More details on the phone and its availability will be revealed during the CES 2017.

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