ASUS ZenFone 6 Spotted On AnTuTu With Snapdragon 855 Chipset, 6GB RAM, Android 9 Pie

ASUS ZenFone 6 flagship with the I01WD model number has just been spotted on AnTuTu, which confirms its main hardware specifications. According to the listing on Geekbench, the phone will be powered by a Snapdragon 855 SoC. As for the memory, the upcoming ASUS smartphone will have 6GB RAM + 128 storage. Currently, there is only 6GB variant has appeared online, therefore it is expected that ASUS will offer another variant with over 8GB RAM/256GB internal storage.

Even though there has been no certain information about the screen size of this ASUS flagship, the listing on AnTuTu reveals that the phone will sport a Full HD+ (2340 x 1080 pixels) display. In terms of performance, the Zenfone 6 is likely to come with Snapdragon 855 SoC. The phone had 363,172 scores on the AnTuTu benchmark, which is considered as an average result for a phone powered by the Snapdragon 855 Soc. However, there are gaming phones like the Black Shark 2 gain more than 400,000 scores on AnTuTu.

Additionally, it is known that ASUS is set to unveil its ZenFone 6 on 16 May. Before its official debut, the handset has appeared on Geekbench.

Snapdragon 855 Chipset Produced On 7nm Process

The Geekbench listing of ASUS I01WD confirms that this new smartphone will be powered by octa-core Snapdragon 855 chipset. As for the memory, the phone spotted on Geekbench comes with 6GB RAM. Regarding performance, the upcoming ASUS smartphone gained 3,527 scores and 11,190 scores in single-core and multi-core tests, respectively. Both the points are approximately equal to other flagships powered by similar SoC. Currently, the handset is being tested on Android 9 Pie.

It is worth mentioning that the ZenFone 6 smartphone with the model number I01WD was proved by Wi-Fi Alliance a week ago. The certification site confirmed that the device will run Android 9 Pie OS. Besides the ZenFone 6 variant running Snapdragon 855 SoC, ASUS is also likely to unveil some other variants in the ZenFone 6 lineup at its debut event taking place in Spain next month.

Rumour has it that the upcoming ZenFone 6 probably sports a real bezel-less screen without notch or hole-punch cutout for housing camera. If the rumors come true, the ASUS ZenFone 6 would have a front-facing camera like the OPPO F11 Pro and Vivo V15 Pro. However, previous leaks hinted at a triple rear camera setup and an off-center screen notch. The ZenFone 6 powered by Snapdragon 855 SoC is expected to succeed its predecessor, the ZenFone 5Z, which is still amongst the most common smartphones in India below Rs. 30,000.

It is expected that the ZenFone 6 flagship will make its debut in the Indian market soon.