<s>
The	O
ZenFone	B-Application
6	O
is	O
a	O
2019	O
Android-based	O
smartphone	B-Application
that	O
was	O
manufactured	O
,	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Asus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
release	O
in	O
Asus	O
 '	O
sixth-generation	O
ZenFone	B-Application
lineup	O
and	O
directly	O
succeeds	O
the	O
ZenFone	B-Device
5Z	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZenFone6	O
has	O
a	O
larger	O
display	O
,	O
a	O
faster	O
processor	O
,	O
and	O
upgraded	O
cameras	O
than	O
the	O
ZenFone	B-Device
5Z	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZenFone	B-Device
6	I-Device
's	O
flip-up	O
camera	O
module	O
doubles	O
as	O
a	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
mobile	O
device	O
Asus	O
released	O
after	O
restructuring	O
its	O
smartphone	B-Application
division	O
in	O
late	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZenFone	B-Device
6	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Indian	O
market	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Asus	B-Device
6Z	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Asus	O
has	O
not	O
released	O
sales	O
figures	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
only	O
noting	O
the	O
ZenFone	B-Application
has	O
"	O
created	O
excellent	O
sales	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
an	O
alleged	O
leak	O
of	O
a	O
prototype	O
smartphone	B-Application
with	O
a	O
semi-circular	O
,	O
off-centre	O
cutout	O
for	O
the	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
was	O
circulated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2018	O
,	O
Asus	O
's	O
smartphone	B-Application
division	O
undertook	O
an	O
billion	O
restructure	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
"	O
power	O
users	O
and	O
gamers	O
"	O
following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
gamer-focused	O
ROG	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
;	O
the	O
new	O
shift	O
in	O
direction	O
was	O
formalised	O
in	O
a	O
resolution	O
by	O
Asus	O
 '	O
board	O
of	O
directors	O
on	O
13	O
December	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
May	O
,	O
India	O
's	O
Delhi	O
High	O
Court	O
issued	O
an	O
interim	O
order	O
restraining	O
Asus	O
from	O
selling	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
tablets	O
,	O
and	O
accessories	O
branded	O
"	O
Zen	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
ZenFone	B-Application
"	O
in	O
violation	O
of	O
Telecare	O
Network	O
India	O
's	O
Zen	O
Mobile	O
trademark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
ZenFone6	O
was	O
followed	O
that	O
of	O
by	O
Asus	O
 '	O
ROG	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
II	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZenFone	B-Application
supports	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
Android	I-Application
9	O
Pie	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
both	O
with	O
ZenUI6	O
,	O
Asus	O
's	O
customised	O
Android	B-Application
front	B-Architecture
end	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
Asus	O
released	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
update	O
for	O
the	O
ZenFone6	O
,	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
Google	O
's	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
Asus	O
began	O
recruiting	O
ZenFone6	O
users	O
for	O
a	O
beta	O
program	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
11	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flip-camera	O
design	O
that	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
ZenFone	B-Device
6	I-Device
was	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
ZenFone	B-Application
7	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
ZenFone	B-Application
8	O
Flip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
's	O
flip	O
mechanism	O
is	O
driven	O
by	O
a	O
miniature	O
stepper	B-Algorithm
motor	I-Algorithm
and	O
a	O
magnetically	O
linked	O
reduction	O
gearbox	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
two-degree	O
microsteps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gearbox	O
prevents	O
direct	O
,	O
external	O
actuation	O
of	O
the	O
stepper	B-Algorithm
motor	I-Algorithm
,	O
reducing	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
stepper	B-Algorithm
motor	I-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
internal	O
mechanisms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IPS	B-Architecture
LCD	I-Architecture
display	O
is	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
NanoEdge	O
display	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
reduced	O
bezel	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
back	O
panel	O
is	O
formed	O
from	O
Gorilla	O
Glass3	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
capacitive	B-Device
fingerprint	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZenFone6	O
has	O
a	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
855	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
running	O
at	O
stock	O
clock	O
speed	O
and	O
memory	O
capacities	O
of	O
6GB	O
of	O
LPDDR4X	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
64GB	O
of	O
UFS	B-Device
2.1	I-Device
storage	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
12GB	O
and	O
512GB	O
respectively	O
for	O
the	O
30th	O
Anniversary	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
uses	O
a	O
double-layer	O
,	O
stacked	O
motherboard	O
design	O
that	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
2017	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
later	O
iPhone	B-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZenFone6	O
was	O
debuted	O
alongside	O
ZenUI	B-Application
6	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
Asus	O
 '	O
customisation	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
that	O
was	O
initially	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
9	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
to	O
ZenUI6	O
include	O
a	O
greater	O
focus	O
on	O
single-handed	O
operation	O
,	O
an	O
overhauled	O
notifications	O
menu	O
,	O
dark	B-General_Concept
mode	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
reduced	O
stock	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
noted	O
ZenUI6	O
provides	O
an	O
experience	O
closer	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
11	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
special	O
press	O
event	O
at	O
Computex	O
,	O
Asus	O
chairman	O
Jonney	O
Shih	O
unveiled	O
the	O
Asus	B-Application
ZenFone	I-Application
Edition	O
30	O
to	O
commemorate	O
Asus	O
 '	O
30th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
features	O
an	O
exclusive	O
back	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
upgraded	O
storage	O
and	O
RAM	B-Architecture
to	O
512GB	O
and	O
12GB	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZenFone6	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
media	O
outlets	O
and	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
value	O
proposition	O
,	O
long	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
near-stock	O
implementation	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
edge-to-edge	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
general	O
build	O
quality	O
for	O
its	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZenFone6	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
2019	O
flagship	O
devices	O
that	O
retained	O
the	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flip	O
camera	O
enabled	O
the	O
ZenFone6	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
selfie	O
cameras	O
of	O
2019	O
with	O
a	O
DxOMark	B-Algorithm
selfie	O
score	O
of	O
98	O
,	O
the	O
highest-yet	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
received	O
a	O
DxOMark	B-Algorithm
camera	O
score	O
of	O
104	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
for	O
an	O
Asus	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	O
Insider	O
dubbed	O
the	O
device	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
new	O
smartphone	B-Application
of	O
2019	O
so	O
far	O
"	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
Authority	O
called	O
it	O
"[a]n	O
absolute	O
steal	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
The	O
Verge	O
praised	O
its	O
"	O
incredible	O
battery	O
life	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
noted	O
the	O
phone	O
lacks	O
several	O
features	O
that	O
are	O
present	O
on	O
other	O
high-end	O
devices	O
;	O
these	O
include	O
an	O
OLED	B-Device
display	I-Device
,	O
optical	O
image	O
stabilisation	O
,	O
high-speed	O
charging	O
,	O
wireless	O
charging	O
,	O
and	O
water	O
resistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
eight	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
online	O
publication	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
affirmed	O
their	O
recommendation	O
of	O
the	O
ZenFone6	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
 [ their ] 	O
top	O
smartphone	B-Application
recommendations	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
,	O
taking	O
into	O
account	O
devices	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
interim	O
.	O
</s>
