Asus Android Go Smartphone Spotted on Geekbench With X00RD Model Name
Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Asus
may join the likes of Nokia, Reliance Jio, and Micromax, who are said to
be working on Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphones. An alleged Asus
smartphone with model number X00RD has appeared in a benchmarking
website, with just 1GB of RAM and Android 8.1 Oreo.
Asus has already released invitations
for its event at MWC 2018 in Barcelona, where the ZenFone 5 2018 series,
including the ZenFone 5 Lite, is expected to be launched. Meanwhile, we
can also expect the leaked smartphone to get announced at the event.
As per the specifications revealed in
Geekbench, the upcoming smartphone runs Android version 8.1.0. The
handset will be powered by a Snapdragon 425 SoC, which is a quad-core
processor clocked at 1.4GHz. The Snapdragon 425 is a 28nm processor and
comes with support for up to 800×1280 pixels resolution.
The specification list of the Asus X00RD
does not reveal too many details. However, the handset scored 640 in
single-core test and 1,664 in multi-core test.
It should be noted that the is no
explicit mention on whether the Asus Zenfone X00RD will come with
Android Oreo (Go edition) or not. However, given the specifications, it
will be surprising if the company brings out a handset with 1GB RAM,
without Android Go. However, Asus has not shared any plans officially,
regarding the launch of an Android (Go edition) smartphone.
Android Oreo (Go edition) aka Android Go
is a trimmed down version of Android Oreo aimed at low-cost
smartphones. Google had announced Android Go during the opening keynote
of the I/O developers conference in 2017. Android Go is a program
similar to Android One that also aims to improve the budget smartphones
ecosystem.
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