Asus Zenfone 5 could be launched in March 2018

Asus has just released the Zenfone 4 series of smartphones in several global markets including India. If you don't remember, of the six devices in the lineup, the Zenfone 4 Selfie and Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro were launched in India only in the last week.

So soon, the rumor mills have started focusing on the next generation models of the lineup. According to a report by Digitimes, Jerry Shen, the Asus CEO has stated that the Zenfone 5 series of smartphones will be launched sometime in March 2018. If this information turns out to be true, the Zenfone 5 will be arriving early and this will not give the Zenfone 4 a lot of time as some models are slated to be released only in November this year.

According to the report, Shen claims that the Asus smartphone business has returned to the growth track after facing a recent restructuring. In the last quarter of this year that is just a week ahead, Asus is claimed to be nearing to return to profitability.

As an evidence, the Zenfone 3 smartphone lineup started gaining traction in the markets such as Russia, Spain, Italy, and France. The same is expected to continue with the recent offerings under the Zenfone 4 lineup in these markets. Asus is also attempting to expand its cooperation with the European carriers in the hope that they will pave way for more sales.

Back in August, Asus unveiled six smartphones under the Zenfone 4 lineup comprising of Zenfone 4, Zenfone 4 Pro, Zenfone 4 Max, Zenfone 4 Max Pro, Zenfone 4 Selfie and Zenfone 4 Selfie Pro. While the selfie-centric phones are available in India starting from Rs, 9,999, there is no word on when the others will be released in the country. In the global markets such as Europe, these models are to be released in November as mentioned above.