by dbadmin | Jan 20, 2026 | ASUS, Asus Zenfone, Features
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority I don’t know about you, but I miss the days of a burgeoning and diverse smartphone market — not the hegemony of copy-paste phones we see today. News that ASUS hit pause on smartphone development, quite possibly for good, has...
by dbadmin | Jan 19, 2026 | ASUS, Asus ROG Phone, Asus Zenfone, News
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR ASUS’ Chairman, Jonney Shih, has confirmed that the company won’t make any new phones for now. The company is fully shifting its smartphone R&D resources to developing AI hardware, including AI PCs and smart glasses....
by dbadmin | Nov 14, 2025 | Android 16, ASUS, Asus ROG Phone, Asus Zenfone, News
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR ASUS is rolling out Android 16 for the ROG Phone 9. Android 16 is also coming to the ZenFone 12 Ultra. The update introduces fixes, features, and improvements. Google released the stable version of Android 16 back in...
by dbadmin | Aug 15, 2025 | Android 16, ASUS, Asus Zenfone, News
Credit: Paul Jones / Android Authority Android 16 beta is now available for the ASUS Zenfone 12 Ultra. The beta update is available for all Zenfone 12 Ultra units, regardless of region. Once you install the update, there is no easy option to roll back to Android 15....
by dbadmin | Feb 6, 2025 | ASUS, Asus Zenfone, News
ASUS has launched the Zenfone 12 Ultra smartphone. The device has a lot in common with the ROG Phone 9 series but brings more AI features. The phone has a recommended price of ~$1,135 and a promotional price of $1,032. Update, February 6, 2025 (10:25 AM ET): ASUS has...
by dbadmin | Feb 6, 2025 | ASUS, Asus Zenfone, Features
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Despite their cult following, I know compact phones don’t sell well. Don’t ask me why; they just don’t. Between Sony’s Compact range, the iPhone Mini series, and smaller ASUS Zenfone models, plenty have tried and failed to...
