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regular reality is just so boring sure virtual reality is a fun escape but only there were a way we could improve on the world around us hog meant our reality if you will we got our hands on this little beauty here as a soos is touting the world's first Google tango and daydream compatible device the zenfone AR it all comes down to this module back here a combination of camera and location sensors which help this phone track its actual location in real space we've spent some time in the past detailing Google's tango augmented reality system and even in early testing it shows serious promise for changing how we might interact with apps and services in the future what's exciting here is seeing a soos pair this tech with a killer 23 megapixel Sony camera sensor a top-of-the-line Qualcomm 821 a 5.7 inch quad HD AMOLED screen and up to 8 gigabytes of RAM though the table display units only showed six still progress though to top it all off zenfone AR will also beat daydream compatible taking phone based virtual reality up a step supporting the daydream headset and controller otherwise this will be familiar territory for zenfone fans recently reviewing the zenfone 3 deluxe this launcher will be familiar unfortunately we couldn't dig deeper into tango or camera tech here as the pre-release software was fairly well locked down considering the screen size were treated to a fairly slim overall design which compares well against other phablet I'll always be happy finding phones that focus on camera use and handling that arrived with a grippy back to help you hold on to it better we know the zenfone AR will ship sometime in q2 of this year unfortunately we don't yet have pricing or region information for where exactly this phone will land or how much it's gonna cost you until then we'll wait with bated breath as we start pushing more into AR content and more phones which will help spruce up how boring our respective realities are how I long for the day I can use Terminator vision while shopping at the gap as always folks thanks so much for watching be sure to subscribe to this channel for our full coverage of CES 2017 and help us out with some sharing on your favorite social networks for PocketNow i'm juan carlos bag now some gadget guy on Twitter and Instagram and I will catch you all on the next video that is perfect perfect