Like the ZenFone 5Z, the ZenFone 6 will join the Android Beta Program in the near future. The company is also keen to convey its seriousness about software updates, with all its major 2018 devices now running Android Pie, and a faster cadence for updates to Android Q planned for this year. Instead, it chose to pack in 5,000mAh, but with 18W charging via the Quick Charge 4 standard. The company could've delivered faster charging - up to 40W, matching Huawei's SuperCharge spec - with a reduced 4,000mAh capacity. In a nutshell, you can have a big battery, or a fast-charging battery in the same physical space, but not both. It's got a Snapdragon 855 processor, up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, and a 5,000mAh battery rechargeable via Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.ĪSUS was upfront about the trade-offs involved in packing such a huge battery inside a relatively normal-sized smartphone. Unlike past generations of ZenFone, there's only one major SKU of ZenFone 6. Or, more accurately, a single power-user phone. The core specs of the ZenFone 6 are everything a phone nerd could want in a 2019 flagship.Īfter ASUS's surprising success with the gamer-focused ROG Phone, it seems, the company is doubling down on power-user phones. In doing so, it introduces a new rake on smartphone photography, with a mechanical flip camera serving as both the rear shooter and selfie snapper.Īnd, fellow phone nerds, I am pleased to report that it also has a humongous battery and a 3.5mm headphone jack.