Taiwanese consumer electronics major Asus has launched another budget smartphone Zenfone Go (ZC451TG) in India.

"ZenFone Go wraps up an extremely successful year for us in India. We are elated to see the response that we received through the year for our ZenFone range of smartphones and are sure that our offering for the budget segment packed with features at an affordable price, will be appreciated by our users as well," said Peter Chang, Regional Head, South Asia & Country Manager of System Business Group at ASUS India.

The new Zenfone Go (ZC451TG) is a watered down version of the original ZC500TG, which was launched in September. The former model features 4.5-inch FWVGA (854x480p) screen, 1GB RAM, 8GB inbuilt memory, MediaTek quad-core processor (MT6580M), 1600 mAh battery, 8MP camera on the back and a VGA (0.3MP) snapper on the former.

Whereas the latter sports a bigger 5.0-inch HD (1280x720p) screen and houses 5.0-inch HD display and runs on latest Android 5.1 Lollipop OS, powered by MediaTek processor with 2GB RAM and a 2070 mAh battery, 8MP primary camera at the back and a 2MP shooter at the front.

Asus Zenfone Go 4.5 price and availability details:

The company has confirmed that the new Zenfone Go 4.5 can be purchased on Flipkart 28 December onwards for Rs. 5,299 in Charcoal Black, Pearl White, Rouge Pink and Flash Blue colour options.

It will also be made available in Asus' exclusive stores and physical brick-and-mortar shops across India from the second week of January 2016.

Key specifications of Asus Zenfone Go ZC451TG and ZC500TG:

Model Asus Zenfone Go ZC451TG Asus Zenfone Go ZC500TG
Display 4.5-inch FWVGA (854x480p) IPS Display 5.0-inch HD (1240x720p) IPS Display with 178-degree view of angle
  • Pixel density: 294 ppi (pixels per inch)
OS Android 5.1 Lollipop with ZenUI Android 5.1 Lollipop with ZenUI
Processor 1.3GHz MediaTek (MT6580M) quad-core CPU 1.3GHz MediaTek (MT6580) quad-core CPU
RAM 1GB 2GB
Storage 8 GB ROM, ASUS WebStorage 5GB (lifetime), Google drive 100G free space (2year), Micro SD card support up to 64GB 8GB/16GB (expandable up to 64GB)
Camera
  • Main: 5.0-megapixel camera with LED flash, auto-focus, f/2.0 aperture
  • Front: 0.3-megapixel camera
  • Main: 8.0-megapixel camera with LED flash
  • Front: 2.0-megapixel camera
Battery 1600 mAh 2070 mAh
Network 3G 3G
Add-ons Dual-SIM slots (GSM + WCDMA), Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), microSD card slot, Micro-USB port, A-GPS, GLONASS, Dual-SIM slots (GSM + WCDMA), Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), microSD card slot, Micro-USB port, A-GPS, GLONASS,