ASUS ZENFONE 2
Price: Rs 19,999 for 32 GB
Until now only laptops came equipped with 4GB of RAM but
Asus has now launched a smartphone that boasts the same
power. It was at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas back in January
that Asus had announced the ZenFone 2, and now, the Taiwan-based company has
launched it in India. Here is our review of the world's first smartphone with 4
GB RAM.
The Asus ZenFone 2 is a perfect combination of beauty with
brains. It has a 5.5-inch Gorilla Glass 3 display with good touch response. It
has sleek edges and a slightly thick rear that looks good in metallic finish.
The volume keys are placed at the back of the phone - like in LG's G2 - and are
easily accessible. The power key is placed on the top. Even with slightly
unusual placement of keys and size, the ZenFone 2 is easy to grip with one
hand.
The highlight of the ZenFone 2 is its performance and it managed
to impress me. Instead of the plain vanilla Android UI, Asus has added Zen UI
to this phone, which is neat. ZenFone 2 handles basic stuff, such as fetching
emails, multi-tab browsing, downloading apps, etc., with ease. But the real
test was when I played heavy graphic games -- Real Racing and Asphalt.
The phone didn't slow down even once, though it did heat up after an hour of
gaming. The overall performance is impressive, considering its price. It has an
Intel Atom Z3580 chipset that along with 4 GB RAM makes it a good performer in
the mid-segment range.
While the ZenFone 2 is a good performer, the 4 GB RAM effect doesn't seem to
show in the benchmark tests. It scores almost similar to my year-old OnePlus
One, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and 3 GB RAM. On
AnTuTu Benchmark, it scored 47,996, which wasn't significantly higher than the
Xiaomi Mi 4, or the OnePlus One.
For photography, Asus has added a 13 MP rear camera. The images
captured in bright daylight were impressive, but some shots were overexposed.
Low-light imaging is just about average as there is visible noise in the
images. Whenever turned on, the camera app displayed the number of still images
and video (time) that can be captured and saved. The battery was a letdown; it
won't even last a day if you are a heavy user.
Bag it or Junk it:
Plus: 4 GB RAM, Performance
Minus: Battery
Minus: Battery
Source:businesstoday.in
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