CES 2017 will be staged at Los Angles in few days, and a lot of new technology is expected to be released. Major Electronics Company is expected to showcase their latest and greatest at the event. One the highlight of the event will be the second Tango phone. After Lenovo Phab Pro 2, Asus is going to launch Tango phone ZenFone AR. Though there isn’t any official statement from the company, but the largest chipset manufacturer Qualcomm accidently leaked/revealed the phone.
Qualcomm however, has removed the blog post that revealed the ZeneFone AR. According to the deleted post, the phone will use the Snapdragon 821 SoC and will also be Daydream-ready. As the phone will be Tango built in and running on Snapdragon 821 SoC, means that it will be the first device to run both the Google’s augmented and virtual reality platforms. Daydream apps like Street View, YouTube, Netflix, HBO and Hulu as well as games like Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Need for Speed, Gunjack 2, and Lego BrickHeadz will be supported by the Asus ZenFone AR.
Even the famous tipster Evan Blass @evleaks has confirmed that this is the second Tango phone.
ASUS ZenFone AR (2nd Google Tango phone) pic.twitter.com/ctKQ9IKfeC
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) January 2, 2017
Tango and Daydream together sound like an interesting combination. Though, how this all works out remains to be seen, we will be closely watching how this progress.
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