Asus had launched the Zenfone 2. Now this phone comes in the arena of high competitive price range. This phone is one of the major phones launched in India as per the features are concerned. Are you planning to buy it? If yes then read our overview to understand this smartphone better.
This smartphone has got good international acclaim because of its features. The most important one is introducing 4GB RAM in a smartphone that too in a competitive price. Asus has made this a strong flagship point for this smartphone. Asus Zenfone 2 is getting all the love from the users across the world. So what is the reason? Well let us find that out.
Let us see all the aspects of this smartphone.
Asus Zenfone 2 Features
Design
This is a slim smartphone. It is just 3.9mm thick at the edges. The phone does seem to be comfortable to hold. There is an iconic ASUS concentric-circle design which gives the phone a beautiful effect. It does look a premium device.
there is a physical rear key which is the part of the new Ergonomic Arc design. You can use it for clicking selfies, to control the volume of the smartphone. Whether you are left handed or right handed it is comfortable for both.
There is a reduction of bezel width around the display. The screen to body ratio is amazingly 72%. This is a good number as many people are annoyed at seeing the bulky design above and below the screen. There are two series. The Fusion and Illusion series. The sades on the rear are cool in both these series.
The company has used unique NCVM molding techniques which are applied on the smartphone. This makes it give a metallic look, solid grip and reducing the weight of the device. Though the smartphone is a bit heavy, it is of 170g. It is available in Black, White, Gray, Red and gold color variants.
Display
The smartphone has a 5.5 inch display. It is an IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The phone has a Full HD display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. Overall a very cool display for this smartphone. This display offers 178 degree wide viewing angle. the phone has superb 403 ppi(pixels per inch) density. The detailing in the display is immense.
Asus uses a full screen lamination with their TruVivid technology for better clarity, touch responsiveness and clarity. Instead of the conventional four layer design they have used a two layer design. This eliminates the air gap and it gets closer to the Zenfone 2`s surface. So close to the touch. You can easily use the display with gloves, without a glitch. Overall decent display. But do use screen protection as displays do get damaged when the phone is dropped by mistake.
Performance
What do you think of when you hear about this smartphone? Yes you are right its 4GB RAM. This is one of the game changer in the market. This is the first phone coming in the market with that much amount of RAM. With a 64 bit 2.3 GHz Super Quad Core Intel Atom Z3580 processor, multi-tasking can be done flawlessly.
The phone has an LTE Category 4+ for downloading speeds upto 250MB/s and the response time is as less as 60ms. The phone gives you an immense power and this should be a vital reason to buy the phone. Performance is awesome. The processor is just of 22nm inside the phone, it gives brilliant performance and good power efficiency. The processor is empowered by the Silvermont architecture.
Talking more technical about the processor, it uses a Intel 3 Tri-Gate Transistor. These type of transistors have 3 times more surface area as that of the planar transistors. This provides more electrons to flow when the transistor is in ON state. The result is that the transistor switching performance increases and there is decrease in the power leakage. So a good 37 % performance increase and 50% power save is obtained using this transistor.
The use of PowerVR 6430 graphics processing unit (GPU) makes this phone like a computer while using it. superb graphic performance. For gamers this phone will be a delight to play on. Also full HD videos will run flawlessly on the display.
With the 4GB RAM there is no need to kill the running apps again and again. You must be killing the running apps again and again to free the RAM in your old smartphone. With such massive RAM it is not needed, you get a lot of free space to use multiple apps. An ideal phone for installing multiple apps and also you can enjoy huge apps with ease.
Thinking about the future, the apps size is now increasing and the amount of RAM it utilizes is also increasing day by day. So this phone will solve the problem of RAM of the device. No more lags while playing games.
433 Mbit/s 802.11 ac super fast Wi-Fi will help you to get that juice of data which you were looking for in your old phone. This phone uses a beamforming technology which will increase the throughput and reduce the power consumption while using Wi-Fi.
Dual SIM Dual Active smartphone
Yes this is a dual SIM dual active smartphone. You can keep both the SIMs active at a time. No need of call forwarding. So you will never miss your calls from your dear ones. For the network performance it uses 5 antennas using the Laser Direct Structuring. This device supports 5 global satellite navigation systems. These include the GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS and SBAS. This will help the user to get accurate position of the user.
Operating System
It uses the Android Lollipop. This OS is designed for the 64 bit Intel CPUs.
Camera
This smartphone is having a 13MP rear camera with AutoFocus and PixelMaster. It also has a front camera of 5MP. It is of fixed focus. The front camera is having wideview and is also having a PixelMaster Technology.
Multimedia
The phone uses the SonicMaster technology to provide crystal clear audio. this provides rich audio experience altogether. There is an ASUS AudioWizard. It has several modes which includes movie mode, speech mode, music mode, gaming mode and a smart mode. You can tweak the settings according to your convenience. The phone also has a 18W booster adapter.
Battery
The phone has a non removable 3000mAh Li-Po battery.
Connectivity
The smartphone has Bluetooth 4.0, LTE, Wi-Fi and GPS. The sensors in this smartphone are G-sensor, Gryroscope, Proximity, Ambient Light Sensor and E-compass.
Final Verdict
If you are looking for a smartphone with good performance and all-round utility then go for this one. This smartphone is a treat to any multi-tasker.