Taiwanese tech giant Asus has been a bumper year for new smartphone launches, Now a high-end phone Zenfone 2, previously Asus Zenfone 2 comes in two configurations, one 16 GB of internal storage with 2 GB of RAM with a price tag of $199 (approximately Rs. 13,000) and the other one 32GB of internal of storage with 4 GB RAM with a price tag of $299 (approximately Rs. 19,750). Now 16GB model with 64-bit Intel Atom Z3560 processor clocked at 1.8GHz is now available with 4GB RAM with a price tag of $229$229 (approximately Rs. 15,000).
Design and Display
The Zenfone 2 well finished solid smartphone and classical style with lines adorned, it is very pleasant to handle it in all circumstances. It consists of a plastic hull, Note the presence of two SIM slots and a micro SD port. The power button is placed on the upper edge of the unit in the middle. A volume rocker on the back, coming to the display side at it features a 5.5-inch screen with coring gorilla glass 3. The screen is framed by borders and significant size. And it’s weight (172 grams), the Zenfone 2 comes with a full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) with a resolution of 403 dpi. On paper, this is an ideal setup.
Camera
Main photo sensor equipped with a 13 megapixel sensor with laser autofocus. Asus has also had the good taste to offer an application with many modes available. We find so many of these configurations on most smartphones on the market. You will not lose your marks with Zenfone 2. The level of detail (defaults to shooting photos 10 megapixel 16:9 aspect ratio,) is remarkable in broad daylight with a beautiful light. The sensor does wonders here, . This is very nice and can take pictures in the best conditions possible, and a 5 megapixel front camera.
Operating System
ZenFone 2 comes with pre-installed apps, Asus once again the option of using an overlay, ZenUI in version 1.4, operated in addition to Android 5.0 Lollipop. Besides a number of pre-installed applications installed by default, many security apps.
Processor and Storage
Asus Zenfone 2 comes in two configurations, one for 2 GB RAM coupled with Intel Atom Z3560 quad-core clocked at 1.8GHz processor and 4 GB RAM coupled with Intel Atom Z3580 quad-core clocked at 2.3GHz processor. And for external storage MicroSD (up to 64GB). Finally, it has a special feature note that it is possible to wake the smartphone screen by a double tap. Similarly, if you “draw” a C on the screen, the camera starts and with a W, the web browser starts.
Battery and Connectivity
Huge power like other competitors Samsung Galaxy S6 and HTC One M9. With a 3000 mAh battery, a 5.5-inch screen and an Intel SoC well known for holding the load. Performs as well with battery life as the Galaxy S5, In real conditions, PC Mark for Android gave around 7.37 hours in WiFi web browsing test, Even on regular use. It is not difficult to imagine holding two days without too much concern. Note that battery settings are set to maximize battery life (default), It is probably too optimistic, but anyway, It’s great, and for connectivity it supports 4G LTE 800/1800 MHZ category 4 150/50 Mbps, two SIM slots, Bluetooth 4.0, Micro SD.