Asus AR set to be the first Tango-, Daydream-enabled smartphone

The smartphone will feature 5.7-inch QHD AMOLED display, 8GB RAM, and Snapdragon 821 chipset

Taiwanese smartphone major Asus on Thursday announced Asus AR, the world’s ‘first’ smartphone with Google's Tango and Daydream platforms enabled. And, that is not the only first for this smartphone; it is also the first device that is equipped with an 8GB RAM. So far, it is the only device that can render augmented reality (AR) through Tango apps in Tango mode and virtual reality (VR) through a Daydream VR headset.

The company made the annoucement at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in the US' Las Vegas, Nevada.

Introducing the world’s first Tango-enabled and Daydream ready smartphone, the