As the Taipei Computer Exhibition is about to open, ASUS is the first to release its ZenFone 3 mobile phone series, which is also the main product of ASUS in the mobile phone market this year. They are ZenFone 3 ZenFone 3 Deluxe、ZenFone 3 Ultra、 These three ZenFone phones all have obvious positioning. The overall configuration of the $299 ZenFone 3 is reasonable and suitable for mass users. Although the price of the $499 ZenFone 3 Deluxe is much higher than that of the ZenFone 3, it is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820+6GB RAM and IMX318+optical anti shake, with excellent cost performance, The 6.8 inch large screen of ZenFone 3 Ultra is designed for large screen enthusiasts.

ZenFone 3

In terms of appearance, ZenFone 3 adopts the design of glass+metal+glass. The front and rear panels of the phone are 2.5D Corning glass, and the middle frame is made of metal. The camera on the back is slightly protruding. The left side of the camera is a laser focusing module, and the right side is a dual color temperature flash lamp. When the screen is lit, a circle of black edges of the screen can be seen.

In terms of configuration, ZenFone 3 uses a 5.5 inch 1080P IPS screen, The SoC is Snapdragon 625 (the same model as Samsung Galaxy C7), 4GB RAM+64GB ROM, the rear camera is 16 million pixels (the sensor model is unknown, equipped with a laser focusing module, which supports phase focusing), the front is 8 million pixels, the battery capacity is 3000mAh, it supports back fingerprint identification, and is equipped with a USB Type-C interface. The screen share of the whole machine is 77.3%, and the price is $299.

When I started ZenFone 3, my first impression was that it was probably the best looking phone in the ZenFone mobile phone series. It was a suitable size, with a double-sided 2.5D glass+metal middle frame design, and the camera, laser module, flash and fingerprint identification on the back were harmonious and symmetrical. However, it was a pity that the black edge behind the lighting screen appeared to be a fly in the ointment. The configuration of the machine is not high, but the 1080P resolution is enough.

ZenFone 3 Deluxe

In terms of appearance, ZenFone 3 Deluxe adopts aerospace grade aluminum alloy to form its body in one, which has a strong sense of metal, a slightly convex arc on the back, and a hidden antenna design. The design of the camera is similar to that of ZenFone 3.

In terms of configuration, ZenFone 3 Deluxe uses a 5.7 inch 1080P AMOLED screen, SoC is Snapdragon 820, 6GB RAM+256GB ROM, and rear camera is 23 million pixels (sensor type: IMX318 1/2.6 1μm， It is equipped with optical anti shake, laser focusing module and phase focusing support), with a front of 8 million pixels, a battery capacity of 3000mAh, back fingerprint recognition support, Qualcomm 3.0 quick impact, and a USB Type-C interface, which costs $499.

Although the price of the ZenFone 3 Deluxe is much higher than that of the ZenFone 3, its cost performance ratio is outstanding in this configuration. Like most flagship mobile phones on the market, ZenFone 3 Deluxe uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC, but it is characterized by the first Sony IMX318 sensor and optical anti shake. It has a good sense of grip. The author used the Nexus 6P, iPhone 6 Plus and their comparison cameras on site. Due to the super high pixels, ZenFone 3 Deluxe has natural advantages in resolution, but compared with the Nexus 6P iPhone 6 Plus， Its weak light focusing seems a little weak. There have been several times of automatic focusing failure (virtual focus) on the scene. Manual contrast focusing is normal. In addition, its edge resolution is insufficient, and the detail performance of the edge is even worse than that of the 12 million pixel Nexus 6P, Love to play computer games The camera of ZenFone 3 Deluxe will be evaluated in detail later. Please pay attention. (Note: This demonstration is all engineering prototypes of ZenFone 3 series, and the performance of the mass production version may be different.)

ZenFone 3  Ultra

In terms of appearance, ZenFone 3 Ultra adopts an all-in-one all metal body, which has a strong sense of metal, a hidden antenna design, and a slightly convex camera.

In terms of configuration, ZenFone 3 Deluxe adopts a 6.8 inch 1080P IPS screen, which is combined with True2Life+technology. The biggest feature of this screen is that it has built-in image processing engine only equipped for TV sets. The SoC is Snapdragon 652, 4GB RAM+128 GB, and the rear camera is 23 million pixels (sensor type: IMX318 1/2.6 1μm， It is equipped with optical anti shake, laser focusing module, and phase focusing), with a front of 8 million pixels, a dual speaker design, a battery capacity of 4600 mAh, fingerprint recognition support, Qualcomm 3.0 fast charging, which can be used as a mobile power supply to charge other mobile phones, and is equipped with a USB Type-C interface, which costs $479.

Compared with the first two, the ZenFone 3 Ultra is obviously prepared for large screen enthusiasts, and it gives the author the impression that it is only "bigger than the big one". The 6.8 inch mobile phone is not only a face blocker, but also invisible to the whole head! The possibility of single hand control is almost zero. The SoC of Snapdragon 652 has no pressure to use the 1080P screen. In terms of appearance design, the author prefers the first two.