News & Reviews:   ASUS ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL

While it was announced last year in 2015, it looks like ASUS are confirming that a number of devices will be getting the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update by Q2 of 2016. New additions since previously include the ZenFone Zoom and Max but it also appears that certain ASUS ZenUI apps like ASUS Messenger, ASUS Mail and ASUS Calender will be replaced by their Google apps as the default apps. You can redownload these apps and install them with a factory reset after the update though. 

• PadFone S PF500KL
• Zenfone 2 - ZE550ML and ZE551ML
• Zenfone 2 Deluxe ZE551ML
• ZenFone 2 Deluxe Special Edition (ZE551ML)
• ZenFone 2 Laser - ZE500KG,  ZE500KL, ZE550KL, ZE600KL, and  ZE601KL
• ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL
• ZenFone Max (ZC550KL)
• ZenFone Zoom (ZX551ML)

With the recent Android 6.0 Marshmallow update on Samsung Galaxy rumour, ASUS and OnePlus have also announced their own Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in the coming weeks (or months). There are no specific Malaysia release dates yet, but rest assured the updates are official by the two companies. Check out the list of phones that are getting some tasty marshmallow updates in this article.

After being teased for a bit by ASUS themselves, ASUS recently announced the ASUS ZenFone Selfie ZD551KL smartphone. Featuring a Toshiba 13MP camera with laser focus and 1/3 2" sensors on both the front and back with dual tone LED flash, this ZenFone offers rather different tech specs from the more recent ASUS ZenFone 2 range. This includes a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, probably 2GB of RAM, a 5.5-inch display with full HD 1080p resolution, 4G LTE and Android 5.0 Lollipop. Rather than go for their usual brushed metal backside, the ZenFone Selfie offers solid pastel colours in aqua blue, pink and white, although the metallic backplates are also available as well. No Malaysia release dates or pricing details yet but we expect these to crop up in the comming months.