From the ASUS ZenFone 2 to the "3" series, ASUS mobile phones have inherited the title of performance monster. In September last year, ASUS once again held a new product launch conference of the "3" series in Beijing, and together they presented the ZenFone 3 honorific The ZenFone 3 flagship, ZenFone 3 pride, and ZenFone 3 intelligence, although not the aura of the first dragon 821, the ZenFone 3 intelligence version, which focuses on photography and design aesthetics and is targeted at young consumers, attracts more young consumers.  

As for the design language of mobile phones, ASUS has always taken simplicity, purity and elegance as its aesthetic direction, and ZenFone 3 Smart Edition is just one of its beauty responsibilities, which can better reflect the design language to some extent.  

The whole mobile phone adopts the ID design of double-sided glass+metal frame. Although it is a classic design language adopted by many mobile phone manufacturers, ASUS has its own characteristics in details. The ZenFone 3 Smart Edition is a double-sided 2.5D glass. The curved edging improves the texture and grip of the phone, which is more in line with the younger orientation and less business atmosphere.  

In order to solve the problem that double-sided glass is easy to hide dirt, ASUS uses micron optical coating technology on the glass surface, which can effectively alleviate the problem of left fingerprints.  

The front of the phone is a 5.5 inch full HD screen, which accounts for up to 77.3% of the total screen. The whole panel is Corning gorilla protective glass. Above the screen are earphones, light sensors, front facing cameras, and breathing lights. For the dark blue body, the sensors can be effectively hidden in the body, which is simple and ensures the integrity of the body.  

Similarly, the back is a piece of sapphire blue glass cover plate, which presents a concentric light effect similar to metal wire drawing in the light, presenting a charming light refraction effect.  

The middle part of the upper end of the back is the 16 megapixel camera of the Sony IMX298 sensor. The left side is the laser assisted focusing module, and the right side is the dual color temperature flash., Adhering to the Chinese symmetrical aesthetic design, under the camera is a slender rectangular fingerprint module newly designed by ASUS. Bright metal rims add a lot of color to it. The rectangular fingerprint module design is mainly more suitable for the "blind touch" of post fingerprint recognition, which can effectively increase the unlocking probability and speed to a certain extent.  

The middle frame is made of metal. In order to ensure the hand feeling, the 2.5D glass on both sides is connected with the metal middle frame through a fine diamond cutting bevel. Even if you touch it deliberately, it is difficult to feel the gap, and the legendary cutting hand does not exist at all.  

The bottom of the phone is a Type-C charging data interface.

Although the ZenFone 3 Smart Edition is at the lowest end of the "3" series, it does not mean that the manufacturer has cut corners. We found earphones rarely distributed in mobile phone accessories at present. The feeling of familiarity and strangeness left a good impression on consumers.  

When it comes to domestic mobile phone systems, there are hundreds of them. Asustek has also done something that is not known whether it is good or bad. Asustek ZenFone series mobile phones are shipped with an exclusive "easy" smart desktop system, which does not need to install various APPs, and provides a one-stop access to achieve instant search.  

The ASUS desktop mobile phone operating system is called "easy". From the main interface to the left, you can slide into a screen area called "service card". In this area, you can add and subscribe to news, peripheral services or stock market quotes and other shortcuts. You can quickly get hot news content without installing news apps, which is convenient and considerate.

But it's really easy for everyone. It depends on everyone's usage habits. But as time goes by, there will be a good experience. In general, the system has a good performance in fluency after the author's experience for several days.  

In terms of hardware configuration, ZenFone 3 Smart Edition uses a combination of 2.0GHz eight core Snapdragon 625, 4GB RAM+64GB ROM, a 3000mAh battery, QC3.0 fast charging technology, and a 5.5 inch 1080P screen made of Super IPS+. The brightness of the outdoor screen can reach 600nits, and it can be read clearly in strong light.

According to the evaluation of Anthare software, the actual score is 61365, which is about 50 in the comprehensive ranking. It is a standard mid end flagship machine.  

In terms of photography, ASUS ZenFone 3 Smart adopts a camera combination of 8 million pixels in front and 16 million pixels in rear, which supports 4-axis optical anti shake+3-axis electronic anti shake technology. The three hybrid focusing technology can achieve fast focusing in any shooting scene, and has a color correction sensor, which makes the color temperature more accurate.

Through the built-in photography software, it is found that the entire photography interface is very simple, and supports more than 20 kinds of photography modes, such as weak light, ultra clear image quality, children, etc., with high playability. Of course, for professionals, ASUS also provides professional modes, so users can ISO、 Aperture and other parameters can be customized.

The above are some photos taken by the author through ZenFone 3 Smart Edition. Although the imaging quality cannot reach the level of high-end flagship machine, the actual experience can meet the needs of life.  

In terms of the appearance of mobile phones, I have to say that ASUS has made great efforts on ZenFone 3. In terms of the appearance, the first time I got the machine, ASUS was really amazing. In terms of the system, ASUS has its own characteristics, familiar flat design, rounded rectangular icons and easy 3.0, but every information system needs us to adapt for a period of time, The hardware configuration is also standard, which can meet our needs in life. If we absolutely pursue performance, the flagship Zunjue version is also a good choice, but the price is, hehe!

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