Asus Zenfone 6: A promising new flagship

While most of the media attention in India has been on the OnePlus 7 launched last week, another new flagship set to be launched soon, appears equally, if not more, promising. It’s the Asus Zenfone 6. This top-end smartphone by the Taiwanese company gets a notchless display, Snapdragon 855 mobile platform, 5000mAh battery with quick-charging ability, and a unique rotating flip camera.

Companies keep innovating to achieve the maximum display area on a smartphone, but on the top of the screen you just cannot escape the notch—the black void that houses a speaker, the front camera and certain sensors. You can, however, reduce its size.

Apple iPhone X has a noticeable notch. Huawei and OnePlus phones have a slightly wider notch. Some other phones have a water-drop notch—which is minimalistic and only houses the selfie camera. And then some companies, such as Oppo and Vivo, use motorised selfie cameras that, when not in use, are hidden inside the body.