Asustek also made a slight splash at CES this year. First, it won the title of the world's first 4GB RAM mobile phone with Zenfone 2, and then released the Zenfone Zoom mobile phone with 3x optical zoom and optical anti shake. For those who are interested in the former, please take a look at the pictures first.
ASUS has identified the size of 5.5 inches this year. ASUS believes that this size is a good balance point: it takes into account the visual impact of the large screen, while ensuring that the size of the body will not be too exaggerated. In addition, in order to improve portability, ASUS also takes the proportion of screens as an important consideration. From the perspective of the two new models, ASUS has done a good job.
The 1080p screen on the front of the body is impressive. For a mobile phone with a starting price of only $200, such an IPS LCD screen covered by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 is absolutely conscience. In addition, Zenfone 2 still uses the traditional capacitive touch keys. If virtual keys are used, the proportion of the screen can be increased.
In terms of the body design of Zenfone 2, ASUS obviously borrowed some inspiration from LG. The silver brushed thing in the middle of the back of Zenfone 2 is its volume button. As for the power button, it is still placed on the top, which may not be so scientific for a large screen mobile phone.
The back of the Zenfone 2 is made of plastic, and ASUS also provides a variety of colors to choose from, but what is more interesting is that ASUS provides the "Transfusion" version and the "Illumination" version this time. The former body color is changed from solid color to gradient color, and the latter has a 3D texture effect on the back of the body.
Asustek also publicized Zen UI as an important selling point this time. The new UI is developed based on Android 5.0, integrates material design and adds security functions such as APP control and file access control, and Zen App can be updated separately from the system.
In terms of performance, Zenfone 2 uses an Intel Z3580 quad core processor with PowerVR G6430 GPU (the same as the GPU on the iPhone 5S). For the first time, it uses 4GB RAM on a smart phone with 16, 32, and 64GB of memory space, all supporting SD card expansion.
However, Zenfone 2 is divided into two versions. The entry-level version for $200 uses the Z3560 processor, which is slightly lower than the 2.3GHz of the Z3580, which is 1.8GHz. The size of RAM is also reduced to 2GB, which sounds like a good price performance ratio. At least LTE Cat. 4 and Wi Fi 802.11ac are not shrinking.
In terms of cameras, the rear camera of Zenfone 2 is a 13 million pixel camera with F/2.0 aperture and dual color temperature LED fill light, supporting 1080p video recording, and the front camera is 5 million pixels with 85 ° wide angle, which can be expanded to 140 ° in wide angle self shooting mode.
The built-in battery capacity of Zenfone 2 is 3000 mAh, which supports fast charging technology. Asustek said that the charging time from 0 to 60% is 39 minutes.
At the press conference, ASUS also exhibited the flip case for Zenfone 2, and the overall design is also a little LG.
As for Zenfone Zoom, ASUS did not provide a prototype for trial play at the press conference site, so unfortunately, we can only look at the appearance through the glass box, The hardware configuration of Zenfone Zoom is similar to that of Zenfone 2, but the rear camera has been upgraded to 13 million pixels, and the 3x optical zoom, optical anti shake and laser focusing technologies have been added. The body memory has also been upgraded, reaching a maximum of 128GB, while Zenfone 2 takes off at 16GB. As for the body size, After adding these things, Zenfone Zoom is only 1mm thicker than Zenfone 2.
This is the end of the tour. Please look forward to the detailed evaluation in the future.
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