The company announced that it has started rolling out the Android Pie update to the Zenfone 5 Lite on its official Zentalk forum. With this, Asus has finally decided to bring a major OS update on a budget smartphone. The new Android Pie update comes with firmware version number 16.0610.1905.79. The post share by the company says, “Since the server pushes update notice to different serial numbers by batches, it may take some days for you to receive the FOTA notice.” If the users have not received the new firmware update, they can manually update it by visiting a link provided by the company. To check for updates, users can go to Settings and then tap on ‘System updates’. This will show if there are any updates that can be downloaded manually. To recall, Asus had launched the Asus ZenFone 5 Lite smartphone in February last year along with the ZenFone 5 and Zenfone 5Z. The smartphone features a 6.00-inch full-HD+ touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080×2160 pixels and an 80.3 percent screen-to-body ratio.
The device weighs 165grams and is built with a glass and aluminum body. The device is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor. The device was launched in a single storage variant that has 3GB of RAM with 32GB of inbuilt storage. It can also hold a microSD card (up to 2000GB). When launched, the smartphone ran Android 8.0 Oreo skinned with ZenUI 5.0 and it houses a 3,300mAh battery. On the imaging front, the Asus ZenFone 5 Lite features a 16-megapixel primary sensor with an f/2.2 aperture paired with a secondary 8-megapixel sensor at the rear panel. On the front, it sports a 20-megapixel primary sensor paired with an 8-megapixel secondary sensor for selfies. The device was launched three colour variants – Midnight Black, Moonlight White, and Rouge Red. The connectivity options of Asus ZenFone 5 Lite include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth v4.10, NFC, USB OTG, and FM radio. Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, and proximity sensor. The messaging options of the handset are SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email and IM. For the latest gadget and tech news, and gadget reviews, follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. For newest tech & gadget videos subscribe to our YouTube Channel. You can also stay up to date using the Gadget Bridge Android App.